2001 Hyundai Elantra VE review from North America
"Well built, well priced"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
When purchased, I switched over to synthetic oil. Changed over to Platinum-tipped spark plugs. Swapped out air filter for K & N hi-flow unit.
I had the headlight bulbs replaced all at once (L low-beam and R hi-beam burned out within hours of each other. How weird is THAT? I replaced them all, and kept the good ones for emergency spares.)
- Replaced clutch @ 110,000 kilometres. (purchased parts on-line)
- Timing belt will be done soon (along with water pump. Why wait?)
General comments?
The car drives and handles very well (especially with a good set of snow tires!)
I installed a light duty hitch for a small utility trailer I tug around, and the car has no trouble at all with it.
My only real complaint with it is that it is a little underpowered for my liking. At highway cruising speed the motor seems like it is working a little hard (it is only a 2.0 L!)
At 6'2" I'm a little tall for the car, but there's not much I can do about that! My sister recently purchased a 2001 Hyundai Sonata. I'm now jealous of her headroom!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 gasoline Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 89000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 113000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Buick LeSabre |
| Date of Entry | 28th December, 2008 |