Great article on the inner workings of Hyundai

[guy1]

Hyundai would be my top choice if I were buying a new car today. Take a look at that '11 Sonata again. It looks like a $30K or $35K car.

If Nissan could produce an Altima without a CVT, I might be willing to reconsider.

[texdav]

I thni that they are trying to do what the japanese did and bring the brand to higher standards. t alst pareellls the modle the japnaese set in going to better and better quilty. I think obviously they are not quiter their yet but they certainly are getting there. That will man more and more competition which is good for consumers.hatinmy view is why the big 3 are going to have a real problem coming back as there is more and more competition how and in the future.We alos have to realise that we are no long THE market as china has now surpassed the USA and others like india are coming fast;.

[Gimme3steps]

Originally Posted by guy1

If Nissan could produce an Altima without a CVT, I might be willing to reconsider.

What kind of problems have you had with the CVT?

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

The main problem with Hyundai is going to be coming back from their past. I know of two people who bought excel's when they came out in 1986. Both of them did not even run 50,000 miles, and were breaking down constantly when they did run.

While they weren't exactly quality cars back then, you still have to remember that the majority of their sales in the 80's were made to people that didn't really have any business buying a new car. Hell, GM came out with(i believe) the first 0% for 60 months finance offer in '86 and they sold plenty of econocars to people(like my uncle) that had no business owning a new one.

And people whose finance applications were rejected by GM(like his father in law), ended up at the Hyundai dealership where they were approved for an Excel. In the end, be it a Hyundai Excel or a Chevy Cavalier, most all of these cars lived short lives in large part due to the clueless clientele.