just go rent one and rallycross it. :)

some of my friends did that with a Kia, and they managed to break the rear sway bar mounts. good thing the rental company didnt find out because it'd only thump over bumps.
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1983 Yamaha RX50: 7hp/70+ MPG, in town run-about
1992 Miata: #43 CSP, winter beater

No!

No No No No No No No No No No No No No No!

No!

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Ray

... No!

(I rented a Kia once, abt 2 years ago, for giggles. No!)
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hyundai yes, kia no. I have had several hyundai's in the shop (remember I see them on the flesh, after we take them apart and see how they do in hits). Hyundai's tend to have longevity (I have seen high mileage ones that still look and run good), I talk to the owner's and they all seem to love them. In fact I had an Infinity big sedan (q something) high miles, side by side with the Elantra, same year, same miles, guess which one ran and look better...yeap the Elantra.
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dubois wrote:

hyundai yes, kia no. I have had several hyundai's in the shop (remember I see them on the flesh, after we take them apart and see how they do in hits). Hyundai's tend to have longevity (I have seen high mileage ones that still look and run good), I talk to the owner's and they all seem to love them. In fact I had an Infinity big sedan (q something) high miles, side by side with the Elantra, same year, same miles, guess which one ran and look better...yeap the Elantra.

Interesting input Michael! I have heard negatives about nissan(infinity) reliability before, so they are pretty much out of the picture... Going to have to go drive the others in order to make a choice. Consumer Reports has the elantra on their cover this month and they gush over it, not that CR is evaluating them beyond appliance-level. However I already have my sports car (02), need something for Indy winter (*COUGH* Rust)/cooper hauling duties, ideally with a/c... ;)
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I rent cars several times a year, so I've had my share of Hyundais and Elantras.

Last year I got a Kia Rio in Charlotte for my trip to V@ the V. It felt very flimsy and, even though it had less than 3K miles, there were quite a few rattles. I had previously rented an Elantra 5 door (previous generation from the current one) and it was pretty comfy and peppy for an economy car. It also felt quite solid. The newer generation should be even better.

This year I had a base Sonata for a week in April and I was impressed on its features and of how solid it felt.

For the V @ the V weekend I got a Hyundai Azera which was great. It had all the bells and whistles, including a killer Infinity sound system with Sirius satellite radio, and had great power. My wife and I drove it for the 5+ hours from Atlanta to Winston-Salem and felt fine after all those hours on the road. The first year I went I got a PT Cruiser and I almost had to be helped to get out of it after the drive from ATL.
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HarryPR wrote:

I rent cars several times a year, so I've had my share of Hyundais and Elantras. Last year I got a Kia Rio in Charlotte for my trip to V@ the V. It felt very flimsy and, even though it had less than 3K miles, there were quite a few rattles. I had previously rented an Elantra 5 door (previous generation from the current one) and it was pretty comfy and peppy for an economy car. It also felt quite solid. The newer generation should be even better. This year I had a base Sonata for a week in April and I was impressed on its features and of how solid it felt. For the V @ the V weekend I got a Hyundai Azera which was great. It had all the bells and whistles, including a killer Infinity sound system with Sirius satellite radio, and had great power. My wife and I drove it for the 5+ hours from Atlanta to Winston-Salem and felt fine after all those hours on the road. The first year I went I got a PT Cruiser and I almost had to be helped to get out of it after the drive from ATL.

thanks Harry! I will have to drive the elantra, and make sure to drive one thats got some miles on it. might get a lightly used one anyway.... it has almost a full 1.5" more legroom than my mom's bigass camry, which i fit into just barely (speaking of big asses.... :p)
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HMM the little tiny accent is actually pretty cute looking, reminds me of the OG Minis. only 2500lbs, 110hp, and is STILL bigger headroom/legroom wise than my mom's otherwise-gargantuan camry!




funny since i am so big but i have always loved tiny lil cars.... ;)
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