Used 2008 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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An absolute bulletproof workhorse
Brian, Rush City, MN, 09/22/2015
updated 03/23/2016
Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
Let's be perfectly clear. This is a commuter car. If that is what you're looking for, then this is the best value there is. My wife bought this car brand new before we met. Now she has a 20 mile commute and mine is 120 round trip, so the Elantra now carries me to work everyday. I plug away the miles, in traffic and at 80mph day after day. There was some sort of sensor problem a couple years back, but that was while it was still under warranty and hasn't repeated. I'm about to roll over 100,000 and it is running like new. I fully expect to get well over 200,000 out of this little beast. Even though its small, i fit comfortable as a large man. I'm 6'5" and 240lbs. I spend 2.5 hours a day in this car and am plenty comfortable. It fits 4 normal sized adults comfortably. On the professional level, I sell components and raw materials into the Asian auto markets. Hyundai is right up there with the Japanese auto makers in terms of quality control and engineering. It is built to last. *uodate-march 2016 Still eating the miles like a champ. I'm still yet to turn a wrench on this car.
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10 YEARS OF GREAT DRIVING
Robert Jones, Minneapolis, MN, 10/05/2018
Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
lifetime and recent MPG 26.5mpg.
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Excellent car!
Sunny, Washington, DC, 07/06/2016
Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
This my 4th Hyundai Elantra. I bought 4 new Elantras so far. The only reason I bought a new Elantra was scratches on body here and there. This never disappointed me. Overall aspects of this car's performance is just excellent!
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Poor resale value/ costly servicing
unhappy, 08/07/2010
Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
The is car is fun to drive and comfortable for long distance driving. It has plenty of pep. Unfortunately, I have learned too late (as in before I bought it), that its at least $500 to service every 30K (almost 70K at 60K servicing since you have to shell out extra money for platinum spark plugs). I put on >25K per year so I am hitting these milestones quickly. I had it appraised and after 2 years and 60K miles, it is work only 1/3 of what I paid for it and it will only go down from there. Even more expensive cars cost less to service. I nthe long run, not worth the investment.
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mike, 01/27/2009
Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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I recently just crashed my car into a tree head on. This cars air bags did not deploy. The insurance adjuster could not believe it. I was lucky that I was not hurt. This car has a huge crumple zone which is good I guess. I loved my car and I serviced this car every 3000 miles. Good car but I don't think the security of having 6 airs bags should make you feel safe. If I could include pics I would you would not believe the damage this car suffered in a 30 mph crash.
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