Author Topic: Hyundai vs. Honda (2012) (Read 13629 times)

Ex Coelis · « **on:** April 19, 2012, 05:29:38 PM »

my wife needs a car to drive to and from work

she is torn between a new 2012 Hyundai Accent 5 door hatchback with 0% interest and 0% down vs. a new 2012 Honda Fit at 3.99% financing

the Fit is a better car but costs more and paying for financing is gayer than AIDS yet the Hyundai is cheaper and has less resale value

the only concern I have is reliability and fuel efficiency - I don't want to pay for constant repairs and maintenance

is a Hyundai as reliable as a Honda or should I just pay more and buy her a Honda?

supernick · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2012, 05:59:29 PM »

never owned a hundi, but my friend has 3 says they run great, but then so do the hondas

BayGBM · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:05:29 PM »

Why is this your worry? Isn't this her car? It's her decision. A car is a very personal choice. You should stay out of it. Even if she asks you to opine you should stay out of it. She is an adult and perfectly capable of making up her own mind. She's working right? Why are you talking about buying her a car? If you influence her in any way, you risk getting blowback for anything that she might not like about the car in the future. She has narrowed it down to two solid choices so I think you should back off. If she was about to choose between a Honda and a lemon then by all means speak up, but given the two choices you named, you should shut up and let her make the decision on her own.

barbellman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:37:44 PM »

Honda over the honda copy

Parker · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:43:40 PM »

If the world ends on 12/21/2012, that Honda will be around 50 yrs from now. The Hyundai will quite the day before, "I'm not staying around after this shit."

Yev33 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:08:16 PM »

Honda just for the resale value.

Hyundai is a good value, but if you have a choice go with the Honda.

bigbobs · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:10:14 PM »

Quote from: Ex Coelis on April 19, 2012, 05:29:38 PM

my wife needs a car to drive to and from work

she is torn between a new 2012 Hyundai Accent 5 door hatchback with 0% interest and 0% down vs. a new 2012 Honda Fit at 3.99% financing

the Fit is a better car but costs more and paying for financing is gayer than AIDS yet the Hyundai is cheaper and has less resale value

the only concern I have is reliability and fuel efficiency - I don't want to pay for constant repairs and maintenance

is a Hyundai as reliable as a Honda or should I just pay more and buy her a Honda?

They'll never finance a car at zero percent interest. When they say you're paying zero interest they include the implicit interest charge in the price of the car, so in the end you're paying the same amount they're just calling it cost of the car and not interest. They may even offer a zero percent interest "special" and as another option part of the same special will say "pay with cash and get a $5k discount off the price! Guess what, the $5k you're not getting "discounted" by financing is the implicit interest charge.

Skeletor · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:11:30 PM »

I think newer Hyundais are as reliable as most Japanese cars.

Nirvana · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:20:27 PM »

eventually you'll get another car. hyundai ain't getting you much.

honda wil trade better

Ex Coelis · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:26:29 PM »

thanks, bigbobs

the honda salesman said the same thing

I guess the main reason she's still considering the hyundai accent is that it costs several grand less

Adam86 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:26:42 PM »

you pay for what you get, more you pay more you get, end of the tread..............

Parker · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:30:13 PM »

Quote from: FroZZoR on April 19, 2012, 07:07:11 PM

30k in posts and dumb as fuck. go figure

Honda and the rest of The big Japanese have made a rep on reliability---that Toyota ish was a smear campaign by the American Domestics...Toyota didn't want to say that Americans are bad drivers.
Honda, Toyota are like appliances. Hyundai capitalized on Toyota's bad publicity, hoping nobody would catch on to their rip off designs...there is a reason why they have a 10 yr/100,000 mile warranty. With Honda you get engineering, boring...but they are a fucking engineering firm.

Or are you referring to the End of the world deal? Relax, the Mayans never said it was going to be the end of the world, only end of an epoch, a new one begins.
Their calendar starts roughly, 5,200 yrs ago, and ice and earth cores prove that about every 5,200 yrs there is a change on earth...Earth goes thru cycles...

Hurricane Beef ! · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:42:58 PM »

Quote from: BayGBM on April 19, 2012, 06:05:29 PM

Why is this your worry? Isn't this her car? It's her decision. A car is a very personal choice. You should stay out of it. Even if she asks you to opine you should stay out of it. She is an adult and perfectly capable of making up her own mind. She's working right? Why are you talking about buying her a car? If you influence her in any way, you risk getting blowback for anything that she might not like about the car in the future. She has narrowed it down to two solid choices so I think you should back off. If she was about to choose between a Honda and a lemon then by all means speak up, but given the two choices you named, you should shut up and let her make the decision on her own.

In the last month you have been a real bitch.

THE BEEF

Mr.1derful · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:52:57 PM »

Quote from: Parker on April 19, 2012, 07:30:13 PM

Honda and the rest of The big Japanese have made a rep on reliability---that Toyota ish was a smear campaign by the American Domestics...Toyota didn't want to say that Americans are bad drivers.Honda, Toyota are like appliances. Hyundai capitalized on Toyota's bad publicity, hoping nobody would catch on to their rip off designs...there is a reason why they have a 10 yr/100,000 mile warranty. With Honda you get engineering, boring...but they are a fucking engineering firm.

Or are you referring to the End of the world deal? Relax, the Mayans never said it was going to be the end of the world, only end of an epoch, a new one begins.
Their calendar starts roughly, 5,200 yrs ago, and ice and earth cores prove that about every 5,200 yrs there is a change on earth...Earth goes thru cycles...

Toyota has had more recalls than anyone in recent years.

Parker · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:06:29 PM »

Quote from: Mr.1derful on April 19, 2012, 07:52:57 PM

Toyota has had more recalls than anyone in recent years.

Its not "recalls" per se...It's due to the public perception...now every car company is recalling cars due to something that "may" go wrong. Lexus had something that was found in a few cars, then they do a recall on certan yr cars...it's all due to that accelerating Toyota issue, which was just like the one with Audi a few yrs back...and of course the Big Three love it, and even the Feds were trying to go after Toyota, it all stopped when NASA cleared Toyota.
Toyota has gotten too big, too focused on being #1, and quality may have suffered, but, GM, Honda, have all had big recalls.
Hyundai as well, especially with their steering issues. And BMW with their HFPF issues has a class action lawsuit against them...but hey, at least none of their models have a propensity for self-emolation like Ferrari and Lamborghini.

calfzilla · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:09:49 PM »

I would go with Honda. Mine has 225000 miles and still running strong. How many Hundais can say that?

bigjim · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2012, 09:23:10 PM »

Quote from: calfzilla on April 19, 2012, 08:09:49 PM

I would go with Honda. Mine has 225000 miles and still running strong. How many Hundais can say that?

How many get bigger admit to that, I bet your other car is a Lambo...

mass243 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2012, 09:28:30 PM »

"Hyundai".. sounds like a sewing machine...... $:-\$

smoothasf · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:09:37 PM »

Ahem. my last car was a honda civic. my current car a hyundai coupe and it is by a million miles the best car ive ever owned. 135k miles and its never needed to touch a garage till last month for a sensor. passed every mot no problems and drives as quiet as the day i bought it. truely a korean masterpiece. im selling it this weekend and getting a bmw 318i. lets see if that is as good.

BayGBM · « **Reply #19 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:13:52 PM »

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HTexan · « **Reply #20 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:17:50 PM »

Hyundai is shit compared to Honda. Hell even ford CARS are more reliable then that shit. It's not even fair. Hyundai has been getting better but they are no Honda.

smoothasf · « **Reply #21 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:26:44 PM »

Its not even close hyundai destroy honda have you ever owned one. my honda was reliable but by the same mileage had much more work done and sounded and looked old. my coupe still looks and sounds new. The hyundai ix35 that came out recently is ththe fastest selling 4x4 here due to the looks and reputation theyve got in the uk. unlike the us we dont asume korea has the same built quality as china. infact most things that come from korea are very well made. ask a guitarist which sounds better a korean epiphone or any other. if you buy a hyundai it will never break down.

Parker · « **Reply #22 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:33:47 PM »

Hyundai had admired Honda so much, that after the Acura Legend stopped production, they bought the tooling for it, and produced the car in Korea under a different name.

Hyundai/Kia seemingly goes thru other car manufacturers design catalogs and rip off their designs. The Hyundai Sonata---rip off of Lexus ES330/Camry/Mercedes CLS. Hyundai Genesis Coupe---rip off of Infiniti G37. Hyundai Genesis Sedan---rip off of Lexus LS, GS, BMW 7 series and 5 series and Merc S class. Hyundai Equus, Lexus LS. Kia Optima---rip off of Honda Accord and Civic...
Never seen so many rip off design cues since the Mazda RX7 ripping off the Porsche 944 and the Lexus LS ripping off the S class (back in the late 80s to early 90s), and last gen toyota MR-2 ripping off the Porsche Boxster.

HTexan · « **Reply #23 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:35:16 PM »

Quote from: Parker on April 19, 2012, 10:33:47 PM

Hyundai had admired Honda so much, that after the Acura Legend stopped production, they bought the tooling for it, and produced the car in Korea under a different name.

Hyundai/Kia seemingly goes thru other car manufacturers design catalogs and rip off their designs. The Hyundai Sonata---rip off of Lexus ES330/Camry/Mercedes CLS. Hyundai Genesis Coupe---rip off of Infiniti G37. Hyundai Genesis Sedan---rip off of Lexus LS, GS, BMW 7 series and 5 series and Merc S class. Hyundai Equus, Lexus LS. Kia Optima---rip off of Honda Accord and Civic...
Never seen so many rip off design cues since the Mazda RX7 ripping off the Porsche 944 and the Lexus LS ripping off the S class (back in the late 80s to early 90s), and last gen toyota MR-2 ripping off the Porsche Boxster.

this.

HTexan · « **Reply #24 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:38:21 PM »

Quote from: smoothasf on April 19, 2012, 10:26:44 PM

Its not even close hyundai destroy honda have you ever owned one. my honda was reliable but by the same mileage had much more work done and sounded and looked old. my coupe still looks and sounds new. The hyundai ix35 that came out recently is ththe fastest selling 4x4 here due to the looks and reputation theyve got in the uk. unlike the us we dont asume korea has the same built quality as china. infact most things that come from korea are very well made. ask a guitarist which sounds better a korean epiphone or any other. if you buy a hyundai it will never break down.

Wtf are you smoking? The only reason people buy those shit cars is Cus they are cheap and the dealers basically give them away. And yet people are still willing to pay more for Honda.