I bought one new in 2003. Still have it. Never a problem.

Still driving my 2005, no major problems in 18 years except lately some minor things like plastic interior parts like the door handle breaking but engine is rock solid

Had one for 8yrs from new. Only problems in 230k kms were a power steering hose and exhaust flex pipe. Father drove it for several yrs after that with few issues.

An underapreciated gem.

I still own one of these...(2003) and after 18 years with excellent service they last along time. I've watch many go plus 200K being abused and not serviced well in my 30 year mechanic career. I even seen them rolled over and wrecked in many junk yards. The roof design is VERY strong. If ya wanna cheap car that lasts....buy a nice one and service the heck out of it. In other words.....just care about it. Parts are plenty full and very cheap.

@Coolit2683

6 ай бұрын

I owned a 2002 Elantra GT, I adored it. the Beta2 is a solid reliable, I would even say unkillable engine. Kind of like a Honda D or B engine. It's flaw like many cars of the late 90's and early 2000's is the rust. Living in Quebec Montreal with heavily salted winter roads... Well that's what killed them and many of the epic oldschool unkillable japanese cars.

@admiralrustyshackleford119

27 күн бұрын

Hey hey, I'm still rolling a 2003 Elantra GT for my work/winter beater. Bought it for 500 bucks in 2015 with a clutch that was completely toasted, other then replacing the clutch and replacing the fuel pump a couple years later it's been one of the most reliable vehicles I've ever owned... Gets 35+ mpgs, AC and heat both work great, has 230,000ish miles on it now.

I love these, my parents almost purchased me one when I was younger but instead got the Kia Spectra GSX ( I still have today). I always wanted one preferably the sedan it's hard to come by. And still today if you're taken care of, if they're in great condition and last a very long time.

@Danodie2013_Official

Жыл бұрын

and what are you waiting for? You can still get it in great conditions, I mean, is a cheap old car after all.

@nupagadii5834

8 ай бұрын

Kia Spectra was license build Mazda Protégé. We owned two Hyundai Elantras home, 2001 GLS and 2002 GT (stick). Extraordinary vehicles - best spent $ in my life. GLS (auto) had best ever Auto trany filter to change ever seen in my life - alike oil filter that took @ 1 min to change....

@gsxellence

8 ай бұрын

@@Danodie2013_Official they want to much and seem to be all ragged out

@gsxellence

8 ай бұрын

@@nupagadii5834 let's race

@Danodie2013_Official

8 ай бұрын

@@gsxellence I don't think so, I have found these in excellent conditions, not all Elantras XD are totally wrecked by the age.

I’m still having mine as daily commuter, 180k km and still solid and reliable

I had one, had 291,000 miles and I traded it for a 2016 Forte EX that caught fire lol. I LOVED my Elantra but it needed lots of stupid little work that was costly (AC, window regulators, lock actuators, exhaust manifold, catalytic converter) so I bought the Forte because I couldn't get the 173 hp GDi in the Hyundai Elantra (none on the lot). It was a mechanical nightmare. The engine failed at 51,000 because of there oil shavings left over from the factory that blocked oil flow more and more over time (was a massive recall), then it caught fire at 62,000 (was at the dealership so nothing extreme, just my engine itself not like the whole car). They replaced it AGAIN, and I traded it immediately upon getting it back. I now own a 2019 Mazda3. I LOVE older Hyundai/Kia, up until 2011. Everything after that is guaranteed to catch fire or suffer from major oil consumption of some sort. Shame. My Elantra was a soldier, that 2.0 Beta engine was a workhorse.

My car!!! Same exact one, Same color, sedan, everything, even the inteor spec is the same

My father bought a 2004 model Dark Blue 1.6 GLS manual transmission(Euro spec) in 2008. I used to put the engine on the breaker almost every day, but it never failed until it was sold in 2014, we were just changing the oil and filters. I miss

I still drives my 05 elantra GLS . Great car

@nupagadii5834

8 ай бұрын

If auto tranny will start to jerk - rinse the tranny fluid and it will be back like new one

The guitar guy is just shredding so hard in the back lmao😂

The only thing I didn't like was the orange peel on the side doors. Every car I looked at on the dealership lot had it

Cute car

Just about 22 yrs old. Unbelievable.

@breortiz5269

8 ай бұрын

lol yup I’m a 22 year old driving one

@fernandorocha-dx1wv

24 күн бұрын

Cool and solid car

I had an '02 GT exactly like this, but mine had the sunroof. No ABS/TCS, though. I got it in '06 and traded it in 2012 for a '12 Chevy Cruze. Worst car decision I've made, The Cruze was a LS 6 Speed, but it basic compared to the Elantra. The leather and sunroof are a big deal to me. I ended up getting an '05 GLS Hatch in 2015 and still have it. Both of mine were 5 speed manuals. These cars are great. Very, very reliable, if maintained. I'm considering doing some subtle mods to the GLS like the leather from the GT and a full exhaust, short shifter, then get it painted Yellow. 👍😎 EDIT: I have a few short start up vids and a couple driving vids on my "channel" if ya wanna check 'em out! 👍

Owned one... fun, quick but always was concerned of what was going to brake next. It did however have an excellent rear defrost to keep my hands warm when I had to push it off the road

These were great cars. Better than what Hyundai makes now.

@Danodie2013_Official

8 ай бұрын

Really? So, why most of them are junky and wrecked? I don't mean to sound like a hater (because I'm not) but these cars still have assembly issues and the engines and transmissions are better than 90s models but not so strong as japanese engineering.

@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow

8 ай бұрын

@@Danodie2013_Official WTF. A 2002 Elantra would be well over 20 years old. Exactly how many do you expect to see on the road now?? Gees. NOT AS GOOD AS THE JAPANESE? Then why was the transmission in the 2002 Civic a total failure? Why was the paint trash? Hyundai didn't have these issues in 2002!

@Danodie2013_Official

8 ай бұрын

​@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow actually, they had, assembly issues, electronic sensors issues, security performance issues, antithieft protection issues even in the last models (Kia Boyz reference), leather seats issues, and even the not durable paint body work back in those days. I have her cousin the Kia Spectra (Cerato LD) and it is such a great car, but although feels better than the poor made Sephia, it still feels way cheap in some points compared to Corolla or Civic, in fact, these korean c class cars are like an american car model such like Focus, Cobalt, Caliber, but a bit better than all of those, because still has corrupted sensors and cheap plastic parts, but no engine failures o electronic. About the Honda Civic, that was at once and in 2001 not 2002, meanwhile Hyundai had even more problems compared to Honda general engineering. And about mechanical toughness, a Honda Civic (1996-2000) Vtec engines can run without oil for some minutes and it don't blew up inmediatly, if you do that with a Korean car, the not oil engine will blew in less than a minute.

@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow

8 ай бұрын

​@@Danodie2013_OfficialDude, you're hilarious 😂😆.

@Danodie2013_Official

8 ай бұрын

​@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow same to you, lover of the 2000s "ugly ducklings" korean cars industry. You know, I personally love korean cars Kia Hyundai and even the non-existent Daewoo in 2000s era (that's why I have one), but reality is hard and we have to face it whether you like it or not. Although it hurts your ego, these bunch of cars are not better than Japanese engineering like Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, but they are way better than Mitsubishi and Suzuki, and same level along with Mazda and Subaru. Anyways, If it weren't for the fact that I'm Mexican, I would have more than 1 Korean car in my garage, but yeah, in my country these cars do not exist before 2014 - 2015 years, and importing them from the near USA is a legal problem because of the NAFTA.

These were decent cars, but I thought they didn't fare well in side crashes.

I have one but it is with diesle motor it is grat car

Sub-compact? What are americans smoking? How is this subcompact?

It's incredible how much the Koreans have improved in quality. Kia design is godawful and overdone tho imo.

@hakeemsd70m

Жыл бұрын

The quality of the 01 Elantra was very good, definitely on par with the Civic of the era. In the Midwest, I still see quite a lot of these Elantra and other Hyundais of this era. Some have rust, some don't.