What do you say when someone goes "A HYUNDAI?!?"

[kizzo]

So im just curious what everyone says when you go to some kind of social gathering like a party or wedding or somethin and then you end up talking to a guy about modding cars and stereos and what not, and then he asks you what kind of car ur modding and then you go "Hyundai Elantra" and he goes "WTF? a hyundAI?"


I usually just go, i love them cars, easy as crap to work on. I dont do too much of the performance and add-ons and all that but i a lot of people on here do. It's like as soon as i say hyundai people are like isnt that thing breakin down or impossible to fix up or whatever. Personally i think the elantra is a real good car reliability-wise. Im not a big hyundai fan myself, bur i think 2 of the cars they DID get right were the elantras and the tibs.

[BlackElantraGT]

I point out little things about the Elantra that most people won't notice and compare it to their car.

For example:

The window switches are placed at exactly the right spot for most people. The arm rest allows your arm to rest in a natural position and the window switches are right at your finger tip. To have the window go down, you press down..up, you pull it up. Radio buttons and HVAC buttons are placed perfectly for the driver or passenger to use. I could go on and on.

You wouldn't believe how difficult this process can be on some cars, specifically Saabs. On Saabs, you have to do this reach-around method with your RIGHT arm (aka your shifting arm), and if you're lucky enough to find the switches, it's all backwards. You try to open the windows, and the moonroof opens. Then you find the right window switch and you press down, and the window goes up. And the armrest on the Saab's center console is useless. You put your arm down and the whole arm rest keeps sliding all the way back, spilling your drink. And this is a car that costs 2-4x as much as my Korean POS that everyone loves to bag on? Anytime they want to start bashing Hyundai, I can easily defend my position and explain why my car is better than what most people think. And most of them shuts up because they can't defend their car as well as I do with mine.

It's little details like that that makes me truly appreciate the Hyundai Elantra XD. It's one of the most ergonomical cars I've been in.

[kizzo]

Thats what im saying that car is incredibly user friendly but still simple. I detail cars at a car detail place and sometime i cant even find the unlock button on foreign cars, but hyundai you know exactly where everything is. I think the elantra is the perfect everyday driver car. You got cupholders, power everything, lots of gadgets (sunglass holder, ash tray, etc), good on gas, and not to mention how easy an elantra is to work on. I mean you open the hood of an elantra and everything is right there in front of you and visible. I have a porsche 928 that ive been restoring and let me tell you, if a mechanical part on that car takes 4-5 peices, the hyundai counterpart will be 1-2. For example the clutch on my 928 was one of the most annoying, difficult things to replace, the thing had like 6 peices and cost a grand.

My fav thing about the elantra is the fact that i can wire up an entire system in it in about 20minutes if i move fast. That trunk is the perfect size and all.

[TNT4ME]

I just tell em that MINE is one of the coolest, most thought out modded car they will see.......when they see it, they are in awe.....

[GrGaKC]

Maybe the best thing is that it costs less than the competition, breaks down less than the competition, has cheaper parts if something goes bust AND it's easy to mod out. Back here Elantra's aren't that popular, in my town there's maybe 5 of them... Most people have WV Golf or something like that... They cost the same, Elantra has more space, it's easier for DIY work, parts cost less, you get a bigger car, nicer car, AND you'll be noticed (well, there still are only 5 of them here).

[metalfetish]

everyone pretty much said all I had, except one, it is amazingly easy to work on compared to my other car. Dodge avenger v6, i can't even change the spark plugs without taking the IM off. I wish I had an engine shot right now so everyone could see the cluster**** that is my dodge engine bay.

edit: found one. check out this...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/metalfetish/dodge_motor.jpg

[QuickSilverGT]

it annoys the hell out of me when people talk crap about my car based on the fact its a hyundai, but what can you do? People are just ignorant. I was very weary of getting a hyundai based on reliability and overall looks of the cars but the xd was one that caught my eye. It was silver with black trim and a dark leather interior for $14k out the door... what else could you ask for. I went to nissan and honda before going to hyundai and i couldn't get a bonestock civic or a decent sentra for that price. Never had a breakdown, after 56k miles still runs like new.

[Mr. Dan]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd be tempted to respond with a crack about their ignorance, intellect and maybe even their breeding (or inbreeding as the case may be). :)

Rationalizing your choice in automobiles only encourages people like that. Next time say something like "I got this, this, this and this, a good looking, reliable, fun to drive car and even after taxes I had enough for 20 trips to my favorite hooker." "How about you?"

:)

[jh0n]

I just remember the one thing my old man ever said to me that I took on board ` Never argue with an idiot` ...

[soullesselantra]

i usually ask what they drive...then laugh at their beat *** 80's civic

[evan938]

I say "wanna race?". 9 times out of 10 they shut up. the one time they dont, we race (track approved, of course). if i win, they shut up. if i lose, its not by much and i get compliments.

[Cypher]

most of the people i meet are pretty cool about my car. when i first met katie (chick with rsx-s) she used to laugh and say its a family car its not quick. she shut up now since i beat her at the track. the only other people to say **** about my car were big honda guys but those are only the ignorant ones anyway. i mean hardly no one on CC says **** about my car. its only the closed minded ones. they say they may not like the car but they don't diss it. other than that everyone else is impressed with what i've done.

[hyunelan2]

I start spitting out the figures that no-one can beat: warranty, price, quality ratings (now ahead of Toyota and Honda), and the fact that 'everyone has a civic, I don't want to assimilate'.

[PJB]

most of the people i meet are pretty cool about my car. when i first met katie (chick with rsx-s) she used to laugh and say its a family car its not quick. she shut up now since i beat her at the track. the only other people to say **** about my car were big honda guys but those are only the ignorant ones anyway. i mean hardly no one on CC says **** about my car. its only the closed minded ones. they say they may not like the car but they don't diss it. other than that everyone else is impressed with what i've done.
I saw an Elantra at the track the last time I went and it ran 17's. I dont know what was under the hood and it was lowered.
Are RSX's that slow that they get beat by 17 second cars?

My car is quick and probably the fastest car Ive owned but its no race car. It gets up and goes quite nicely though.

[03SilverBullet]

Those kind of people are closeminded in the world of cars.

[Cypher]

my car doesn't run 17s by any means!

[only1db]

yeah i dont really bother any more...i just know that they are morons...and are usually close minded about most everything else...

[Vampyrate]

when people diss me for owning hyundai, i reply: i beat you here didnt i?

[evan938]

yeah...caus you get rides in the ambulance after you slam into ****

:D

im sorry...i couldnt help it...

did you get your new car yet?

[03SilverBullet]

yeah...caus you get rides in the ambulance after you slam into ****

:D

im sorry...i couldnt help it...

did you get your new car yet?
New car? What are you getting now Aaron?

[kizzo]

My Elantra isnt souped up or anything, so when some one with a honda trys to talk smack i usually tell him ill be back in a minute and come back with a super charged porsche 928 and completely destroy them.

One of my friends has a dodge srt-4 and hes put a crapload of money into his car for parts. The car is probably worth like 35k. He went to the track with me and said my porsche had nothing on any of these new cars so we raced and he got murdered, i beat him on the 1/4 mile by at least 40ft.

[evan938]

I know of an srt-4 around here you'll have issues with...510whp, runs LOW 11s all day long.

[Doohickie]

It doesn't bother me at all when people trash talk Hyundai. It just shows me how uninformed they are. Sometimes I try to inform them (#3 in JD Powers IQS, #1 non-luxury brand, etc.)

If someone says their Honduh or whatever is better, I just say, "Good for you. But I'm perfectly happy with my Hyundai, thanks." You gotta understand that if they're a strong advocate for a brand, you're not going to convince them. A lot of car preference is emotional and a rational argument won't get you anywhere, so don't even bother. (Part of my fondness for my Elantra is emotional and I'm the first one to admit it. I just *like* the way the car looks.)

[Soron]

I'm kinda interested in what to say to these people myself, people at work laugh at me when I say I drive an elantra, a modded on at that, some even go as far as to say its a "chicks" car.

[yamaha]

Your all lucky, I drive a J2 for christ sakes, people see the intercooler, and then the questions insue.

[toymachine566]

it usually just puts a smile on peoples faces when i tell then i drive a hyundai, then i see ear to ear grin when i tell them it's turbo.

but nobody i know talks down on it......i guess because they know better since no one i know has anything to gloat about.

[evan938]

Your all lucky, I drive a J2 for christ sakes

im sorry

[OPZ]

I get a lot of compliments on it, even from some of the really, really, really bad rednecks, but when people start dissing it I just point out the things that my car has better... MPG, interior quality, reliability, ect.

[PJB]

I'm kinda interested in what to say to these people myself, people at work laugh at me when I say I drive an elantra, a modded on at that, some even go as far as to say its a "chicks" car.
Ive been told I have a '***** Car' by some nasty whores at a bar

[kizzo]

People call me crazy for putting a system in an Elantra, then when they pull up with their "all alipne" or "all sony" system they get blown the F away and the laughing stops hhaa.

[Tx_boy]

I just tell them to show me any other car in the elantra class that has leather interior. After that they go "Really you have leather in there!"

[evan938]

Ive been told I have a '***** Car' by some nasty whores at a bar

same nasty whores that wouldnt go home with you??

:abovelol: :abovelol:

[txdproject]

yeah when i get talking about modding with other non hyundia people they are always amazed that i dropped the car. I always get that one stupid a** person that ask me if i cut the springs and the other really stupid question "is that just a muffler on your car?" to which i reply no look at the pipe going all the way forward duh duh.Anyway usually i have some pics of the cam, piston and rob swap me and my friends did and ther other mods on my phone and they still talk some trash. If thats the case i just take them on streetfire.net if i know them and find some of the stuff that seoulfulracing has done and they shut up it so funny.

[evan938]

...are you talking about when you took out your stock internals and replaced them with stock internals from another beta 2 engine...and try to pass it off as "mods"??

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[txdproject]

lol no im not I dont really count that as mod however rippin down the newer beta block in my car to do mods on was fun so :tongue: ...atleast now i can say the top end of the engine is ready for the next step which is FI :D

[Doohickie]

I just tell them to show me any other car in the elantra class that has leather interior. After that they go "Really you have leather in there!"
Leather is also available on the Focus, Mazda3 and the Suzuki Reno.

[ShowOffXD]

Im real big power guy, I dont really care what my car looks like as long as its FAST. So everyone that knows me is kinda weirded out by the fact that Im starting the elantra project after owning a quick street civic, a FAST 240sx, and a 06' Mustang GT. like they say: "A HYUNDAI" and I just say IRON BLOCK, 2.0 liter DOHC. WHAT NOW.LOL. oh yeh and NOOOOOOOSSSSSS!!!

[paki]

i just tell them "hey.. make fun of it all you want.. one day you'll own one too" to which either

a) they crack up walk off still ignorant
b) they shut up because they know its true

either that.. or i just make a side-by-side comparison with their car :)

[txdproject]

Leather is also available on the Focus, Mazda3 and the Suzuki Reno.


hehe not our 99.9% plastic 00.1% Kroean leather :D

[CornbreadXD]

most people laugh and bash me like "You put money into a Hyundai?!" Then they see what it looks like with 5x's less than what the've spent to mod thier cars. I always say what I lack in $ I make up with Time cuz everything is DIY. This car is so easy to mod and you don't see them modded that often so it makes it even more special. And alot of times people don't even know WTF im driving, I got pulled over recently and the cop was like "What year honda civc is this?" and im say "Its a Hyundai!" like i was offended then he gave me a compliment on my car and gave me my ticket.

[steven]

i say hey at least its not like a mustang and every one has it

[evan938]

lol no im not I dont really count that as mod however rippin down the newer beta block in my car to do mods on was fun so :tongue: ...atleast now i can say the top end of the engine is ready for the next step which is FI :D

im still not getting you...you STILL have STOCK parts in there. you didnt upgrade to larger cams or forged rods/pistons, or get a stronger valvetrain...you took out parts and put the same parts from the same engine back in...how does that make it ready for boost?

[PJB]

same nasty whores that wouldnt go home with you??

:abovelol: :abovelol:
Honestly I wouldnt want them to. Theyre sisters and one looks like she got beat with the ugly tree and the other looks like she crawled out of a swamp and has stretch marks all over from having who knows how many kids.

[Vampyrate]

i got a 99 pontiac grand am v6.

[PJB]

Why? Didnt you just get another Elantra a month or so ago?

Ive never cared for Grand Am's. Ive worked on a bunch of them.

[paki]

Why? Didnt you just get another Elantra a month or so ago?

Ive never cared for Grand Am's. Ive worked on a bunch of them.

he wrecked it.. check out the obituary

[2001GLS]

The people I work with all thought Hyundais were s*** until they saw my new Sonata. Now they are jealous! :D

[n0c]

I reply with "Yep a Hyundai", I kinda like the underdog status. I know it's a great econo car, not to mention that it has a good online community and that's all that matters.

[Doohickie]

I got pulled over recently and the cop was like "What year honda civc is this?" and im say "Its a Hyundai!" like i was offended then he gave me a compliment on my car and gave me my ticket.You should have told him what year the car was and shut up. Then you could have taken the ticket to court and gotten dismissed for having inaccuracies on it. Oh well, better luck next time.

And n0c- that's pretty much the way I feel about, point for point.

[ArunSenior04]

^LOL. I would laughed if a cop gave me ticket after taking my registration. Its not like it says Honda on my insurance registration, or prolly not in the system either after he runs my tags.

[wolfemanXD]

when people say I have a hyundai I just race em and beat em cause its easy to mod this car and the car is actually fast at take offs just when you get in the higher gears it tends to die off.

cars I've beat VW Jetta GL, Ford Escort with body kit, 00 Eclipse GTV6 automatic, tons of honda ex's

[Vampyrate]

that's the main thing with elantras... it has the low end power stock, but once you get up into 4th and 5th gears (mt) then it dies off.

the last gear on all cars is the "cruiser" gear where it helps with gas mileage... so not much power there anyways... if you really want to get someone from a rolling start and you are in 5th, drop it into 3rd, and floor it as soon as you start to let off the clutch... the car will hiccup for a second, then take off... then you can shift into 4th and still be accelerating. though thats not good for the clutch.

[BigWillieLL66]

I tell them it cost a few thousand less than their Honda Civic, I got it brand new, it has a much nicer warranty, it probably had more standard features. And if I get that well it's gonna fall apart arguement I just tell them I have 80,000+ miles on it and I've had a small problem with the clutch and that's all.

Oh and for the little punks with the "pimped out" civics I tell them I have 20 more horses under the hood, stock. :D

I love my car and I'm not afraid to show it.

[g35doc]

I'll tell them that I've owned 2 accords before but I still like my elantra better.