I purchased this car used in 2010. Mine had the manual transmission with power locks. Even though the car was used I found it very reliable. It required little maintenance and the bit it did didn't cost much as the parts were so redly available. There seemed to be some slight problems in the Hyundai design that this model also fell victim too, frequent use of the windows would cause the motor to fail. The paint seemed very prone to sun spots, though this could be more noticeable to me because mine was black. The stock clutch in the car lasted over 100,000 miles and more than 3 people learning how to drive a stick shift on it which from what I understand is pretty unheard of. I had to take the door panel off <window problem> and the dashboard, the design was very simple and allowed me to work on it with ease.

My Elantra is a decent enough car it gets me where I need to go. It is pretty good on gas and even though it is a 2005 it only has 54000 miles on it.