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2.63 out of 5 stars

BAD Choice

New Owner, 03/31/2008
2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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I bought this car, after reading all the good things about it online, Plus good features and support. But after owning it from last 3 months, i feel it was a bad, Bad, BAD decision and i should have gone for Camry. The Vehicle has very high inside noise (No aerodynamics at all), Cold start is really really BAD and noisy. At just 5000 miles, it has started to have some vibration noise, Passenger side air bag OFF sign remains off even when person of 100+ LB sits on it, suspension is not very helpful in rough roads, sometime you literally feel like pushing engine to the full capacity, Driving is no fun, AM radio is not very clear. Never gonna buy anything from Hyundai EVER.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Drive

linda, 02/09/2010
2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought this car 2 years ago in December. It is a manual 5 speed and I absolutely love the way it drives. It handles the road, curves and bumps wonderfully. The seats are very comfortable. The mileage is super with getting 32 in city and close to 38 on hw.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Anonymous, 06/20/2008
2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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This is my first time to own a Hyundai. I was enticed by the hefty rebate Hyundai was offering until June 2 (3K off). I have always been a Honda owner, except for the one impulse buy of a Jeep Grand Cherokee- which was a bad mistake. I have been very happy with my Sonata thus far. I often get it confused with the Accord if they are parked closely. I have a very basic model and am loving it. I like to take corners fast and it is possible in this car! I would like to have more features, but after owning a totally "loaded" car and everything being controlled by a computer chip that went bad, have a simple, no frills car is just enough for me. And, who can turn down the incredible warranty?

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My "Korean Kamry"

MY "KOREAN KAMRY", 02/24/2009
2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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I purchased this car because I was looking for an affordable ride which would offer economy, reliability and still offer that "high class" I used to get while driving my Lexus. I found all that plus more in my base 2008 Sonata GLS. It comes standard with all of the safety features that come as options in a Camry XLE

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Happy owner of used 08 GLS

happy owner, 03/04/2010
2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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Bought my wife this car used a year ago for an amazing price ($13K w/ 13K miles and sunroof). Both of us love it and always choose it over my Frontier unless we need to haul something. We've gotten 29.9 mpg overall (my wife was getting 32 mpg overall for a while when commuting to work) and don't find the power lacking at all. It is a little asthmatic when loaded up with four pax and going up mountains but works fine for everyday commuting. Trunk is spacious and easily holds both our golf push carts and both sets of clubs. Fit and finish is great and haven't had a single maintenance issue yet (though we drive conservatively to maximize mpg). Gotten up to 33-35 mpg on long trips.

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