# This is why American Auto Makers are in trouble... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 24, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088 "2006-12-24T19:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088/45 "2006-12-30T21:45:29Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > I drove a 2005 V6 Sonata to Detroit and back last year and was pretty impressed by it. It’s a very good car for the money. Nothing like the Hyundais of old. > > I’ve also driven the newer (03+) Elantra and it is pretty decent, too. Again, pretty good value for the money you spent. > > The current Accent hatch has also gotten good reviews, even when being compared to the likes of the Fit and the Yaris. (Everyone seems to pick the Fit as best in class, but the Hyundai beats the Toyota.) > > :gotme: It’s just my personal opinion. They felt like car’s that I could drive for 200,000 miles and hate every one of them. Haha I rented the Accent in Minneapolis and drove 2 hours east into the plains. The roads were so straight and flat that I couldn’t help seeing how fast I’d dare go. I got the little bastard to hit fuel cut. Getting a Hyundai up to 109mph was the scariest 10 minutes of my life! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088)._