Considering Yaris vs. Elantra

[businezguy]

I agree that Hyundai has made a lot of progress, but they have yet to match Toyota. For instance the Elantra is a very solid vehicle, and it's reliability would certainly compete with the Yaris. But the Entourage is an unreliable piece of crap, and the Sonata is behind in reliability standards compared to the Camry and Accord.

I would go for the base model with the roll down windows and the manual transmission, but my wife has some medical issues that would preclude her from driving the car if I didn't go with those options. Also, I will never buy a new car that does not have an aux jack. That simply isn't an option for me.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by businezguy

I agree that Hyundai has made a lot of progress, but they have yet to match Toyota. For instance the Elantra is a very solid vehicle, and it's reliability would certainly compete with the Yaris. .

we'll see about that, but i doubt it. when i switched from my yaris to the new corolla, i test drove the elantra quite a bit. i actually felt it has a nicer interior than the corolla. but, the corolla was quieter on the road and just felt smoother. epa mileage was higher for the corolla, though i beat those numbers easily anyway. i was disappointed to find alot of elantra drivers getting disappointing mileage. i think hyundai doesnt quite compete with their engines as far as fuel efficiency and overall refinement goes.

my minimum expectation for any car in the class of the corolla/elantra or below is that 40 mpg is easily achieved with mostly highway driving. with the yaris and corolla, this criteria was easily met in real world driving for me.

[jambo101]

You'll be happy you bought the Toyota when it comes to trading it in or selling it some years in the future as the resale value on the Toyota will be double what it would be on the Hyundai.

[auxmike]

Comparing a base level Yaris to an Elantra is like apples and oranges.
Seems like Corolla vs. Elantra is more like it.
Perhaps Hyundai has gotten better, but it's still a ...Hyundai!
Resale value drops like a rock.Sorry, but I love telling folks I drive a TOYOTA.
Also, I know three people who had TRanny failures (A/T) , one at under 36k!

[businezguy]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Comparing a base level Yaris to an Elantra is like apples and oranges.
Seems like Corolla vs. Elantra is more like it.
Perhaps Hyundai has gotten better, but it's still a ...Hyundai!
Resale value drops like a rock.Sorry, but I love telling folks I drive a TOYOTA.
Also, I know three people who had TRanny failures (A/T) , one at under 36k!

The reason I'm comparing the two is because the Elantra comes with $2k in rebates. Currently I was quoted $15,183 for an Elantra compared to $16,520 for a Yaris with everything I want. The Yaris costs $1,400 more then the Elantra!

What I'm getting at is that I'm comparing the two due to the price. I'm finding it hard to justify the extra cost of the Yaris, but I'm still seriously considering it. I'm just disappointed by the higher pricing of the Yaris right now.

If you want me to compare the pricing of the Elantra with the Corolla I think we know where that would go. Ironically, I'm pretty sure I could get a Corolla for a bit more then the quotes I'm getting for the Yaris. It's a frustrating experience right now.