 I bought my Elantra in June 2000 and 
65,000 miles later have nothing but 
good things to say about it.  I have 
yet to need to bring the car to the 
mechanic other than for scheduled 
maintenance...which is a very welcome 
change after my last car, a 92 
Thunderbird which had a tendancy to 
blow head gaskets.  The only complaint 
was with the factory stereo, but with 
the low price tag on the car(paid 
under $11,000) you have plenty left 
over to head to the electronics store 
and get a top notch aftermaket stereo 
installed. All in all, a great, 
reliable car for the money.