Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy.

I'm either going to purchase a new 2005 Hyundai Elantra GLS
hatchback for $14,200 OR a new 2006 Toyota Corolla
CE 4-door sedan for $15,100 (or $15,500 depending
upon the option package).

These are solid, final prices I negotiated with both dealers
over the phone.

People say the Toyotas are built better than the Hyundais
and most other vehicles for that matter, but the Elantra comes
with a 10-year 100,000-mile powertrain warranty. The Corolla
comes with 5 years of powertrain.

Which would you choose? I plan to keep the car forever,
so trade-in value or the speed of the car's depreciation is
not a factor in the decision-making.

Thanks a million for any advice.

TenPercent wrote:
Checkout the Mazda3. Much better car than either of these.

"FanJet" <FanJet27 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Bull fucking shit it is. Buy the Toyota. Typical DEMONrat promoting of shit
cars: Mazda.

Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a
Japanese car.

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 02:42:39 +0000, TenPercent wrote:

Toyota.

Toyota

I've owned several. The last one I sold(had 179,000 miles on it) is
still seen around town hauling rug rats.

RonT

TenPercent, 10/27/2005,10:42:39 PM, wrote:

When you ask that question in a Toyota newsgroup you will get the
answer "Toyota". If you think about it, look around you and see how
many old Toyotas there are and how many old Hyundais there are.
Hyundais may be on the way up in quality, but wouldn't you want to pay
$1000 more for proven quality and endurance for something expensive you
plan to keep for a while?

--
"The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't
see him laughing." -- Phyllis Diller

TenPercent wrote:

Hyundais have improved significantly in quality over the years, although
their long term reliability is uncertain. More importantly, the Corolla
gets considerably better gas mileage than Elantra or Mazda3 (which somebody
else suggested). So if you intend to do a lot of driving, the extra money
spent for the Corolla will be more than offset by the savings in fuel costs.

"TenPercent" <tenpercent (AT) not-real-address (DOT) com> wrote:

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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Look at the crash tests. Elantra at bottom of list. Scott