[ElTianti]

Anybody that's driven or been a passenger in a recent vintage Hyundai will tell you they are building much, much better cars.

[Leisler]

I was in a new, 26 miles on it, Hyundai the other day, drove it too. It was nice, I mean like, real nice. Rental car. Quiet, tight, good to great interior layout, same airstream bla body as everyone else. I hadn't been in one since the mid'80's. Then they were a little rough.

[MarkL]

About 8 or 9 years ago, I rode in a friend's Hyundai. It was a rattle-trap. The thing sounded and felt like it was going to shake itself apart, and it was only less than a year old. He had bought it after having had (and liked) a Saturn.

Last month, I rode in another friend's two year old Hyundai, and she loves it. It was really a very nice car.

I've owned Toyota Corollas for the last 16 years (I'm on my second), but when it comes time to buy another car (in about another 4 years), I'll give the Hyundai a serious look. Toyota has nearly priced the Corolla out of my budget.

Mark

[goldstategop]

The Sonata is a good car... that could give the Camry a run for the money. While Hyundai is a Korean brand, the car is manufactured in the USA - in Alabama. The first Korean cars that made it to the States were jokes and had nothing that got people interested in buying but the Koreans listened to American consumers and kept improving the quality of their car manufacturing. Its really paid off for them.

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[SBprone]

Here in So Cal the darn things are everywhere. I would imagine it is one of the hottest franchises for a dealer right now.

[The Great RJ]

After decades of driving exclusively American cars this past year my wife and I bought our first foreign car, a Hyundai Santa Fe. Given the fit, finish, value, attention to detail and not to mention a 100,000 mile warranty, I seriously doubt I will buy another American car. US car makers and yes even the Japanese have a lot to fear.

[eraser2005]

Toyota should be worried about Hyundai. I don't buy for a second that Hyundai has completely matched Toyota yet on quality, but they've dramatically improved. Toyota itself is starting to act much like the Big 3 did back in the 70s, when they thought they were invincible. That can come back to bite them if they aren't careful.

In their recent comparison of family sedans, Car and Driver rated the Camry dead last out of the four competitors - First went to the Accord, second went to the Ford Fusion, and third went to the new Sonata.

And the Camry's not invincible, so they'd better not get the feeling it is. Just from my personal experience, in the past two years, my 1998 Camry has cost nearly $1800 in maintenance and repairs to keep running (thank you Toyota for defective strut mounts that you claim aren't a widespread problem (BS)).... by comparison, my 1997 Taurus has cost only $230 to maintain, all but $50 of that being routine maintenance.

The whole point is that the auto business is one that if you rest on your laurels even the slightest bit, you'll get eaten alive. The big 3 have done that twice now, and they're suffering. That doesn't mean they don't make some good high quality vehicles (and some stinkers). There are quite a few models they make that are very high quality... But if Toyota doesn't shape up, Hyundai will pass them by, then Toyota will be looking for ways to pay for its aging and retired workforce while fighting a leaner competitor without those costs, just like the big 3 are doing now....

[Flavius]

yeah they are going to love chinese cars in few years

[BluH2o]

Rented a Hyundai SUV from Budget a couple of weeks ago while on a skiing vacation in Colorado. Great vehicle, well designed and handled well thru treacherous driving conditions in the mountains. Hadn't driven a Hyundai before, however, having done so, I would definitely give it serious consideration if I were buying a SUV.

[Khurkris]

Hyundai beat the bunch with their 10 year/100,000 mileea coverage.
Sorry about that. Fine built vehicles with a good warranty.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

I have a Korean friend who told me that just two or three corporations (Hyundai is one, LG is another, I can't remember who else) grab a significant chunk of the best students from every graduating class of the Korean engineering schools. I got the impression that the success of these top corporations is a matter of national pride, so they're quite motivated to compete.

[RayChuang88]

If Hyundai can come up with good-quality engines that offer good power, good fuel economy and good reliability all the way around, they will be a serious threat to the Japanese car companies. As such, Hyundai has yet to match the impressive record of engine development of Honda, let alone Toyota!

[xrp]

The Koreans make great women, too!

[hosepipe]

Goody, if we pull our troops from Korea bet Hyundai could make good Tanks too.. maybe even Helos and personel carriers.. and with a nuclear capability would give North Korea something to think about.. Go KOREA, pull the/our troops, make TANKS...

[1Old Pro]

Hyndai will succeed as people realize that cars are perhaps the worst investment one can make and given the percentage of total after tax income people commit to their vehicle purchases people will eventually wnat better value.

[gridlock]

If Hyundai built something similary to the Scion (Toyota) xB, and sold it for $9,000, they would sell a Million of them. It could be the next Volkswagen Bettle (the first one).

[NY Attitude]

I have a 1988 Hyundai Excel with 285,000 miles on it. The only major problem was having the transmission changed. I have the oil changed every 3,000 miles. Car has a few minor problems but nothing that wouldn't be expected of a car this age.

[Spyder]

We've almost always bought Ford products, gently used. The price and model of the Hyundai Sonata drew us in this time, though. We're very pleased. Nice price, nice car, very quiet, smooth drive.

[wolfcreek]

Better in Texas, better in a Ford!

[101st-Eagle]

We're worried about them," Yukitoshi Funo, chairman of Toyota Motor Sales USA, told reporters in Detroit this week. They have enormous P***s!

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