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1998 ELANTRA

1998 ELANTRA Reviews
Overall rating:  Product Rating: 4.0

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Big surprise for little cost

by tdousay
Dec 7, 2001 (A Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Roomy interior with sporty design
Cons: Expensive maintenance
The Bottom Line: Definite good buy at a great price.

When my husband's car was on its last "leg," we began shopping around for a used car to replace it. (May 2001) By chance, the salesman showed us a sporty little white car that just happened to be in our price range ($5000). We sat down in it and took ... read more

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My second Hyundai and I am still happy

by irnwoman
Dec 21, 2000 (A Very Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Great Warranty , Fun to Drive
Cons: could be a little more comfortable

I bought my 1998 Hyundai Elantra in January of 99 I was trading in my 1991 Hyundai Excel with 170,000 miles on it it had finaly given up the will to drive. When I got to the dealership I was surprised to see how far Hyundai has come in ... read more

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1998 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

by suze62
Sep 30, 2000 (A Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: 5 year warrenty
Cons: no a/c

We origionally saw an ad for the ford escort, but we saw how cheap it looked inside, and liked the lines of the elantra.I am impressed with the car. We went on an amazing testdrive, we especially liked the power button for passing on the freeway, it ... read more

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Elantra = Garbage

by wigginsray
Jul 3, 2000 (A Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 20 Recommended: No 

Pros: Nice appearance
Cons: Inferior parts, misleading warranty, dismal dealerships.

What an immense disappointment this car has been. Owned it since Nov 98, here's a partial list of problems: 1. Faulty trip odometer, to replace the entire odometer assembly had to be removed and reset with nasty sticker on dash saying so (elected ... read more

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Sedan of the Century

by stacy1979
Jun 29, 2000 (A Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Smooth Driving, No Problems
Cons: Get Power Locks

Exactly one year ago, my butt was sitting in my newest car, a 1998 Hyundai Elantra. It was perfect for me, although it was a fivespeed, which I had never driven before. But I will tell you what, it was the easiest fivespeed ever. Not only that, but ... read more

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My little Korean car, Lyala......

by CheeckyAlthy
Jun 15, 2000 (A Very Helpful review)

Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: see article
Cons: see article

I’m a 23-year-old college student with a pretty decent job. I live in Hawaii and despite what "Mainlanders” may think we do a lot of driving down on the island. Especially on our congested H-1 and H-2 freeways. I bought the 1998 model and it has ... read more

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To buy or not to buy
by findleyreview 
Feb 5, 2006 (Show)
Author's Product Rating: 30 Recommended: No 
Pros: seems like it will run forever, maintenance wise nothing major has happened.
Cons: loud when going at a higher speed
This car has done good for the longevity testing in driving many miles however, when you hit a certain speed such as 45 to 50 mph it gets fairly noisy in the car. Most of my complaints are superficial. Such as the dash and the way it is set up. The
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