# Does Hyundai make a reliable used car

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**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086 "2010-08-12T21:32:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086/21 "2010-08-13T04:12:02Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> I don’t want to buy new because most cars lose about 30-50% of their value in the first 3-5 years. So I’d rather buy a 2006 model than a new one. .

They do lose their _value._ But that’s only important if you’re going to use them as a trade in during that time. What they don;t do is reduce their _price_ that much.

Compare on Edmunds what a used car will get you from a dealer and how much a dealer will charge you for one.

A new Honda Fit is like $13K, and a new bottom of the line Hyundai runs around $10K.

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**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086/22 "2010-08-13T04:18:59Z")

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_“Yaris is a poor choice. CR doesn’t like it.”_

I bought a 2008 Yaris new- it had the highest mileage rating of all the gas burners that year except for hybrids. The driver’s seat gets hard after 4-6 hours and the steering wheel is angled too far away at the top.

Other than that, I’d recommend it- no problems at 40k miles, and it’s consistently gotten better mileage than it was rated for.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hyundai-make-a-reliable-used-car/550086/23 "2010-08-13T04:33:37Z")

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Consider a used Kia, as well. After doing a ton of research on Consumer Reports, we almost got one. We ended up with a different car because of what was available locally that week, but the ones we looked at were very nice.

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