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Used 1998 Hyundai Elantra Consumer Reviews

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3 out of 5 stars

If you can spend the money...upgrade

Warren Burton, 06/14/2002
1998 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
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The car is 4 years old with 70K miles and wont pass smog by a large margin...this is a warning to you all. Of course the "great" new Hyundai warranty does not cover emissions at this point. The car accelerates so badly you almost get killed every time you have to merge on to the freeway. Using the airconditioning cuts what little power you have in half. Stay away from Romero Motors in Ontario California as they are a bunch of crooks and do not back up the products they sell.

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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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4 out of 5 stars

it has been a good car

george, 01/11/2010
1998 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
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this car has gave me better service than the gm s i have owned they r crap this car is cheaper and was more reliable than my saturn and cavalier but don't get the automatic model the trans r crap and if you change the timing belt when you should you will have no problems with the engine the worse design is the front rotors the r a bad design but i updated them to 2000 spindles which spindles r better but all car have so flaws and this one has a lot less than the others have been a mechanic 4 30 years have worked on everything and this is one of the better cars maintenance is the key to a lot of them but transmission problems is a problem with all the automakers right now

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