Hyundai. My first one was an Accent hatch in the late 2000s. It lived up to the rep of Hyundai being a cheaply made bare bones rental beater. Hard plastics, roll down windows, anemic engine, clunky transmission, cheap paint that dotted and rusted through, etc.
I switched to Ford next circa 2010s and got fed up with constant build quality issues (interior door panel rattling, track rust on the hood, bad moonroof seals causing rusting, window trim falling apart in the first month, door handle snapping, cabin fan squeaking, etc.). So I started shopping around and was surprised to see how Hyundai seemed to come up as a bang for buck option.
I've had my current Hyundai with side impact warning, front collision warning, lane departure, heated seats, backup cam, dash touch monitor console, Android Auto, etc. going on 4 years with no issues outside of engine monitoring software recall/updates, and a loose hatch latch issue they fixed fairly quickly during the pandemic. While they don't have the rep of Toyota, Hyundai has certainly gone a long way in improving their product.
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Hyundai. My first one was an Accent hatch in the late 2000s. It lived up to the rep of Hyundai being a cheaply made bare bones rental beater. Hard plastics, roll down windows, anemic engine, clunky transmission, cheap paint that dotted and rusted through, etc.
I switched to Ford next circa 2010s and got fed up with constant build quality issues (interior door panel rattling, track rust on the hood, bad moonroof seals causing rusting, window trim falling apart in the first month, door handle snapping, cabin fan squeaking, etc.). So I started shopping around and was surprised to see how Hyundai seemed to come up as a bang for buck option.
I've had my current Hyundai with side impact warning, front collision warning, lane departure, heated seats, backup cam, dash touch monitor console, Android Auto, etc. going on 4 years with no issues outside of engine monitoring software recall/updates, and a loose hatch latch issue they fixed fairly quickly during the pandemic. While they don't have the rep of Toyota, Hyundai has certainly gone a long way in improving their product.