THE 2014 SONATA, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC, FOUR WHEELED LITTLE MONSTER.
I WILL LIST THE GOOD POINTS, AS I SEE THEM, AND THEN THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED. SOME OF THESE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPROVED. I'M NOT SURE.
THE LITTLE MONSTER IS VERY RELIABLE, GETS EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE, HANDLES REALLY WELL ON THE ROAD, probably BETTER THAN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER ADDED ANY OIL EXCEPT AT ROUTINE OIL CHANGES ABOUT EVERY 3,500 MILES OR WHEN IT GETS DIRTY. (I DON'T GO FOR THAT 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE BIT, I THINK THAT IS TOO LONG UNLESS IT IS ALL ROAD MILES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.) THIS IS, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE TOUGHEST LITTLE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE NIGHT WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR MY WIFE HIT A CURB THAT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED THE FRONT END OUT OF MY BUICK AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE. DRIVES STRAIGHT, BRAKES STRAIGHT AND NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS SURFACED. FOUR YEARS LATER I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT BUT IT IS HARD TO DISPROVE SUCCESS. I REALLY LIKE THE BACK UP CAMERA AND MY SON'S NEW HYUNDAI HAS A 360 DEG CAMERA THAT MAKES MINE OBSOLETE. THE LITTLE MONSTER HAS A LOT OF GOOD STUFF ON IT, LIKE THE HEATED SEATS, POWER SEATS, TURN SIGNALS ON THE MIRRORS, ETC. IT HAS AN EXCELLENT TRANSMISSION. NOW FOR THE BAD STUFF.
THE LITTLE MONSTER RIDES LIKE A LOG WAGON, HIGH SPEED LOG WAGON. YOU REALLY NEED FOAM PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO BE COMFORTABLE ON A TRIP. IT IS NOISY, MUCH MORE THAN IT SHOULD BE. I DON'T HEAR GOOD AND THAT HELPS. I'M TALKING ABOUT ROAD NOISE, NOT WIND NOISE. THE CONSOLE IS VERY POORLY ARRANGED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE RESTRICTED VISION OF SOME KIND. BY THE WAY, I NO LONGER DRIVE DUE TO WET MAC, MY WIFE DOES THE DRIVING NOW. THE CONSOLE REALLY NEED TO BE REENGINEERED COMPLETELY. THE SEAT BELT RECEIVERS NEED TO BE RAISED ABOUT ANOTHER INCH AS IT IS HARD TO GET THE MALE END INTO THE RECEIVER. (FRONT ONLY) THERE ARE A FEW OTHER LITTLE THINGS BUT THESE ARE THE BIG BADDIES AS I SEE THEM. IF YOU ARE RICH AND USED TO DRIVING A BMW, FORGET IT. I REALLY LIKE MY LITTLE MONSTER AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST CAR I EVER BUY. IF I WAS YOUNGER AND COULD STILL DRIVE, I WOULD GET A NEW ONE TOMORROW.
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