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Best car I ever owned
ackr13, 02/25/2014
2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
23 of 24 people found this review helpful
I bought my Hyundai new in April 2004. I now have 123,000 miles on and could not be more pleased. Besides replacing tires and brakes( front rotors one time) the only repairs have been Timing belt, water pump, belts, tune-up with plugs & plug wires and front struts all done at 100,000 miles. Runs as good as new with very little rattle. I did replace the hatch lid struts 2 years ago.I average 24MPH in city driving, 32 on a trip. Love this car. I will run it till it dies. I traded my wife's 2006 Elantra GT in on a 2012 Santa Fe. Don't regret it a bit. Another great vehicle.
Great car!!
pnpain, 06/09/2013
2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
We've had our car since (I think) Spring of 2004. It is a great little car! Nearly everything about it is excellent! Pick-up and go is good except for when the AC is on and you are trying to get onto the freeway. The seats are a bit uncomfortable for long trips (2+ hours) though. Our CD player/faceplate is glitchy after all these years. If you press a button (even the off button) too hard it shorts out the faceplate and when you let go it turns back on. Sometimes it simply wont work unless you remove the face plate and put it back on. Our car only has just less than 98,000 miles on it.
Reliable but Terrible in Bad Weather
curt123, 02/27/2005
2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I got a great price last year on my previous 2004 GT Hatchback with the Automatic Tranny. Not much pep and transmission was confused easily. Tires lost tread very quickly and gas mileage was a major disappointment average 22mpg due to having to floor it often. Inside is very nice but leather showed distress within a few months. Last winter spell was its last, nearly crashed serveral times going to work on light snow covered roads. Good cheap college car in dry flat climates but in Pittsburgh it was not going to cut it, got a 2005 Subaru Forester this weekend (7,500 more), no comparison and I finally don't have sweaty palms in snowy conditions.
Buyers beware
junkhyundai, 12/06/2003
2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car is not reliable. With a few initial minor problems and after 4000 miles later, the engine leaks coolant. A well-made car should not have this kind of problem, IMHO. The point is, you are buying a cheap car and that is what you get. Their cheap service comes as part of a cheap package, too. Be warned. You are taking a risk.
Fine, but too much engine vibration
jjrobert, 02/06/2009
2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
Maybe I got the lemon, but there's too much engine vibration at 2500 rpm. My rear-view mirror sounds like it's trying to tell me something.