 I purchased my Elantra new in April of 2000.  I now have almost 80,000 miles on it and it has been fantastic.  I still have the original brakes and have done very few repairs.  The spark plugs and wires went bad twice and the right rear window is no longer working but that is it.  I always runs, is fun to drive and has been very reliable.  For the money (around $10k) I couldn't ask for more.  Hyundai has really come a long way