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SentraSE-R · 06-01-2011, 04:33 AM

^^^ Good advice. I've been aware of Hyundai quality since I bought my wife's 1994 Elantra and gave it to my son in 2004. Consumer Reports has been aware of Hyundai Elantra quality since 2000.

I think Kia still has a way to go, as used ones aren't holding up as well as Hyundais. That said, I rented a Kia Rio a year ago and averaged 43.7 mpg with it for 3600 trouble-free miles in the Rockies and Plains states. If I throw out two outlier tanks crossing SD with 45 mph crosswinds, I averaged >45 mpg, and I was >49 mpg on my last two tanks with the Rio. Not bad at all for an automatic transmission car. I've also test driven the Kia Optima and Kia Soul, and have favorable impressions of both.

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SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	^^^ Good advice. I've been aware of Hyundai quality since I bought my wife's 1994 Elantra and gave it to my son in 2004. Consumer Reports has been aware of Hyundai Elantra quality since 2000. I think Kia still has a way to go, as used ones aren't holding up as well as Hyundais. That said, I rented a Kia Rio a year ago and averaged 43.7 mpg with it for 3600 trouble-free miles in the Rockies and Plains states. If I throw out two outlier tanks crossing SD with 45 mph crosswinds, I averaged >45 mpg, and I was >49 mpg on my last two tanks with the Rio. Not bad at all for an automatic transmission car. I've also test driven the Kia Optima and Kia Soul, and have favorable impressions of both. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg Last edited by SentraSE-R; 06-01-2011 at 04:44 AM..