Had a 2006 V6 Sonata owned it for years sold it with 220k miles and never even burned a drop of oil it was BULLETPROOF reliable. In certain areas you can tell it was very cheaply made but overall this was Hyundai’s first world class quality sedan.
I had a 2009 Sonata V6 w/sunroof. Loved that car! Unfortunately, a Lexus RX 350 totaled it, though the Sonata was driven away (and driven for five days), while the Lexus had to be taken out on a flatbed.
Exactly. This was the best Sonata ever. Even the 2001-05 Sonata was reliable and well made. After 2011 it might have had a stunning design and excellent fit and finish but reliability declined and price increased. I’m not a fan of 2010scand 2020s Hyundais but I loved the 2000s Hyundais.
I currently own a 2.4 model in South Korea. It’s very low maintenance, reliable, beautiful. The only sad thing about the Korean domestic version is that it doesn’t have those folded back seats like American ones.
I love that this is for a new review. This tells myself nothing about reliability for a old used car in 2024. Video made in 2023 but from a new commercial 🤣 dang i should do this, repost old videos!
It makes zero sense to me why the EPA would classify this as a full-size car when it is in the mid-size class. Also this car came out in 2004 in Korea and 2006 for the US market.
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This Sonata along with the next generation really turned Hyundai’s sales around.
Had a 2006 V6 Sonata owned it for years sold it with 220k miles and never even burned a drop of oil it was BULLETPROOF reliable. In certain areas you can tell it was very cheaply made but overall this was Hyundai’s first world class quality sedan.
I had a 2009 Sonata V6 w/sunroof. Loved that car! Unfortunately, a Lexus RX 350 totaled it, though the Sonata was driven away (and driven for five days), while the Lexus had to be taken out on a flatbed.
Peak Sonata, then unreliablity returned after this generation.
Exactly. This was the best Sonata ever. Even the 2001-05 Sonata was reliable and well made. After 2011 it might have had a stunning design and excellent fit and finish but reliability declined and price increased. I’m not a fan of 2010scand 2020s Hyundais but I loved the 2000s Hyundais.
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My first car was an 08
I currently own a 2.4 model in South Korea. It’s very low maintenance, reliable, beautiful. The only sad thing about the Korean domestic version is that it doesn’t have those folded back seats like American ones.
I love that this is for a new review. This tells myself nothing about reliability for a old used car in 2024. Video made in 2023 but from a new commercial 🤣 dang i should do this, repost old videos!
I love these
They're still driving around. Just you need to do a timing belt, and an older car doesn't really worth to do it.
V6 has a timing chain..No need to change as long as you change oil every 3,000-5,000 miles
It makes zero sense to me why the EPA would classify this as a full-size car when it is in the mid-size class. Also this car came out in 2004 in Korea and 2006 for the US market.
Especially when they were selling the bigger Azera at about the same time.