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An absolute bulletproof workhorse
Brian, 09/22/2015
updated 03/23/2016
2008 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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About as good as it gets
wiccanferret, 11/07/2011
2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
We've had this car since it was new and it now has 52k miles on it. Despite what other reviewers have said, you won't find a car that has lower maintenance costs. So far, the only things I've had to worry about, as per the owner's manual, were oil changes and an air filter. That's it. Oh, and the battery went out after 4 years, which is better than your average stock battery, especially considering the Texas heat this year. This car couldn't be cheaper to run, period. The gas mileage is decent (35 mpg) and the power and handling are phenomenal for this class of car.
Has been a great car, bought used with 35k miles
ksh1981, 05/17/2014
2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS PZEV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
This car is a well-built machine. Solid, fun to drive, reliable, modest (well, very modest on gas), A/C and heat are great. I bought the car used from a dealership in 2011, with 35,000 miles. My jeep completely had died and I was desperate. But since then, (it is now May 2014).. no problems. None. I've driven long-distance, I commute to work Mon-Fri, and also worked weekends carrying people and 100s of pounds of equipment up to 2 hours away. In all weather, the car did great. This past winter, the battery finally went. 2 degrees F will do that to a battery! Took the car to Sears Auto..new battery...back to normal! If you think you are "settling" for a Hyundai...think again. Test drive one.
Least expected it to go 261,000 and still going.
Samuel Ayete, 05/02/2018
updated 11/05/2019
2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
You will not go wrong with this vehicle - it has been an absolute surprise and still drives well with no major issues aside having to change rear shocks twice. Eventuality, we noted it was an alignment issue at the rear. It kept making clunking noise for quite a while before alignment at tires plus fixed the problem. Make sure to change transmission fluid by manufacturers recommendation. The only negative is engine power, a bit underpowered but will take you everywhere. The manual gear shift on the automatic transmission is a big help especially when climbing hills.
Some Issues
ocd4deals, 10/05/2013
2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought my Elantra brand new. Since owning it we have replaced each headlight at least twice and each foglight twice. We had to replace the first headlight on day 2 of owning the car. We had the dealer replace it whie it was under warranty but after 36k miles we were on our own. This was the most frustrating until we had issues with the brakes locking up the rear driver side tire. Upon doing a brake job we found that the brake bracket wasn't up to factory specs so when installing brake pads. the pads had to be filed down. With the seizing of the tire we have had to replace the hub assemly, bracket, and caliper. But other than these 2 issues the car has run great and we are at 78k.
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