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Old 04-11-08, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Sure the interior looks good, when you've got a very touched and doctored up picture of it. The interior looks nowhere near as good in real life.


no...it does look pretty close to it--although i haven't seen the two-tone combo.

if you've actually spent time in the car, you'd know.
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Old 04-11-08, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by whoster
no...it does look pretty close to it--although i haven't seen the two-tone combo.

if you've actually spent time in the car, you'd know.
Yeah I do know, because I've sat inside a new Elantra .

It's a good interior, but it's not THAT good. Yes you can argue it's better than the Corolla interior in some ways, but IMHO the interior also has some faults and negatives compared to a Corolla interior.

It's certainly NOT a "world of difference" compared to the Corolla.
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Old 04-11-08, 10:13 AM
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Tastes great... less filling...

Hyundai clearly has Toyota a bullseye in its sights and sees Toyota's weaknesses. I'm not going to get into which is better, but clearly it's becoming competitive, something few would have believed a few years ago.

I noticed Toyota's stock is now at the same (low) point it was 2 years ago... so investors aren't that confident in them either.
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Yeah I do know, because I've sat inside a new Elantra .

It's a good interior, but it's not THAT good. Yes you can argue it's better than the Corolla interior in some ways, but IMHO the interior also has some faults and negatives compared to a Corolla interior.

It's certainly NOT a "world of difference" compared to the Corolla.
can you explain in what ways the Corolla interior is better? I mean all you ever seem to do is bash Hyundai every chance you get! Take off your homer glasses and be appreciate that Hyundai can make a car like this for that price..it means better competition, which is always better for the consumers!
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Old 04-11-08, 12:22 PM
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that is the biggest dead pedal ive seen
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Old 04-11-08, 12:35 PM
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2009 will be an interesting year indeed

Cough corolla cough
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Old 04-11-08, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by adam8065
can you explain in what ways the Corolla interior is better? I mean all you ever seem to do is bash Hyundai every chance you get! Take off your homer glasses and be appreciate that Hyundai can make a car like this for that price..it means better competition, which is always better for the consumers!
Did you read what I said? I said it's a GOOD interior but not GREAT. IMHO the Corolla's interior is better integrated and I like the center stack more. I don't like the protruding "hump" in the center console of the Elantra, nor do I like the ergonomics or the design of the front door panels. The Elantra also lacks the dual glovebox design that the Corolla dash has.
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Did you read what I said? I said it's a GOOD interior but not GREAT. IMHO the Corolla's interior is better integrated and I like the center stack more. I don't like the protruding "hump" in the center console of the Elantra, nor do I like the ergonomics or the design of the front door panels. The Elantra also lacks the dual glovebox design that the Corolla dash has.
well, if you give specific reasons like you just did it would make your original post a lot more clearer
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Old 04-11-08, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SLegacy99
One day, there will be no more cheap economy cars.
That is not a bad thing.
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Looks nice from the pics especially the interior but that is a pretty blurry photo and not very good.
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Old 04-12-08, 10:33 AM
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that is the biggest dead pedal ive seen
 
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