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If you made a spreadsheet to compare cars and ended up with a Hyundai your spreadsheet had an error.
Hyundai has some of the best EVs
I made a spreadsheet to compare cheapo cars. Then my brother, who is a car person, went with me to car shop and insisted I buy a '92 Honda Prelude that was in pristine looking condition for 7k. He was very insistent that it was a steal even if I needed to put another couple grand to fix it up, so I bought it.
Unfortunately, I have indeed needed to put more money into it, its currently in the shop right now in fact.
I've never owned a fast car before, I'll admit its a fun car to drive. All my previous cars were boring A to B basic cars. I wish it's cruise control worked (still can't figure out why it wont), that it had come with cup holders, and that its speakers weren't so tinny.
How many miles on it? Because if it's low mileage 7k is a steal. Those things can sell for over twice that. I don't know that I'd suggest a car that old as a daily driver for someone that doesn't do their own repairs. Old cars are always going to need a lot of repairs.
Yeah the car person here sounds like a “car enthusiast” to me, since preludes are still desirable for import racing and 7 is low, but no one who works on cars and knows how much work a car like that can be would ever recommend it to their less knowledgeable friend.
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Yeah that's what I kind of told him, its age was a concern to me but he said that while I wasn't the ideal user, that it'd probably still serve me well as long as I take care of it because he said old Hondas are very reliable. He was insistent it was the best option out of the cars we were looking at. He also loves Hondas though so I'm wondering if he was a tad biased and it was really just a car he'd like.
I'll say I do feel some level of responsibility to making sure its taken care of because its like a cool old car and IDK if I want that sense of responsibility. But I also really don't want to go car shopping again.
Did a huge spreadsheet comparing electric cars that can charge fast, tow a trailer and are as efficient as possible. Ended up with a Hyundai Ioniq 6. Great car IMHO.
I dunno about that. Hyundais are cheap, and until recently they were pretty reliable cars. I drove an '07 accent for 14 years with zero issues and minimal maintenance. I only replaced it in late 2020 because I was having a house built and moving to a rural area, and needed something that could handle country roads and at least light off-roading.
I compared a bunch of CUVs (compact SUVs) checked out all of them, and finally got it down to the Honda CRV, Toyota RAV4, some Hyundai (Tucson maybe?), and a Kia Sportage (I know, it's basically a Hyundai, and vice versa).
Every single one of them had some caveat. The Hyundai had a high dash and infotainment blocking part of the view, the CRV had a low front end that caused issues with low obstacles a CVT that struggles with uphill driving. The RAV4 was nice, but cost at least 30-50% more expensive than every other car with few discernable advantages. Plus, several other cars I looked at were CVT with dual clutch, which can burn up and overheat just going uphill.
In the end, it actually was down to the Hyundai and the Kia Sportage.
I bought the Sportage because it was all around balanced, still had an ICE engine, AWD, and Kia Finance had a good deal I qualified for. I got the previous year's model new from remaining stock with a zero interest rate. Sweet deal, total cost was like $24k. It's been a good car. Some minor issues and a bit of recall work with the dealerships, but I haven't had any major problems with it, and I barely have to do any sort of maintenance, just like the old Hyundai.
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