I love the sleek design of the car, and the interior is clean. Hyundai uses a lot of organic, curved lines in their design, which I prefer over some of the boxier designs I see nowadays. I've been driving my car for almost two years and have never had any issues with it. Great gas mileage and even if you're running late getting your oil changed, the car doesn't have any problems. The side mirrors can be adjusted electronically, which I prefer to moving them with my hands/getting fingerprints all over my mirrors. Also love that the rearview mirror has a setting that shows which direction you are driving!

I bought my Hyundai Elantra in 2009 after my previous car was totaled. It was very important for me to have a safe car, and this car was very highly rated. It now has 82k miles on it and is still performing great with no major issues. It drives smoothly with very little road noise, corners extremely well, and is very maneuverable. I have taken this car across to Europe and back, and it got me safely through Southern Italian traffic with no accidents! The gas mileage is great for its age and keeps up with many of the more recent sedans, and since gas in Italy was over six Euro per gallon, this was a very important feature. Before I took it overseas, I decided to do some maintenance to it myself, and with only a You Tube video and some basic tools, I was able to change the spark plugs and save myself from having to take it in to a shop. I also like that it has an aux jack in the dash, so I can put on my iPod for music as I travel. The trunk of the car has an amazing amount of storage space. I have managed to fit a lot of furniture from Ikea and other large items in the car by putting down the back seat and pushing the item through. I also managed to travel across the US in this car when I moved from the East coast to the West coast with everything I needed to get settled as well as move to and from college.