My New-est Car (STAY THE FUCK OUT PSYKOS)

[Betheny]

OK since the link doesn't work here it is.

2000 Hyundai Elantra.

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by Maimara]

PS I'm taking bets on how long it takes a Polack to smash this one. HAR. HAR.

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by Maimara]

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by Maimara]

[Nieninque]

Nice car Beth.

I hope it brings you safer journeys than the last one

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Nieninque
Nice car Beth.

I hope it brings you safer journeys than the last one

Yeah dude, I almost went for a gold mazda... but it was a stick, and it was just too big for me. Blue's a good color; if I get smashed in this one I know it isn't the color for me. Plus, PB drives a Mazda... I wouldn't want to seem republican...

[The Korean]

Now, just stay away from the jewish drivers, and you'll be alright.

(j/k to anyone who's jewish)

[HarmNone]

Oooh! That's pretty, Beth! Hopefully, you got enough from the insurance company to make it equal to the good buy you got before. :)

HarmNone, glad you've got wheels again

[Betheny]

He's Polack I think... stupid Polacks...

Anyway I got a fricking deal on this car because I made the guy feel reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally bad for me and he took two grand off the price.

[Betheny]

Originally posted by HarmNone
Oooh! That's pretty, Beth! Hopefully, you got enough from the insurance company to make it equal to the good buy you got before. :)

HarmNone, glad you've got wheels again

One can hope, but I doubt that'll happen; it doesn't matter, 'cause I'm going to sue the ass off the dumb Polack.

[HarmNone]

Good for you, hon. It sounds like, in this case, you have every reason to do so.

[Betheny]

I felt guilty thinking it at first, but what choice do I have? The insurance company isn't giving me enough to cover tax/title/license and all that... :(

[HarmNone]

I don't think you should feel badly for suing this idiot. Some suits are ridiculous, being based on absolutely nothing. In this case, however, the idiot was using his car as the equivalent to a deadly weapon in the hands of a moron. I think he might benefit, in the long run, from finding out that doing that can cost him bigtime. ;)

[Psykos]

Beth:

Please buy American made cars or at least a Honda if you're going to go foreign. Now Saturns are bad cars, but they're driveable plexiglass encasements anyway. But I'd rather ride a bike tha drive a hyundai. Those cars are made with cheap parts and breakdown very easily. A friend of mine bought one new and had it back in the shop 6 times in her first year.

Just advice, feel free to cuss me and say lewd things now.

Psykos

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Psykos
Beth:

Please buy American made cars or at least a Honda if you're going to go foreign. Now Saturns are bad cars, but they're driveable plexiglass encasements anyway. But I'd rather ride a bike tha drive a hyundai. Those cars are made with cheap parts and breakdown very easily. A friend of mine bought one new and had it back in the shop 6 times in her first year.

Just advice, feel free to cuss me and say lewd things now.

Psykos

I thought about you today when I took a giant crap.

Stay out of my fucking threads, you asslicking turd farmer.

[Psykos]

Thanks for the flaming response to a serious post. It was expected.

:wow:

Psykos

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Psykos
Thanks for the flaming response to a serious post. It was expected.

:wow:

Psykos

Hey Fuckface,
My flaming response was perfectly fine, since every post you make is 'trolling'.
Fuck you very much.

[Psykos]

I wasn't trolling, I was giving you advice concerning your new car. I just don't want to see you get stuck with 6 repair bills like my friend did. I haven't cussed or said a negative comment about you yet. And you've said the word fuck about fifty times.

Psykos

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Psykos
I wasn't trolling, I was giving you advice concerning your new car. I just don't want to see you get stuck with 6 repair bills like my friend did. I haven't cussed or said a negative comment about you yet. And you've said the word fuck about fifty times.

Psykos

You cannot act like a complete jackass 99% of the time and then pull a thread of human compassion out of your ass the other 1% of the time and expect to be taken seriously.

You cannot troll for trouble and then hide behind policy when it catches up to you.

You cannot provoke others and then whine like a sloppy little bitch when you get the proverbial ass kicking you deserve.

SINCERELY,
BETH.

[Psykos]

I'm not complaining, I'm not crying, you're the one throwing a tantrum right now. I'm just making a few on topic posts concerning a car you purchased, trying to be nice to you. If you can't handle that -- I'm sorry.

Psykos

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Psykos
I'm not complaining, I'm not crying, you're the one throwing a tantrum right now. I'm just making a few on topic posts concerning a car you purchased, trying to be nice to you. If you can't handle that -- I'm sorry.

Psykos

Let's just make this 100% crystal clear right now, OK? I thought I had done t his before but apparently you are far too dense to actually understand.

I do not care what you think, I do not want your opinion, I think you are a complete idiot, and I'd really appreciate it if you didn't respond to anything I say, or any thread I post in.

That said in a fairly civil manner, I hope you end up in a pool of your own filth.

[DeV]

Nice car Beth...

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya this time. :cheers:

Psykos :lol: Can you read, man?

[Psykos]

If you don't care what I think then..

1) Why do you post in the first place?
2) Why respond to me and call me every childish name you can think of?
3) Why do you make me feel rosey inside?

Psykos

[Ilvane]

Psykos,

Please stop trying to instigate trouble, and also derail threads.

Thank you.

-A

[Betheny]

Originally posted by Psykos
If you don't care what I think then..

1) Why do you post in the first place?

Because I've posted here for a hell of a lot longer than you, and I belong here.


2) Why respond to me and call me every childish name you can think of?

Because I hate your guts and I wish you'd fall off the face of the planet.

3) Why do you make me feel rosey inside?

Because you're a sick masochist.

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by Maimara]

[Toxicvixen]

Very nice car, I love blue! Hope you get a little extra side cash in the suing of the bastard that ruined your last one.

[Blazing247]

Evidently today, September 25th, 2004, is National Dumbass Day. Now for a word from the President of the Society for the Historical Preservation of Dumbasses....

Buy either a Honda or Toyota.

- Arkans

[Betheny]

For what money I have to spend, that's the best car I can find, unless I want another Saturn, but we've all seen what I do to Saturns.

[xtc]

When it comes to used cars I would consult the lemon aid guide. You can probably get one at the library for free.

http://www.lemonaidcars.com/

Now that said you probably can't go wrong with a Toyota or a Honda

and get any used car you want to buy inspected by a mechanic you trust first.

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by xtc]

[AlahnnaDenale]

Hyundais are fairly nice cars. The 2000 - 2002 models had some slight problems with the injectors fouling, IIRC, so watch that. Though they might have allready had new ones put on.

If you want the best car, IMNSHO, go with a Subaru. Best vehicles I've ever driven, bar none.

-The Voice in Alahnna's Head has driven a lot of vehicles and worked as service manager at a VW/Chrysler/Subaru dealership for awhile.

PS: Psykos, you're an idiot. American cars are the biggest pieces of crap this side of a Yugo.

[xtc]

I hear GM is now getting decent reviews for quality especially for their Buick line but I haven't owned an American car in years

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by xtc]

[Caiylania]

GMC is really good for trucks. other than that I prefer german cars.

Not a bad car for your money though. Best wishes with it!

[Wezas]

Hyundai's got a bad rep because of reliability issues YEARS ago. These days they are backed by a 5 year/60k mile basic warranty, 10 year/100k mile powertrain, and 5 year roadside assistance.

Edmunds.com:

2001 Elantra GLS = 8.2/10 (Resale Cost ~ 6k - 7k)
2001 Honda Civic = 7.9/10 (Resale Cost ~ 9k - 14k)

So not only would a civic be out of her price range - it's also got a worse consumer rating.

Hyundai ties Honda as second highest reliability brand. (http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-03-11-cr-picks_x.htm)

Toyota being first, Subaru being 3rd.

A friend of mine had over 260,000 miles on his Hyundai Excel before he sold it to a high school kid.

[Psykos]

Yea,

thats all I was really saying to Beth before she exploded. Trying to be nice for once. :shrug:

Psykos

[Mistomeer]

Originally posted by Ilvane
Psykos,

Please stop trying to instigate trouble, and also derail threads.

Thank you.

-A

Yeah, quit trying to derail threads by posting on topic in a serious, non-instigative manner.

If that post counts as an attempt to derail the thread, you might as well go back to your old posting style. At least those are amusing.

Also, telling people what kind of car they should buy, in a thread about the car they just bought, is kinda dumb.

[Nieninque]

Originally posted by Psykos
Yea,

thats all I was really saying to Beth before she exploded. Trying to be nice for once. :shrug:

Psykos

The thing is, when you start out by being a complete wanker and pissing people off for the sole purpose of pissing people off, folks are gonna get a little bit resentful of you.

If you say, hey I'm fed up of all this animosity, I'm sorry, you cant expect people just to say oh, well hey...welcome to the PC boards and fall over themselves trying to be nice to you.

Saying sorry doesnt mean that it didnt happen.

If you fuck up, you need to work your back-end off to show you are sorry. Not just say it.

In my opinion, the word sorry is over-used and under-meant. You wanna say sorry...show it, dont say it. And dont expect an easy ride while you are saying it, because I'm pretty sure there are about 30 or so posts from you to me on these boards where you have called me an ignorant foreign bitch.

One post saying sorry doesnt undo all of that.

On topic: I still like your car Beth :)

[Bobmuhthol]

<<One post saying sorry doesnt undo all of that.>>

No, but a recently implemented policy on thread derailment does.

[Nieninque]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
<<One post saying sorry doesnt undo all of that.>>

No, but a recently implemented policy on thread derailment does.

I also included in that post how wonderful I think Beth's car looks...which I still do.

[Bobmuhthol]

You also can't apply any thought to your posts with that response.

[Tsa`ah]

There is a topic. Further conversation in regards to off-topic comments will be deleted.

[Tsa`ah]

I don't like Hyundai anything simply because of the reliability and flimsy feel to the overall build of the car.

The first time I sat in a Hyundai it felt like sitting in a Ford Festiva. It just feels ... thin. Know what I mean?

For the price though, you got what you needed. Just keep it maintained and don't take any shit when it comes to warranty work. Manufacturers with long life warranties sound nice, getting a service dept to honor the warranty is another issue all together. Hyundai comes in near the button on that bench mark. For the price I'm thinking you may have had better luck with a Kia. I finally drove a friend's Kia last week and it felt like a better build to me.

I also wouldn't be quick to call a domestic brand passenger vehicle the worse however. There are more than a few imports that claim that prize. Domestic to me equates to project in 5 years. That is my mindset anyway.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
For the price I'm thinking you may have had better luck with a Kia. I finally drove a friend's Kia last week and it felt like a better build to me.


Ugh. If there were one brand of car I would stay far away from - it would be Kia.

2001 consumer ratings (again from Edmunds.com):

Optima (their top of the line) - 8.0/10
Rio - 6.7/10
Sephia - 6.9/10
Spectra - 6.6/10
Sportage - 6.3/10

[Tsa`ah]

I mentioned Kia and Hyundai by driving experience and word of mouth pertaining to warranty experience.

[Edited on 9-25-2004 by Tsa`ah]

[peam]

I'm a Hyundai fan. I've a 2001 Accent that I've owned for a little over three years, and the only 'major' repair I've had to do to it was having the front brake pads replaced.

Routine maintenance + not being an idiot = long-lasting car.

[Double0RX7]

Alert Alert, Mazda is the Pwnz0r

<3 '95 silver rx7 twin turbo

[Back]

Yeah. I’ve had a Mazda6s for almost two years now. It rocks. Stealthy metallic charcoal grey. I am giving her up though. :crie: Moving into DC/NoVa area and she’d get torn up by the fucked up streets.

PS. Glad to hear you found something Beth. But then, even the hardest of times, you’ve come through ahead. Knew you would.

[longshot]

Originally posted by The Korean
Now, just stay away from the jewish drivers, and you'll be alright.

(j/k to anyone who's jewish)

I'm Jewish, dickface.

Let's talk about what a piece of shit Korean cars are...

[longshot]

Originally posted by Wezas
Hyundai's got a bad rep because of reliability issues YEARS ago. These days they are backed by a 5 year/60k mile basic warranty, 10 year/100k mile powertrain, and 5 year roadside assistance.



I think Chris Farley said it best in Tommy Boy...

"If you want me to take a shit in a box and mark it gauranteed, I'll do it."

I drive around in a Subaru, you would still be cooler driving in that banged up piece of shit than me in my forester. Word. :foshizzle:

[Kuyuk]

Elantra's are pretty nice, good gas milage, fairly smooth ride. Only thing I dont like about them is they dont have enough balls to jump out in the middle of traffic with :duh:

Congrats!

K.