Would not buy again
We had an awesome 2013 Elantra that was totaled in an accident, and decided to replace it with another Elantra. The 2020 was less expensive that the used models with 25K+ miles on them, and had a ton of safety features, which lured me in. The car itself is nice and had a lot of great safety features, but we definitely miss the heated seats and the CD player. But the real deception was the tires that come on this car - they are no good on grooved surfaces, particular highways. We live in the Bay Area with several rain-grooved freeways/bridges, and it is terrifying to drive on any one of them even in dry weather. The car pulls as if you are in a huge wind storm and you have to grip the steering wheel to keep it in the lanes. Unfortunately I did not test drive this car on one of those surfaces (sine we had no problems with the former Elantra), so I did not realize just how bad the tires would track the rain grooves and make it feel like the car is out of control. Hyundai says it is a "road issue" and not a "car issue" and therefore it is not their problem. So unless you are ready to spend another $600+ on a better set of tires right off the bat - and I am not even sure that fixes the problem - then beware if you will be driving on any grooved roads.
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