Originally Posted By DAR I'm in serious car buying mode. And I've been looking into Hyundai, specifically the Tuscon. Just wondering if anyone here owns a Tuscon or a Hyundai and what you're impressions are.
Originally Posted By disney pete owned a hyundai many moons ago theyre solid cars,and seen some Tuscons in parking lot at Dollar they look nice cars.
Originally Posted By llanatoye My son and his wife bought a new Hyundai last year, not a Tucson but a sedan, just don't know which model. It's a great car. I know that they're very happy with it.
Originally Posted By chickapin I have an Elantra GT. Joked at first about driving a Hyundai, but the truth is: I love that car. The warranty is good, but I have only had some brake work done in a little over 3 years, so haven't had to use it.
Originally Posted By ophellia I had a Hyundai Sonota and loved it...I only sold it because I was moving. I got it from a friend who bought it new and put 200K miles on it before I had it for a year...it ran great. My friend just bought another new Sonata and loves it too...
Originally Posted By DAR To everyone in posts 2-5 that weren't being smartasses, thank you for your input.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I wasn't being a smart ass, I was asking because to me that seems like the right thing to do in these times...support the economy of this country and our fellow Americans.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Are their other foreign companies that have assemly plants in the US?
Originally Posted By DAR There has to be Hyundai plants somewhere in the US. I know there's a Toyota plant in Ohio. Plus I won't be going to a dealership in Korea. Though to be honest I have done research into the America models. I looked at the Jeep Patriot and I can't think of the other model, they were cheaper but for a reason. I guess they're not very good cars. I'd love to get somehthing like a Chevy Equinox or Ford Edge but they're out my price range. As are the Honda CRV and Toyota Rav 4 and the Nissan Murano. I might check out the Nissan Rogue too, but that's a little higher than I want to pay. Now the Kia Sportage is something I like, however Kia might be going out of business. And everything I read said while it's a good car, the Tuscon is a tad better.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb The tough thing about buying American, something my family has done exclusively until I purchased a used Nissan a few years ago, is how American do you want to go? Many foreign companies have manufacturing plants here in the US and U4 companies have plants in other parts of the world. Even Saturn, owned by GM, manufactured in Tennessee, had parts manufactured in different countries. It's not easy buying American anymore :-(.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Are their other foreign companies that have assemly plants in the US?>> I think just about every major player has an assembly plant here. AFAIK, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Hyundai, Mercedes, and BMW all have facilities here.
Originally Posted By Labuda "Are their other foreign companies that have assemly plants in the US?" Toyota has a plant down in San Antonio. My friend SKip used to be a test driver for them.
Originally Posted By Labuda BTW, a little birdie who I work with who is dating a member of the Ford family (yes, those Fords) has told me they all drive Subarus. When I met the boyfriend, I asked and was told yep, they tend to drive Subarus.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I can't speak for the US, but I know many people who have had Hyundai's in the UK and loved them (we nearly bought one ourselves). They have long warantees, and most of the toys you could ask for at a fraction of the price. The only negative I can think of, a colleague had a Coupe and someone backed into him in a parking lot, and it nearly wrote off the car (though the are designed in an accident to do that to protect the passengers). They are fuel efficient and cheap to repair as they get older. I would say read reviews, take it for a test drive, and if you like it, buy it. I'd love to hear what you think. FWIW, another colleague had a state of the art, top of the range Toyota 4x4, and then opted for the Hyundai. He prefers his Hyundai. I think that is a really big kudos as Neil is into cars and technology.
Originally Posted By essbeeboyd I own a Hyundai Santa Fe. I've had it 2 years and I love, love, love it. No problems with it at all. I could never say that about the 2 Fords that I owned. Problems with both from day 1.
Originally Posted By Oldschool Disney Funny thing is I'm looking to buy a new car and the Hyundai is one option.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I bought a Hyundai Elantra brand new in August 1999 and still drive it. I have nothing but great things to say about my lil green speeding machine. My mom got the Santa Fe a few years ago (6 or 8?) and she still drives it and has not had any major problems with it, that I can recall. I would recommend a Hyundai to any and all who want a good, decently priced car.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I bought a Hyundai Elantra a little over a year ago and have enjoyed it. It's my first "brand new" car in 30 years and we tried many differant kinds. The price was right and we have a good warranty.
