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Cheap and ugly, maybe. But impractical? I'm afraid not.

The Hyundais of 5-10 years ago were awful machines, but like Skoda, their new offerings are very good cars indeed. I'd choose a new Hyundai over a new Ford any day.

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If you will but Ford has served me well over the years. I'd be mildly interested to try driving a Hyundai, though the styling puts me off buying one, but I'm not interested enough to jump start it. Perhaps if it came to the door already running...

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Indeed. That is exactly what I would prefer to have, and if I were back in the UK I would be comparing Skoda vs VW vs Audi estates. Its a shame that over here, those cars are so much more expensive than a SUV.

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Hyundai Quality and customer satisfaction is creeping towards the top of the heap, and is backed by one of the better warantees on the market. Cant say the same for Dodge.

A Subaru wagon used to be the best combination of practicality reliability and value on the market here, but new prices are pushing up into premium levels and they run the risk of pushing their long term customers away if they persist in this idea that they are a premium brand, Just because they are better engineered and more reliable than an Audi or VW doesnt mean you can charge Audi prices for them, the brand cache and interior finish is just not there to justify it.

Wagon and hatchbacks are not quite yet dead here, VW has reintroduced basically a station wagon, but its a premium brand over here sadly. The Hyundai Elantra Touring seems to be attracting a fair bit of interest as a practical and economic option. I cant ever see myself driving a minivan, so last time I had to get a car I chose to pick up a three year old Legacy Wagon and Im happy with the choice so far, although I realise in time its going to cost more that a domestic to repair, although hopefully less frequently.

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Anticipating a Novo / DBD road trip in Novo's new Hyundai Elantra Touring :) He's got a beard too :sneaky:

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You and Novo are coming out here in the Hyundai? Do me a favour and park around the corner please.

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:rofl:
The gay dog would fit in the trunk of that too.

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The gay dog, for which I have just purchased a very expensive tag (they wouldn't take peeking between his legs as proof of neutering), is quite fine in the back of the pastel Beetle, thank you very much. I didn't embarass him by putting him in the van.

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I can exclusively reveal pictures of Novo's new 'pimped' Elantra:

http://image.motortrend.com/f/923949...ncept+side.jpg

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Please to be parking that around several corners.

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I'll bring mine next time we have a pint. Can you manage a stickshift?

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:)

Plain silver I'm ashamed to admit.

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The Land Cruiser had two. Two at once gave me trouble.

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And I thought you'd learned that lesson.

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It has been decided - off to pick up my Subaru Forrester later :)