Faults:

Nothing major so far...

Left front signal bulb fell out when dealer installed fog lamps.

Could not unlatch hood.

General Comments:

The car is awesome, love it, nothing major has happened yet... very comfortable, stereo is awesome for stock, and it's surprisingly quick... a lot of my friends own Elantras and to what I hear from them (my brother included) I couldn't go wrong with this purchase...It's one heck of an upgrade from my old 1994 Sentra (mind you had it until 300,000kms) Just enjoy it a lot...

Faults:

So far I have not had any problems with my new Elantra, but it does have big shoes to fill. By replacing the Mercury Sable wagon which had more toys, more room, more power and a few odds and ends which I miss.

General Comments:

My Elantra VE has surprised me with its handling on icy roads and even to overtake another vehicle, the power is there. For a small car it's very comfortable. The radio and cd player has a great sound. Items such as windshield wipers, lights, cruise control and especially the ignition are very well situated. Fortunately it does not have ABS brakes, but it does have the donut tire.

Faults:

Car has 1200 miles, just begun break-in,

General Comments:

I have a 05 Elantra GT, package 8

Friends have made comments about looking like a SAAB at 20 feet, 20 mph.

I use mine for my outside sales job, and I put 100-150 miles per day on the car. Very comfortable- good supportive seats, very user friendly controls.

It needs a power plug with constant power, so I can run a laptop or cell phone charger with the key in the OFF position.

Addition of a power plug in the center console storage (like the Corolla) would be nice.

No daytime running lights: only feature I would absolutely add to car.

It rides well, easy to get on highway, incredible on gas: 37 hwy with stick shift. Gets @ 27 in city traffic. (Info from trip computer)

I think this is a very well built car with a reasonable price.

Customers who I take to lunch will note it is a "classy looking" car.

It is a lot bigger on the inside than it looks:

Trunk is huge for the car: with seats up:

Large carryon luggage for 2 people, sales material: 2 small suitcases, catalogs, marketing material. It all fit with room to spare.

The rear is roomy: I put a 6'1" man in the back for a 1 hour trip, and he had plenty of leg room- the front seats were not all the way forward.

Go for moon roof with ABS and traction control: it's not that much more expensive, and there is an insurance break for the ABS.

Moon roof is quiet on highway: at 70 mph a conversation is still possible with passengers without raising your voice.

In Baltimore: insurance is $1600 year, business use class, driver age over 25.

You can't get near a Honda or Toyota for this price: 14,975 on the road.

Faults:

I had a issue with a sensor that needed to be replaced. It was causing the RPM's to rise between shifts. I'm not sure that the improvement in performance after replacement was significant enough to warrant my time, or the cost of the rental car while my Elantra was in the shop.

General Comments:

This car is peppy, fairly fuel efficient (about 28 MPG with 5-speed in mostly suburban conditions). I like the ergonomics. The quality of materials in the interior and the body build quality are a little low end, but decent; especially factoring in price/warranty. No ABS a major minus.