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#21 ·
my elantra 96' 1.8 gls has 217000 on the clock and still pulling like a champ i can still hit 100 in about 10 seconds with no mods except exhaust and no real big problems just normal servicing. it is a really good car !!
 
#24 ·
My wife bought a 1996 J3 Elantra 1.6 GLS new. Fantastic on paper, all the mod cons, seemed like great value for money.....ZAR65,000 ($10,000).
I sold it last year for ZAR20,000 ($3000). It had 170,000 kms on the odo. New cars in that class are now R150,000. Basically, I gave it away for that price.
The front side-shaft seals and bearings were shot, the tranny was leaking oil, I'd had all the brake discs replaced, the aircon was toast (blown compressor), and the engine was using oil and down on compression (rings and cylinders worn). All the interior plastic door handles/catches had broken off, the centre-cubby lid was broken, and the driver-seat material was worn thru. Things kept on falling off. It had used/abused 2 starter-motors, 2 alternators, and 3 clutches. It was serviced at Hyundai SA for the first 3 years, and thereafter by a VERY good accredited service company, backed by Shell. Full service history didn't help squat.

I had a choice: spend $3000 trying to fix the old lump, or use the money as a down-payment. I sold the old thing.

As an example: my 1998 Nissan Pathfinder (Sani in my country), with a lemon engine (2.7 D that was given a Turbo by Nissan SA to try and get SOME power out of it) has around 250,000 kms on the odo. The only things I have had to do: 2 x new clutches, 2 x aircon re-gas and new O-rings, 1xalternator, 1xstarter-motor, shocks, and rear brake drum replacement. I swop the oil every 7,500 to 10,000 kms, and have a full service every 15,000 to 20,000 kms, if it's lucky.
Oh, yes: a mechanic screwed up and cooked the turbo bearings: not the car's fault.
Since 2004, it has had to do around 20kms per day on a BAD farm road. And it starts first time. OK, it's getting a little grumpy these days, but all the bits haven't fallen off. It gets 500kg of horse-feed loaded into it once a week, and hauls 5 hi-school kids to school and back every day. Now THAT'S a car!

My wife just bought a 2005 Terracan 3.5 V6, with 48,000 km on the odo. After a week, the ABS unit malfunctioned, and the brakes locked up solid. Hyundai SA says "Wow, we haven't seen that before", and are now disputing the factory warrantee and maintenance contract. They have ordered some part from Korea, we now have to wait for 21 days before itarrives. I think I've got another piece of crap from Korea in my yard......
In the meantime, the poor Nissan just keeps on lumbering around the farm, backed up by a 1984 Land Rover V8. GO FIGURE!
 
#25 ·
Hi,

Are you really talking about 200000 miles or would it be rether kms? Anyway, my '97 Elantra SW 5sp has 216 000km on it and still runs very well. That is very good for a Hyundai. I would like to bring it to 300 000km with the original engine. Since last year, I use only Synthetic oil in it, in order to limit engine wear and I also add, every 10-15 gas tank refuiling, a quantity of injector cleaner and this, since the beginning. Seems to work.

A+
Martin
 
#29 ·
Originally posted by wanderingoak@May 2 2005, 11:52 AM
Well, I have 165K miles on my 00 Elantra, and aside from some owner-induced wrench damage, she's been fairly reliable. I had to have the tranny rebuilt at 155K miles, but that is about average for an automatic. I've had the timing belt changed twice, and so far, the water pump has been good enough to keep. That is a big change compared to other cars where the water pump is automaticly replaced. I've had minor brake problems with the rear calipers, and one of the radiator fans recently went out to lunch. Considering that I drive this car 120+ miles a day, she's treated me rather well.
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My camry's water pump leaked at 130,000 miles, and there were motor oil leaks everywhere even between engine and tranny.

It's pretty awesome that your elantra's water pump has been good enough so far.
 
#30 ·
I have a '97 se wagon that has about 230,000kms on it. I say "about" because the dodgy bloke I bought it off wound the speedo back. I've only just done the timing belt - possibly for the first time, clutch, water pump & rear main seal. It's using a bit of oil - I suspect PCV valve or valve seals. I change the oil every 5,000kms and do about 900-1000kms a week. No mods apart from 15" alloy wheels from a Scoupe with 195/50 tyres.

All in all a pretty reliable and cheap vehicle. Uses about 7l/100km.
 
#34 ·
i have 210,000 on my car, but mine and all of yours is nothing compared to sudibar's from southern ontario.

1995 Hyundai Accent, 1,000,000 km

Mohammed Subedar of Brampton Canada crossed 1,000,000 kilometers in 2005 in his 1995 Hyundai Accent. The car was purchased used in 1998 with nearly 30,000 kilometers. It still houses the original 1.5 liter engine and according to Subedar, "still purrs like a kitten." He uses the auto to deliver packages for a living and covers about 5,000 kilometers per week. Since August 5, 2000 Subedar has taken the Accent in for 81 oil changes, 23 transmission services, 17 injector flushes, and eight coolant flushes. The total cost of maintenance, excluding a few minor repairs has been $5,721. Subedar has another Accent at home, a purple one, with only 230,000 kilometers on the odometer.

http://www.thehyway.com/highmile.htm
 
#35 ·
Hi,

I have an Elantra Station wagon too, 1997 model and even if it's very basic, without any option, it still drives pretty well with 240 000km on it, driven in all four seasons of Quebec province, Canada. My wife and I drive it daily and we are still not afraid on doing very long camping trips with it, going to Toronto, Ottawa, the States... I have no block heater and use a remote starter in winter and it always started well. I regularly haul construction materials in my trailer and already added up to 1600lbs in the trailer for short distances. Engine and trans are original. The clutch was changed at around 130 000km, the manifold was changed, as well as the "flexible" of the exhaust and the last major repair was the coils and shocks, last fall. I found a used Mcpherson assembly from a donator for the front but changed ONLY the rear shocks for new Monroes on my garagist advice, keeping the original coils. My advice? Always change both. Some weak points? Sure. The body piece under the doors, going fender to fender as well as the rear fenders rust very easily. I can observe that weakness on other Elantras of the same generation every day. Anyone has an idea where I could fiind replacements (the part under the doors)? I would like to replace them. Another one? I think the major weak point is that the engine sips oil like ****! It started when the car had 75000km and it seems to be a generally spread problems on Hyundais of this generation. Mine is drinking synthetic oil only since about a year. We are about to buy a new car, because of our first son is coming soon but we will keep the car as a back-up for sure. Very reliable overall. My goal with the car is to bring it to 300 000km.

Enjoy your drive!
Martin
 
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