Hyundai engine fails
12-29-2009, 11:20 PM
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Hyundai engine fails
So my little brother's got a Hyundai. His engine just shit the bed. It's a 2004 Sonata with the 2.4 I-4. He's had a long string of issues with it in the last few years. Last year he replaced the head gasket at the dealer, and it sounds like it failed again but took down the rest of the mill with it, due to filling the oil with coolant. The car had 125K on it. It's not my car so I don't have the details, but I'm not impressed with what I know.
Anyway, thought I'd mention it as a data point to anyone who cares.
Enter all the Hyundai apologists.
As other data points, my friend's 1997 GMC Jimmy is running strong with 225K on the clock. This fall he replaced the front diff; the rear brakes, axles, and bearings; and there is a suspension clunk in the rear end. All that was pre-emtive work - nothing had failed, but it was making noises. But the 4.3L V6 is running as strong as the day it was new. The exterior shows very minimal rust around the driver's side rear fender. Not bad for a $500 4x4 in Minnesota in my book.
Another friend's 2006 Crown Vic ex-squad car with 105K is kicking the crap out of Minnesota winter with nary a hiccup. Suck it Jonboy, all you know is rental cars
And my 2003 Mustang GT 5 speed has seen the dealer only for oil changes and brakes (brakes in the last year), with 65K on it now. Only a small number of those miles are on a roadcourse, I promise. I got it in early 2006 with 11K on it off lease. I don't see a reason to get rid of it.
Funny that my brother's car and my car cost the same used in 2005. I don't get the logic there, but all I can say is markets are not always logical.
Oh, and I drive the Mustang 365 days a year in Minnesota. I park it outside. Cars are covered in steel for a reason, I figure. And no rust, rattles, or squeaks. Yeah, American cars suck ass
Sure the mileage is low, but it's been exposed to urban acid rain, snow, salt, and potholes for five years. No complaints here.
I didn't discourage him from buying the Hyundai then, but I am discouraging him from buying another one. I think that's only rational.
Just a few data points for your personal use.
Anyway, thought I'd mention it as a data point to anyone who cares.
Enter all the Hyundai apologists.
As other data points, my friend's 1997 GMC Jimmy is running strong with 225K on the clock. This fall he replaced the front diff; the rear brakes, axles, and bearings; and there is a suspension clunk in the rear end. All that was pre-emtive work - nothing had failed, but it was making noises. But the 4.3L V6 is running as strong as the day it was new. The exterior shows very minimal rust around the driver's side rear fender. Not bad for a $500 4x4 in Minnesota in my book.
Another friend's 2006 Crown Vic ex-squad car with 105K is kicking the crap out of Minnesota winter with nary a hiccup. Suck it Jonboy, all you know is rental cars
And my 2003 Mustang GT 5 speed has seen the dealer only for oil changes and brakes (brakes in the last year), with 65K on it now. Only a small number of those miles are on a roadcourse, I promise. I got it in early 2006 with 11K on it off lease. I don't see a reason to get rid of it.
Funny that my brother's car and my car cost the same used in 2005. I don't get the logic there, but all I can say is markets are not always logical.
Oh, and I drive the Mustang 365 days a year in Minnesota. I park it outside. Cars are covered in steel for a reason, I figure. And no rust, rattles, or squeaks. Yeah, American cars suck ass
Sure the mileage is low, but it's been exposed to urban acid rain, snow, salt, and potholes for five years. No complaints here.I didn't discourage him from buying the Hyundai then, but I am discouraging him from buying another one. I think that's only rational.
Just a few data points for your personal use.
12-30-2009, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by GT_NFR,Dec 30 2009, 02:11 PM
Driving style has a lot to do with this.....but I will keep this in mind the next time I cross-shop a '03 mustang, '04 sonata, and '06 crown vic.
12-30-2009, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by GT_NFR,Dec 30 2009, 06:11 AM
Driving style has a lot to do with this.....but I will keep this in mind the next time I cross-shop a '03 mustang, '04 sonata, and '06 crown vic.
Thanks for making a thread we could care less about nunco.
12-30-2009, 05:39 AM
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[QUOTE=NuncoStr8,Dec 30 2009, 02:20 AM]So my little brother's got a Hyundai.
12-30-2009, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Dec 30 2009, 08:19 AM
Don't forget the '97 Jimmy
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12-30-2009, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by NuncoStr8,Dec 30 2009, 12:20 AM
And my 2003 Mustang GT 5 speed has seen the dealer only for oil changes and brakes (brakes in the last year), with 65K on it now. Only a small number of those miles are on a roadcourse, I promise. I got it in early 2006 with 11K on it off lease. I don't see a reason to get rid of it.
