1996 Hyundai Elantra Consumer Discussions

Hyundai Elantra Maintenance and Repair

Re: tranny problems 99 elantra [travsfocus]

Written by: backy on Jan 02, 2009 01:41 PM

Did you do the rebuild, or someone else? If someone else, did the shop that rebuilt the tranny give you any kind of warranty on their work? Usually there is some kind of guarantee, even if only 30 days (dealers typically warrant their repair work for 1 year/12k miles). 1999 and 2000 Elantras were the same car, no changes, so the 2000 tranny should work, but you could ... Read More...

2008 Hyundai Elantra

Re: Honda Fit, Corolla or Elantra? [dovid2]

Written by: backy on Aug 11, 2008 10:22 AM

Yes, the Gen 2 Elantra was a pretty good car also (I almost bought one in 1997!). It had the first-generation Beta engine. But it was designed in the mid-'90s, when Hyundai's focus was still on being the low cost carmaker, vs. value/quality. But the 1996-2000 Elantras were still pretty good for their time. I recall that in another comparo (C/D or MT, can't remember ... Read More...