2009 Hyundai Elantra SE Review - Money Changed You...

[@cxhatchboy520]

2009 Hyundai Elantra.. The car that you "can't remember when you last saw one of those" because they blend so well into everyday blandness.

[@psivewri]

I recently bought a 2007 Elantra for cheap and it's been great. Simple but reliable :)

[@goodday126]

The only suggestions I have are to remember to change the timing belt at least reasonably on schedule (Hyundai OE part only), if it's a 2007 and never had the timing belt replaced, that's too long. Also a drain and fill on the transmission every 30k miles. The only actual repair I've needed to do on this car in 224k miles has been an alternator.

[@tn9711]

Nice to see a channel reviewing older cars. Useful for people buying used cars.

[@KAYKAYC619]

I was duped into buying a Vovlo S80 for my first car. Lesson learned! I did extensive research on my next vehicle. 3 years later, I have no complaints. This car has proven to be one of the best purchases I ever made. I rep my 2009 GLS very proudly!!!

[@ABDO-xw9wm]

One of my favorite cars ever , super reliable and I love the styling

[@zackdl]

I remember back in 2011 one of my HS classmates had a 2010 and raved about how great it was compared to other previous Hyundais. You’re definitely right about this gen Elantra being the start of the better Hyundai.

[@cfc1001001cfc]

Outstanding review...I bought a brand new 2010 Hyundai Elantra (base trim) model that was almost identical to the 2009 you reviewed. I bought the car for the reason you mentioned towards the end of the video...the Consumer Reports recommendation. The transmission started slipping at 95k, and they honored their warranty without a fuss and swapped the transmission free of charge. I had it until it got totaled in a wreck, and I replaced it with a 2017 Hyundai Elantra SE dealer loaner with 10K miles on it, but with a warranty. Now that the secret is out that they are great cars with a great warranty, they do cost a lot of money. It's great to learn about a wide variety of cars, but if need a miler that starts, steers, and stops with a long warranty and low long-term dollar-per-mile total-cost-of-ownership, the Hyundai's are hard to beat.

[@creeguyvernon]

Nice review of the Hyundai Elantra 🙂 I had bought a 2008 GLS sedan and drove it for years until 2010 , but every thing about the car was great! Great on long road trips, great in the city, the repairs were minimal, never broke down and all around driving views were fantastic, can't say anything bad about this model of Elantra 🙂

[@RobertCOVELL]

Same i love my 2009

[@mariofernandez2731]

❤❤❤❤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻👏🏻🇨🇷🇨🇷

[@JoKIA_-100]

A good cheap first car for a young person. Let’s see a review of an 80s Excel.

[@ckyung1312]

Oversized toasters, it’d be a miracle to find one with wheels still attached haha

[@jonathankleinow2073]

I had a 2008 Elantra SE. I bought it because it was Consumer Reports' highest-rated compact, but only in SE trim, because SE came with wider tires and ESC. Mine had a temp and fuel gauge, so they must have jumped on the idiot light bandwagon in '09. That's when they added the USB port as well. As I recall, you needed to buy a special cable from Hyundai to get your iPod to work with it. I will say mine lasted me nearly trouble-free for 95,000 miles. It had an issue once where I couldn't get it to start for a few days, and I was just about to call a tow truck that could get it out of my condo's underground garage when it decided to start on my last attempt like nothing happened. I sold it to a guy with the screen name "nug buckets," who bought it for his teenage daughter. A few years later, she rear-ended someone and didn't have any insurance, so State Farm tried to go after me as the last person in their records with insurance. But that wasn't the car's fault, and I really liked that little car.

[@justinkaufman495]

That's wild they thought they were gonna get you for her actions. I'd rather like to hear their legal argument for that.

[@kekepalmer9464]

My 2007 elantra with 314,000 miles till going strong.💪

[@jonathans4503]

Nice, I bought a 2009 elantra in 2020 when I was still a college student finishing my last semester and it's my first car. Have enough money now to upgrade to something newer but I still enjoy driving it plus I made do many upgrades to it. Hard to let go

[@irisbaez1972]

WOW. mine is 2008 with only 159K miles. it's a baby next to your car. What have you done to your car, what have you changed or replaced? Did you buy it brand new or used?

[@troyherriman]

I has 2009 Hyundai Elantra 190,000 miles. Still good. I was worried about breaking down.

[@bricegraham8256]

I wouldn't mind owning one of these as a daily. I've always thought it was cool that in 2009 it still used mechanical throttle and an electronic distributor. The reason why I thought it was cool is because incase yall didn't know at this point, the majority of cars including my 05 Mazda moved to the coil on plug design and the throttle by wire design.

[@jonell1425]

I've heard this is the best generation Elantra ever made.

[@damilolaakanni]

The generation that followed (2011-2016) had a few engine issues, but it looked good and got excellent fuel economy.

[@justinkaufman495]

It was the last generation able to hit 300,000 miles predictably. I have 2 from this era with 300k on the clock. An 07 elantra, and an 07 santa fe. They're the best.

[@goodday126]

I own a 2009 Elantra, in my small fleet of vehicles. 200K miles, no breakdowns, still doing fine.

[@01Elantraaa]

Same

[@justinkaufman495]

Wait until you hit 300k like the rest of us. You'll only love it more.

[@goodday126]

@@justinkaufman495 224k now, and it's still our trusty backup car. Funny story, yesterday I was dropping off a friend's car at their dealership. My wife was blocked in, so she took the Elantra. I'm standing outside of service and noticed the car and thought "That's a nice looking Elantra." without knowing it was her. That's how huge of a nerd Elantra owners can be.

[@powershin12]

To me, this is still one of the best looking Elantra

[@damilolaakanni]

Agreed, this one and the next two generations (2011-2016 and 2017-2019).

[@RRLV434]

2011-2013 is my favorite (I have a 2013)

[@deontrelewis8836]

The 2021+ model looks good

[@mattman953]

The Elantra Touring (or GT / wagon) was also called the Hyundai i30 in other countries. It had a bespoke platform.

[@leodalkey651]

The car has a great story. Back in the 90's Hyundai made sports car called the Tiburon. Koreans kids started tuning them up and discovered these made pretty good platforms for tuners. People turned them into drift cars. They had nice stiff frames for a compact, good idea if you wanna keep all 4 wheels on ground when your sliding around. They took the frame off the Tiburon, made it a little longer for 4 doors, further modifications were made to suit FF and that's what they put under the old Elantras. Many years later they want to break into the american market. But then the economy tanked in S Korea. Hyundai had to cut costs. They bought a big pile of depreciated toyota engines and transmissions, started putting them in their new generation 3 Elantras. This worked out for Hyundai. The korean economy recovered and they went back to making their sub-par engines for the next generation. I would love to try the new Elantra N.

[@damilolaakanni]

Wasn't the Tiburon front wheel drive? I'm pretty sure it was.

[@leodalkey651]

@@damilolaakanni My bad your right.

[@toxiccolin1797]

My dad used to have an '09 Elantra Touring in black. So much room in the back, and it was the car I learned how to drive in. Sadly it got written off just over three years ago :(

[@bwofficial1776]

That Bluetooth module built into the sunglasses holder has to be an accessory add-on. iPods are still a thing, though only the Touch is.

[@andrewkrause2603]

I deliver 🍕 in a 09. Paid 3900 for 150k miles used in 2020. Got 200k no repairs yet just new tires, new timing belt at 200k (800 for a rubber belt water pump serpentine belt n 6 hours of labor) other than that I go to get my oil changed at 3500 and it's perfect come back at 5. Doesn't drive well above 70-75mph also reads about 3-4 mph faster if radars are correct. They're supposed to last 200 according to Google but someone on here claims a driving instructor has 800k on factory engine/tranny so I pray to God I can get half that. edit I have a gls, closer to 140k can't remember

[@samastra1066]

These elantras actually look pretty nice when they have sideskirts and a spoiler

[@justinkaufman495]

Even without there's just something nice about them. It's that soft appearance. They aren't aggressive, and in this case that's a good thing.

[@kwasia4882]

Wait, did I hear the word “reliable car”?

[@MarvinHartmann452]

They are in the US since they came up with the exel in 1985-86. They are in Canada since 1983-84 and they sold the pony here from 1984 to 1987, which was never sold in the US. It's kinda like a chevette, but with a mistubishi engine, and they also sold the slightly more expensive stellar, think of it as a sedan chevette too. Both of these cars were rear wheels drive. I bought a pony new in 1985 as a commuter car and it did the job pretty well until the rust get it. It has a manual 4 speed transmission and was one of the lowest priced car with the yugo and the lada 1200. I kept it 12 years and it has 250k km when I scraped it because it was falling apart. It didn't like the salt on the road here. I also bought a 1995 lada niva because I loved the way it looked and it was a pretty robust, easy to work on car. It was dirt cheap for a 4x4 and was with a manual transmission and transfer case. If I remember correctly, I paid 7k for it brand new. I sold it to a neighbour of mine and I believe it still on the road today. For those who don't know what it is, or what it's like to drive one, think of it as a 4x4 old school beetle, with more metal than plastic parts interior and, a way too large steering wheel.

[@javiercasa4715]

Hello. I have a Hyubdai Elantra 2010. Is the better! I bought it new. Today the Elantra has 145000 km. I have not had any problems and only change de oil and brakes and I hope to enjoy more time. Thanks Hyundai. I am from Ecuador.

[@mkecarconnection3808]

I love your reviews cause you’re not scared to jump in a car as basic as this and still show it effort and love.

[@doug6191]

I remember when Hyundai started using VW's interior lighting color. It wasn't as vivid as VW's blue with red needles, but I liked Hyundai's use of blue instead of the green, orange, or red that others were using.

[@Cubemaster]

4:20 my Genesis Coupe has that same AUX iPod USB thing in pretty much the same location, and it's a 2014! It is a little weird how they put "iPod" but maybe that was more common compared to flash drives (which is what we have used in the past).

[@tall_dude1233]

iPods were all the rage back in 2009. People couldn't quite afford iPhones and they also weren't widely available back in 2009. I can't say for other people, but I didn't get my first smartphone until 2012.

[@RRLV434]

My 2013 Elantra has it to

[@Ramcharger85]

I love these cars. Actually drove a newer 2020 model when i went to visit family

[@Dynamic_Entry]

Lmfao the animation of the Mazda looks like people are getting jiggly in it. I know it’s meant to show the suspension in action but lol...

[@commycasty]

You should do the 2006-2011 Azera. There's not a whole lot on it on YT compared to most cars of its era. Recently got one from an older couple with only 79k miles and rides like new. Underrated as hell, very reliable and not expensive to maintain.

[@adventureguy4119]

my 2009 is a manual with 209,000 miles timing belt recently done, alt belt replaced new breaks. passed inspection. God will make it 300k

[@mariofernandez2731]

I dream to buy some day soon a Elantra 2010 American version I love this cars very reliable easy mechanical and cheap!! I just love it ❤❤❤

[@damilkman1552]

Just got this, hope this whip is great 👍

[@trandizzle5]

Mine is a 2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS honestly car runs strong 💪 Sam’s body from 2007 to 2010

[@gondolagripes1674]

I have a 2010 Elantra touring, the wagon. It's got such a good size to cargo space ratio. And a lot of rear legroom too. I fit comfortably at 6ft.

[@gondolagripes1674]

Also, you can review it if you're interested. I live in the OH/PA/WV tri state area.

[@darthdarthbinkss]

Oh wow, I didn't even know they had those in a wagon. That's freaking awesome!

[@jacoricooper6252]

My mom had a blue one like this when I was 7 going on 8 it was a 2007 model pretty good economy car nothing to brag about not a fast sport car but these are good i want my mom to get this for me for my first car and with it being good on gas these are the real one even other compact cars.

[@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

The old Hyundais were better.

[@justinkaufman495]

Based. These cars regularly hit 300k miles. I have 2 of them with 300k on the clock from the 07-10 era.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

It’s Hyundai

[@ein123456789]

Had one of these, sold at 200k. Was a serviceable car, certainly not exciting lol, but really nothing went wrong

[@redneon06]

I love my 2014. My front and back seats are heated!

[@thevacdude]

My mom has a 2016 Elantra, so the gen after this one. Hyundai has come a long way since the 80's. The new Elantra, and the gen before this new one. really are nice cars. I would have done a comparison of this, and the new gen, but you were at a Chevy dealer, not Hyundai.

[@IbanezPlayer124]

Had a 2009 Elantra SE. Was a great little car, but like others have said, extremely basic car. But this was the start of Hyundai getting better IMO

[@jorgemarioaraya8525]

So weird. Here in Costa Rica we have this Hyundai with automatic A/C, I see all American version comes with manual A/C

[@marcelonator]

I was so excited when the Big ass bottle passed the test! I was at the edge of the seat lol

[@adurichard2219]

This car is the best so far

[@YouDontWannaFightMe]

I am perplexed by the fact it has cruise control, but no way to tell if the car is overheating.

[@blue_lancer_es]

It looked like a Korean corolla

[@jxmar_]

Because it is..

[@jonathans4503]

Totally

[@trr5291]

It looks like 2009. I know someone who had one. In 2009 they were nice little cars.

[@normal8590]

I remember my brother had one that was blue good times.

[@calgary2800]

Very expensive for the timing belt change. Quoted 900 plus tax for a belt change by dealer and Firestone. I do think the car is a pleasure to drive however.

[@RRLV434]

That’s how much timing belts are for most cars. The next generations all have timing chains luckily

[@tahsin28]

Atleast the light colors are consistent hyundai blue. not green, blue and white like toyotas of that era.

[@damilolaakanni]

2009? IMO, it's giving early 2000's vibes, especially on the interior. Like 2005 at the latest. Maybe this generation started in 2005.🤷🏽

[@adamroberge1201]

Does generation rise from 2007 to 2010 The 2005 is part of the 2001 to 2006 generation

[@wolfbaron25]

Too bad their current cars are complete and total garbage with their GDI engines

[@mustasheolll2020]

New model cars look quite good imo

[@davinp]

Strange they put the bluetooth volume buttons at top instead on the radio

[@EmmysCoolVids123]

Would this be a good first car?

[@Ace-002]

It’s my first car and it’s great. Haven’t had to many problems with mine

[@jonathans4503]

It's my first car and I love mine. Bought it in 2020 @ 70k miles and still runs great. Now it has 100k miles on it.

[@Ace-002]

@@jonathans4503 what year is yours? I got a 09 bought it last year, but it wasn’t as fancy as this one with the sun roof or the Bluetooth function. I just ended up buying a aux adapter for my iPhone. And a Bluetooth fm transmitter

[@jonathans4503]

@@Ace-002 I got a 2009 elantra. No sunroof either. But I changed the radio to an android head unit. It has Apple carplay android auto. I even watched KZbin videos on it. But I mainly use it for Bluetooth music/call or navigation. I use TomTom gps app cuz I think it's the best. I put led everywhere on it too and tinted all windows

[@Ace-002]

@@jonathans4503 I need to change out the radio to something more modern also.

[@technocatdance]

civics, accord, yaris etc are a little expensive 2nd hand you can pick up one of these for a lot less it should be pretty reliable almost bought one while looking for a civic!

[@liquidh5226]

Good car

[@pguth98]

Kinda looks like a Mazda2/Scion iA/Toyota Yaris iA/Toyota Yaris Sedan/whatever else they called it. Well, not quite as nice, but the "coke bottle styling" and overall proportions are similar.

[@haxxm32]

3:27 I have the exact same thing but in my 09 camry. Does anyone know what this is called or where to find a manual? I can't get it to work but I know it's at least connected to power because it lights up at night.

[@wilsonreyes7258]

Where is the temperature gauge🤔

[@Ace-002]

I have a 09 Elantra, mine came with a temp gauge under the fuel gauge, i don’t know why that one doesn’t have one*

[@jonathans4503]

Mine doesn't have one either

[@musicmayhem7176]

Mine is 2010 and doesn’t have one. Just an overheating light that comes on when it’s too late…lol. Not sure if it’s a year or trim thing.

[@01Elantraaa]

@@Ace-002its bc he is reviewing the 2010 one only 2010 donr have temp gauge Thats why i hate cars without tmep gauges

[@mustasheolll2020]

In my opinion it looks 2004, just an extremely basic car in a nutshell.

[@leumamk5259]

@DJkirakira No, the Elantra is a compact car that competes against the Corolla and Civic.

[@4thgenelantra]

🔥🔥

[@COYGunners]

How is that coke bottle in spanish? 😂😂 Least place I thought I’d read anything in Spanish round here

[@ShootingCars]

I live by a store that sells imported goods and Mexican coke is the only kind that still comes in glass! Tastes better too from when I used to drink soda!

[@COYGunners]

@@ShootingCars that’s true, glass coke is best coke

[@colbyzdyrko431]

Lol i take my baby on long road trips!

[@JEVOADVENTURES]

2009 elantra are grand

[@fakejeepman06]

"HUAAHHUH" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mustasheolll2020]

I agree 2000s cars often look bland

[@dave11686]

Interesting

[@adamesd3699]

I actually like the look. Yes, bland, but good bland.

[@davinp]

No temperature guage

[@jonathans4503]

Yeah it freaked me out too when I bought this car but you get used to it. If the car gets super hot, you'll get a temperature warning light. In my case, my radiator fan stopped working so my car overheated. Fixed it by changing the cables then the fan worked again and no more overheating

[@williamlangston2143]

Looks like a Toyota Corolla with Lexus lines inside and out the vehicle....just saying.

[@ixevaztyan]

This is a big downgrade from the previous generation when it come to styling. God, I don't like this.

[@davinp]

Hyundai is korean and their build quality not as good as the Japanese (Toyota/Honda) and so they don't last as long as a Toyota/Honda. They tend to fall apart by the time they reach 100,000 miles

[@isaac24]

Not true. I used to think that way too, but it's not true. A lot of the ones from 2000-2015 or so last as long as any Toyota or Honda, if they are maintained. And, IMO, more fun to drive, since you're not driving a boring Japenese or American car.

[@bwofficial1776]

My family had an '06 Santa Fe we dumped before 100k miles because it was falling apart. However, Hyundai and Kia have made major advances in their quality in the last five years or so. I'd have no problem cross-shopping a new one with Honda or Toyota.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

IT’s Hyundai not Hyunday

[@longlivejahseh2632]

Boohoo

[@Stape_Playshion]

Terrible car. My 2008 have been giving me hell!

[@tahsin28]

Man this channel is the worst. Basically all the info u cud have had in 1 30sec google image search. But made u waste ur 10+ minutes. no driving no extra info no acc. or handling test.