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Hello all,
So next week I will be paying off the wife's car. And I will, for the first time in my 32 years, buy a brand new car. I have been looking at cars for months, and an Elantra never even crossed my mind. I was pretty sure I was set on a Sonata. I am coming from a 2003 Honda Civic Si, you know the little mini van looking one. But it's super fun to drive, most of the time. It's a manual and I drive 26 miles each way for work in some pretty dense stop and go traffic. So I am finally done with a manual. So here were my expectations of a new car.
- 4 door
- Automatic trans
- large enough so a full grown man could sit comfortable in the back seat
- comfortable and quiet commute
- good gas mileage and reliable
- a grown up car
To me, that was the Sonata. Especially with that warranty. I wanted an adult car with enough room to comfortably tote around my family of 4, when we are not in the wife's SS Pacifica (it's a boat).Well the problem came, when I test drove the Sonata. And while the Sonata was a nice car to look at and sit in, it was just... bleh. It did nothing for me. It is the most boring car I have ever driven, and I drove an impala for a year. And then I saw the Elantra Sport sitting on the lot. I had never even heard of them before. But it caught my eye and I was very surprised by just how good the car looked. And then the price caught me off guard. No one can touch this package for that money.
Really I just want someone to tell the reasons why this car is a bad idea for me. I think it checks most if not all of my requirements. One of my biggest concerns is, the perceived demographic with this car. Because I have been told multiple times I am too old to be driving around in a civic Si. And I really feel that is true.
If you can't tell, I am very unsure of buying a new car. the longest I have ever kept a car until the Civic was about 6 months. So Buying a new car is truly a 6 year commitment for me. I just don't want to regret my purchase. I need your guidance ES owners.
So next week I will be paying off the wife's car. And I will, for the first time in my 32 years, buy a brand new car. I have been looking at cars for months, and an Elantra never even crossed my mind. I was pretty sure I was set on a Sonata. I am coming from a 2003 Honda Civic Si, you know the little mini van looking one. But it's super fun to drive, most of the time. It's a manual and I drive 26 miles each way for work in some pretty dense stop and go traffic. So I am finally done with a manual. So here were my expectations of a new car.
- 4 door
- Automatic trans
- large enough so a full grown man could sit comfortable in the back seat
- comfortable and quiet commute
- good gas mileage and reliable
- a grown up car
To me, that was the Sonata. Especially with that warranty. I wanted an adult car with enough room to comfortably tote around my family of 4, when we are not in the wife's SS Pacifica (it's a boat).Well the problem came, when I test drove the Sonata. And while the Sonata was a nice car to look at and sit in, it was just... bleh. It did nothing for me. It is the most boring car I have ever driven, and I drove an impala for a year. And then I saw the Elantra Sport sitting on the lot. I had never even heard of them before. But it caught my eye and I was very surprised by just how good the car looked. And then the price caught me off guard. No one can touch this package for that money.
Really I just want someone to tell the reasons why this car is a bad idea for me. I think it checks most if not all of my requirements. One of my biggest concerns is, the perceived demographic with this car. Because I have been told multiple times I am too old to be driving around in a civic Si. And I really feel that is true.
If you can't tell, I am very unsure of buying a new car. the longest I have ever kept a car until the Civic was about 6 months. So Buying a new car is truly a 6 year commitment for me. I just don't want to regret my purchase. I need your guidance ES owners.