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06TLer · 01-07-2011, 09:37 PM

Tell your friend to go for a test drive. It will definitely help him with his decision making process.

Edit: I just checked out Hyundai's website and the 2011 Elantra definitely looks way way way better than the 2010 one. It's not butt ugly anymore and actually looks decent. I'm not sure how the 2011 one drives compare to the 2010 one. It's amazing how much Hyundai changed on a car in just a year's time.

I had a 2010 one for a loaner vehicle when my car was in the shop getting fixed and it was HORRIBLE. I'm not sure how a fully loaded one compares with the base, but the base Elantra I had is cheap looking, butt ugly IMO, acceleration is horrible, the (plastic?) steering wheel feels uncomfortable, the sound system is a joke (You have to sit in one and turn it up to understand what I mean).

When I picked it up from rental, it had 1/4 gas left in the tank, after two days of driving (which is no more than 80 kms) I had to fill it back up to 1/4 to return the car and it costed me a whopping $16!! Granted, the car only had 6k on it and probably was still in the break-in period (if that even applies anymore to modern cars), but it definitely was an horrible experience for me.

No offense to anyone with an Elantra, this is only my PERSONAL experience and opinion of this car.

01-07-2011, 09:37 PM	#17
06TLer Ready to be Man handled by RS! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 85 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts Failed 2 Times in 2 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Tell your friend to go for a test drive. It will definitely help him with his decision making process. Edit: I just checked out Hyundai's website and the 2011 Elantra definitely looks way way way better than the 2010 one. It's not butt ugly anymore and actually looks decent. I'm not sure how the 2011 one drives compare to the 2010 one. It's amazing how much Hyundai changed on a car in just a year's time. I had a 2010 one for a loaner vehicle when my car was in the shop getting fixed and it was HORRIBLE. I'm not sure how a fully loaded one compares with the base, but the base Elantra I had is cheap looking, butt ugly IMO, acceleration is horrible, the (plastic?) steering wheel feels uncomfortable, the sound system is a joke (You have to sit in one and turn it up to understand what I mean). When I picked it up from rental, it had 1/4 gas left in the tank, after two days of driving (which is no more than 80 kms) I had to fill it back up to 1/4 to return the car and it costed me a whopping $16!! Granted, the car only had 6k on it and probably was still in the break-in period (if that even applies anymore to modern cars), but it definitely was an horrible experience for me. No offense to anyone with an Elantra, this is only my PERSONAL experience and opinion of this car. Last edited by 06TLer; 01-08-2011 at 12:29 AM.