2006 Elantra owners

I've only had my 2006 Elantra for 2 months/5000 miles. I think it is a great car for the money. A also have a 2002 Accent that has gone

If she is going to take a bunch of stuff with her to school, she might want the hatchback.

- Mooron

I have an 03 and an 05.Both are GT's. I don't think the 06 is much different. The two I have have been very good. Totally reliable. Never Forget!!!

Hi,

What kind of mileage are you getting? Thanks

The Accent gets 34 mpg. I never checked the Elantra.

But the Elantra is still pretty decent. I plan on test driving one tomorrow. And maybe.......

Thanks

DO NOT BUY THIS CAR! If you read about the many problems, you'll find that Hyundai is building junk. My 2005 Elantra just had a clutch replacement at 17,000 miles, and Hyundai won't cover it. My investigtion reveals that this is a common problem, along with many others. Get her a Honda.

Capta> Mygranddaughter goes off to colleg and parents considering a 2006 Elantra

What were the details about your clutch replacement? What failed? Disk? Pressure plate? Throw-out bearing? Hydraulics?

Matt

Funny...... I have 2...... ..... A Blue '04 GT hatch & a Red '05 GT hatch

Both are Auto Trans - No problems to date

Then again, you wouldn't expect an auto trans vehicle to have a standard clutch failure. :-)

Matt

Nope, But I didn't read where he spec'ed a Manual or auto for his granddaughter

Blanket statements of "Car bad" don't tell the story of clutch abuse etc.. These are value priced cars.....not sports cars with Super heavy duty clutches.

Hard driving will eat clutches........In my 2nd VW bug w/1900cc bus engine I destroyed bunches of clutches, Drove the poor thing real hard.

It got to the po>> Funny......

I have a 2003, with auto trans. 35,000 miles on it. perfect car. 3000 mile trip got between 32 and 37 MPG two people and ALLL our luggage! who buys a stick shift anyway?

My daughter has a honda. on 2nd transmission. neighbor across the street has an acura, now on 3rd tranny! they must be great cars Ron!

True, but few folks that have an automatic transmission repaired are that specific about what was repaired inside the auto trans. Sure, it may have been a clutch pack in an automatic, but I'd venture to say that

Yes, that is why my response asked a series of questions. It may have been a failure due to a defective part, but most likely was due to poor driver technique. I've driven standard shift vehicles for 30 years and have NEVER worn out a clutch. I've had several vehicles go well over

That is true, but you can drive pretty hard and still no wear the clutch apppreciably. The main wear on the clutch is startin from a stop, or downshifting without blipping the throttle to match rotational speeds of the engine and input shaft of the transmission. I drove OTR trucks for several years so I got fairly good at this, but most folks don't even know they should do this.

Probably the biggest abuse I see of clutches is from people who use the clutch to hold position on a hill while waiting for the light to turn green, rather than using the brakes. That will eat a clutch in a hurry.

I had two VW Beetles and few cars made before or since are as easy to work on! I could pull an engine, overhaul it, and re-install it in one day, assuming all parts were on hand. :-)

However, I drove mine hard and still never had a clutch or t-bearing failure in the 100K+ miles I put on both of them.

Matt

I do! The main reason I own a Hyundai rather than a Chrysler is that the Chrysler car I liked only came with an automatic. Three of the four vehicles I know own are stick shift (1986 Jeep Comanche, 1994 Chevy K1500 - which I plow snow with, and 2006 Sonata). Only my wife's Dodge Grand Caravan is automatic - and I try to avoid driving it! :-)

Matt

Do you have to get out and take the gas cap off in front of the windshield before you can fill 'er up.:-)

One more thing about stick shifts here in Southern Calif. driving in heavy freeway and city traffic you get your exercise. both hands and both feet moving at all times!!