2006 Elantra owners

Mygranddaughter goes off to colleg and parents considering a 2006 Elantra
for commuting 40 mile rounr trip..
I would like to receive owners' assessments of this vehicle. Looks good to
me.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

 

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
105,000 miles with no problems at all. It has all original parts except
normal wear items( oil, filters, breaks, tires, wipers, bulbs, spark
plugs
and timing belt).

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!!!
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=2654

 

Thank you for helpful responses.
Best,
Seamus J.

 

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

 

id look at a tuscon 4 cyl base front wheel drive cause in states you get the
head and side air bags standard..

 

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.

Captain Ron

 

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

 

so with all the problelms honda has had, trans mission failures, oil fires,
ignition failures that mean its also a car worth concidering?
learn to drive stick properly.

 

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 point a clutch,Throw-out bearing,Bearing arm took me only 1.5
hours to change in the street...with only my girlfriend helping.

 

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
99% of the time when some says they had a clutch failure, they are
talking about a manual transmission vehicle.

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
100K miles and still on the original clutch.

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!!