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Wes
I am a satisfied owner of a 1997 Sonata v6, and it hit 100,000 miles
the other day. Overall the car has been very good. Everything has
been running perfectly, besides what's listed below. Although the 2
problems I had aren't small, I got over them, and the car has been
holding up very well. It's still tight on the road. Not squeaks or
noises. And most importantly, no constant 'little issues' nickle and
diming me. Everything just works.
Problems:
1) Transmission failure at 92,000 miles. This is obviously major, but
it at least was a single problem that got fixed. I had a warranty, so
I 'only' paid $1,000 to have it completely overhauled. (warranty
covered $1,800 of the cost) Runs well now.
2) Mechanic saw rack & pinion steering leaking at 99,200 miles. Since
I had the warranty, and it was about to run out, I had it replaced for
free. I do believe that if I left this, it would have been fine for
years, but I didn't want to take the chance.
My biggest complaint about the car is it doesn't get very great gas
mileage. I drive over 50% highway, and I still average around 23 MPG.
If I drive 100% highway, like on a trip, I get 27-28, not too bad,
but around town, it's a little low. However at this point reliability
is way more important than mileage.
Otherwise the car runs perfect. -Everything- else is original. I
plan on keeping it to the 10 year mark, meaning I'll hopefully get
140,000 or more out of it. We'll see... but it's really proven itself
so far.
the other day. Overall the car has been very good. Everything has
been running perfectly, besides what's listed below. Although the 2
problems I had aren't small, I got over them, and the car has been
holding up very well. It's still tight on the road. Not squeaks or
noises. And most importantly, no constant 'little issues' nickle and
diming me. Everything just works.
Problems:
1) Transmission failure at 92,000 miles. This is obviously major, but
it at least was a single problem that got fixed. I had a warranty, so
I 'only' paid $1,000 to have it completely overhauled. (warranty
covered $1,800 of the cost) Runs well now.
2) Mechanic saw rack & pinion steering leaking at 99,200 miles. Since
I had the warranty, and it was about to run out, I had it replaced for
free. I do believe that if I left this, it would have been fine for
years, but I didn't want to take the chance.
My biggest complaint about the car is it doesn't get very great gas
mileage. I drive over 50% highway, and I still average around 23 MPG.
If I drive 100% highway, like on a trip, I get 27-28, not too bad,
but around town, it's a little low. However at this point reliability
is way more important than mileage.
Otherwise the car runs perfect. -Everything- else is original. I
plan on keeping it to the 10 year mark, meaning I'll hopefully get
140,000 or more out of it. We'll see... but it's really proven itself
so far.