My sister wants to get one for college but i'm not sure about reliability down the line. She wants one for the all wheel drive since we live up north but is it even necessary? I know the kings are toyota and honda, but are they good in the snow?
No, if you value your money stay away from all Hyundai Motor Group products. Their “longest warranty in the industry” is also a joke yet many people buy for the warranty. Don’t be fooled!
Oh boy..
In North America Hyundai-Kia long term reliability is very questionable.
Just get a Toyota, they're not that much more expensive.
Recent Honda models aren't great.
Nope, stay away. Hyundai's burn oil because of flawed design and the dealers claim it's "normal" to burn a quart of oil every 1,000 miles. As a result, they won't touch it. That's not normal. Even my 1999 Ranger with 290k miles on the clock doesn't burn or leak that much oil in 5,000 miles. It leaks or burns around 3/4 of a quart over a 5k mile interval.
Maybe the mid or late 2000's ones are somewhat decent at least but nowadays, they aren't.
I've owned two Hyundai's from the 00's and early 10's. Even though I had good experiences with both, I'd probably pass on one of the new Hyundai's or Kia's.
There have been a lot of issues with the Theta II engines. Everything from metal shavings in the oil to fire risks. There have been some electrical issues as well, IIRC.
Until they work the problems out, I'm a little leery of buying another one of their vehicles.
We have a special topic about this brand, created by @mmj. Take a look if you plan to buy a car for a longer period of time
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/hmg/
You can also watch Scotty's videos
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/reviews/hyundai-3/
the dealers question the warranty on used cars.
Only the first owner gets warranty. It's right in the contract.
I have had good experience with buying Hyundais and Kias and then trading them in after 10 years. Beyond that they tend to rattle themselves apart. The cars have a lot of plastic which when brand new is fine but becomes brittle and breaks after years of use.
I would not buy a used one. First the dealers question the warranty on used cars. Second they have had bad model years with catastrophic engine failures. The new ones seem to be holding up better.
Toyota has a very good reputation as does Honda but do your research. They to have had bad model years.
The new ones seem to be holding up better.
Yeah right until they catch on fire though! They can't even get a tow hitch right (2022 Palisade fire recall because of tow hitch issues). Their only use is to make a huge camp fire.
If good is defined by good looking, then some of their cars look really good because they hired an Italian firm to design them.
But if hood is defined by good quality, historically no. But who knows if they figured things out for the future.
