Hyundai Elantra 2000Change

We bought this car new in 2000. After 14 years, the engine is still in excellent condition. Fuel economy is much better than reported on-line. Plenty of power (135 HP) when the entire family is inside. We've gone to the east coast with this car and vacation in it every summer. Thank goodness for roof racks! Heat, A/C, cruise control, and power everything still work fine. Had some issues with rust - we did not rust proof it every year like we should have. Now we have a lot of rust spots. The suspension is now shot too, but after 14 years, that is expected. Very inexpensive to fix & maintain this car. I never want to get rid of it but now the catalytic converter is finally gone. After 14 years of beating this car like a rented mule, it might be time to finally put it out to pasture. I'm sure the engine still has another 100,000km in it. It is now at 230,000km.
Ratings: interior and exterior styling are boring. The wagon is SO handy. No need for a mini-van. The performance is better than most American cars in the same class (ie Chevy Cavalier), but not as good as a Honda Civic.
Overall: Very practical, reliable, inexpensive to operate and maintain.

I've had this car 3 years now, it has been passed down to me from my sister!

Absolutely amazing! I never thought it would last this long! My odometer recently hit 315000 kms and it still runs like a charm.
I've never had a hick with the motor, transmission (manual) !

But I did have a few problems with the body. I had a door handle break from the inside, but was able to find a replacement one quickly!

Despite the older looking body and basic comfort inside (nothing fancy, four seat and a steering), I love my car! For my next one, I want to get a hyundai elantra once again!

I've had this car for 10 years now and as time went on i saw that it's condition got worse and worse. The car, for the first five years, was great but as it got older it started to become worse in condition. It can still go at the same speed, and is faster than other cars around the same time it was made, but now it takes more time than it used to start up, warm up the heat, etc.