Need advice from car people

[motorcy90]

Hyundai/Kia are great buys right now. Whish we still had the fiancee's 2011 Sonata at the moment. 117k miles and not an issue from it or even rust underneath (I did the oil changes) I just didn't fit in it comfortably to use it as my daily.

 

[ianoconnor]

Take a look at the new Civic.

 

[Yaz]

Consumer reports is honestly horrible. They make issues with the infotainment system the same as issues with the drivetrain.

There is a lot of data there that can be confusing for many who are not familiar with it. You can use the infotainment data to drive your decision, if you wish. Or you can focus on the important issues regarding crash safety, recalls, transmissions, engines, design changes, ongoing model issues and so on.

CR is based on data.i.e...facts, not speculation or hope. You can choose to use the data or just flip a coin.

 

[ZRF]

The taurus doesn't struggle on the highway but I've read that some of the cheaper newer sedans have problems with languid acceleration which is something I don't want. I don't want anything sporty either really. Just something that I can merge onto the highway comfortably in.

It's been a while, but about 9 years ago we were renting a car to drive from Phoenix to Glenwood Springs, CO. Had the option between a Camry and an Elantra, Initially opted for the Elantra as it was cheaper and thought it would suffice. After going 2 miles on FLAT road, experiencing ridiculous acceleration lag, we went back and got the Camry instead. There was no way the Elantra could handle the western slopes of CO if it couldn't even accelerated on a flat stop in Phoenix.

I'm pretty sure this kind of "struggle" is what's being referenced.

 

[Urbandale2013]

We own owned a 2008 corolla. It was a pretty good car, except it performed poorly in snow and ice. Probably the worst car I have ever driven in bad weather.

Once a front tire started to slip, the drive train would send all energy to that one tire while the one that had traction would just sit there doing nothing. We owned a FWD Saturn at the same time, and it was a beast in the snow by comparison.

Hopefully things have improved since then. We got about 38 MPG over time in the Corolla. It took a deer head-on like a champ in the summer of 2015 and we walked away without a scratch. Had around 130,000 miles on it at that point.

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Not an issue for mine. I have a 2017 and it is great. Only complaints is it’s to small so I will likely get a RAV 4 when I upgrade. That isn’t a problem with the car itself though. I’m the only one so I need more versatility. If I had a larger car as well I’d definitely get another.