Yeah, well, I’ve owned a car from damn near every maker at one time or another. I quit buying Toyotas back in 88 when I just couldn’t stand the arrogant, slimy dealers and their quasi-legal shenanigans.
At present we own 3 Hyundai Sonatas:
2004 6 cyl
2006 6 cyl
2007 4 cyl
As good as any Toyota I owned and I don’t feel the need to carry my own Vaseline when I go to the dealer.
How’s the body durability on those Sonatas?
My mom has a 2004 (or maybe 2003) Hyundai Elantra, and it’s been a fine little car, but the body panels dent inordinately easily. Every one of them I’ve seen has a collection of dings and dents on the sides. The Sonatas I’ve seen, even the previous generation, don’t appear to have that problem so much. I don’t know if the Elantra’s problem is the guage of metal they used, or the quality of it.