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Used 1998 Hyundai Elantra Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Amazed by this car

Jim D, 02/09/2005
1998 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
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Bought the car in 2000 with 24K on it. Other then normal wear and tear parts, I have spent less then $300 on repairs to this car. It has over 90,000 miles on it now and has been through the hard New England winters and still runs great. I will be looking to get a new one whenever this one dies.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Not bad for the buck!

fce, 05/01/2004
1998 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan
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Not a bad little car. I bought it for commuting with 105000 miles. It had a bad auto transmission. As far as I know this is the major downfall of this car. I have junk yard connections so I put the trans. in myself. It is only a 2 hour job at most. Bam! I got a decent little car. The car drives solid, no rattles, it even handles pretty good.

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1.38 out of 5 stars

This car sucks...I'd rather have a Geo

Sweetlou014, 08/08/2002
1997 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan
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This car is the worst car I have ever driven. I bought the car with 80,000 miles on it and since then have had nothing but trouble with it. The oxygen sensors went, and they are the most expensive I have ever seen. Diagnostic tests say that the oxygen sensor was the only thing wrong, but the car runs terrible. It skips in gears, revs incredibly high when idling sometimes. Overall, the only good thing I can say about this car is... umm... well... wait... nope, there's nothing good! K I'm done.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

first owner

vivand, 01/01/2003
1997 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan
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This has been a good reliable car so far....definitely under valued in the market simply because it is new...

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3.75 out of 5 stars

No Complaints Here

T-S, 02/19/2004
1997 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
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Bought this car brand new in December of 1997. Car has run well and has 133,000 miles and still runs fine. The drivers side door handle broke at about 90K, and the windows fog very easily. The inserts for closing the door on both rear doors pop out often. Mechanically it has held up very well. Change the oil every 3,000 and other maintainance as needed. Overall I am very pleased.

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