Altima vs. Sonata

[cuzzbubba420]

Oh so now my opinion is stupid because it doesn't agree with yours.. Like I said in the post if you read it...........It was my "opinion:.... If you want to go blow a Hyundai that's your choice.....

[mcheddadi]

Oh so now my opinion is stupid because it doesn't agree with yours.. Like I said in the post if you read it...........It was my "opinion:.... If you want to go blow a Hyundai that's your choice.....

Oh no your opinion is really intelligent and founded, way to go dude! thats right, Hyundai hasn't come that far BECAUSE Their V6 Sonata does 0-60 in almost 8 secs...! How blind have I been!

I've must have been too busy blowing Hyundai to notice how pertinent your comment was.

[Ilpav]

Oh. So I'm a troll for getting into a meaningful discussion? And I am not buying this car in 2010; I said WITHIN a couple of years, so anytime between now and 2010. And I am not saying that the Altima or Sonata is better, I am just defending the Sonata a little because most of you are bashing it just because you are Nissan enthousiasts.

[alphapig]

I think people are being a bit unfair both to Ilpav and Hyundai...

I actually support the direction in which the company is moving at the moment. They have made some excellent progress in the last few years, which is especially evident in the quality of their new models. Sitting in a new gen Hyundai feels like a complete 180 degrees from the old, cheap models of the previous generations.

I actually almost bought a Hyundai Tiburon Limited instead of the Altima Coupe. It had dark red leather seats

But although I agree with the progress that Hyundai is making, I believe they are still far from being as refined as Nissan. That's why I went with the Coupe, even despite the red leather seats

Tiburon VS Altima Coupe (2.5, the 3.5 is a different league) is as solid of a comparison as the Sonata VS Altima Sedan.

[dangeris]

And I am not saying that the Altima or Sonata is better, I am just defending the Sonata a little because most of you are bashing it just because you are Nissan enthousiasts.

Ahhhh HELLO??? this is a Nissan Infiniti forum....Duhhhh

[alphapig]

[fooks]

I just dont get why you're asking this question now. "In a couple of years" wouldn't you rather get a 2007 altima or whatever hyundai ?

The 2005 will be like 5 years old.

Anyways maybe I just don't get your position as to why you're looking now to get a used car in 2 yrs.

[jdshift]

Ain't that the truth............things change in 2 years. Postion in life, status, so many factors.

[Hussain]

i don't know if this is true or not but someone told me that the hyundai warranty is only on new cars.... that if someone buys it new and then sells it to someone else, that the warranty doesn't transfer. not sure if it's true or not, does anyone know if it is?

everyone i know of laughs at kia, hyundai, dawooe..... i've heard people say they would whether walk then drive one of those.... i mean i'm not just saying this because i have a Nissan, my dad has a benz, 1 of my brother's has a chevy, and my other brother has a ford, and they had Hondas in the past. my personal opinion, i'd choose ANYTHING over a hyundai, kia, or dawooe.

oh and my mom used to have a 2005 Altima 2.5S stick shift.... very fun car to drive, very nice, plenty of power and never had any problems... i have a 3.5se Altima coupe and i love the VQ engine so i say altima all the way........ why a sonata? at least say a Honda, Toyota, chevy, ford, anything but one of those korean cars lol

[mcheddadi]

i don't know if this is true or not but someone told me that the hyundai warranty is only on new cars.... that if someone buys it new and then sells it to someone else, that the warranty doesn't transfer. not sure if it's true or not, does anyone know if it is?

everyone i know of laughs at kia, hyundai, dawooe..... i've heard people say they would whether walk then drive one of those.... i mean i'm not just saying this because i have a Nissan, my dad has a benz, 1 of my brother's has a chevy, and my other brother has a ford, and they had Hondas in the past. my personal opinion, i'd choose ANYTHING over a hyundai, kia, or dawooe.

oh and my mom used to have a 2005 Altima 2.5S stick shift.... very fun car to drive, very nice, plenty of power and never had any problems... i have a 3.5se Altima coupe and i love the VQ engine so i say altima all the way........ why a sonata? at least say a Honda, Toyota, chevy, ford, anything but one of those korean cars lol

Soo much prejudices. I feel let down lol

[08altima35]

comparing nissan to hyundai is ridiculous. Nissan will win everytime in every category in every class. sport coupes, suv's, sedans, you name it. build quality is better, engines are better and much longer lasting, sound systems, seats, lights and so on and sooo onnnnnn. Nissan is a innovator and as a company has been setting standards for years and years, like HONDA and TOYOTA. NOT HYUNDAI OR KIA OR SATURN OR DAI WOO or Suzuki (cars and suv's**)I personally can say that i will prolly never consider buying a Hyundai, due to the fact that they are cheap for a reason.

[alphapig]

Well thats exactly the perspective that the company is trying to change.

Have a sit in a new Hyndai; you will barely notice a difference between that and say Toyota (which might as well be a family-car brand by now)

I think you should give the company some credit... Sure Nissan is better, but you are putting it on a pretty damn high pedestal.

[spike228]

In all honesty, I would highly recommend that you reconsider your choices. I personally wouldn't buy either one if I were in your position.

Although I like my Altima, it is mainly because I am stuck with it, and I already paid it off. If I had the choice to choose another car, without any cost to me, I would definitely not pick an Altima (or any newer nissan) again.

If anyone is wondering, I really wish that I went with the 2006 Subaru Legacy. That thing has better build quality and has much more potential at being something with simple bolt ons.

[Sparktree]

If you are planning to buy in the next few years, you should wait a bit and research then few months before instead of now. You will have better idea instead of having old information giving you bias options of the past.

Secondly, can we have some productive comments, because clearly some of the people here are uneducated or unknowledgeable in the topic and are way too proud of their Altima’s. Sonata is a very reliable car these days, and if you have been reading reviews on it, it has come a long way and if you see consumer report, it does have the “recommended” tag on it. Only problem with Hyundai car is that, people have bias opinions about them from the past that is still stuck in our minds. That’s why reviews that even praise Hyundai, for example about the new luxury class SUV, make comments saying that it’s a very nice car, top class and comparable to Lexus RX’s however the fact that it is a “Hyundai” is questionable for luxury class car.

I am not vastly knowledgeable, but I have always been reading reviews and have driven many models of both Sonata’s and Altima’s, but both Sonata and Nissan are good cars. Nissan’s altima has not been a very reliable car in the past, however, in the past few years, altima has gained a lot of respect and so has sonata tremendously. If you are thinking more heavily on safety and budget and warrantee, sonata might be of better choice, but from experience, altima is more fun to drive and handles better. Despite having large engine, sonata does not handle all that well in terms of stated performance output vs. personal experience. Both have crappy interior, if you ask me, but both have improved a lot. But for the same price, you get 1-1.5 year new car for sonata then the Altima because of such low resale value of Hyundai cars.

Hyundai’s might not be as respected in US, but it is very popular in Europe because of price and functionality, and it is marketed differently with different names.

Another note, why just sonata and Altima? There are plenty of other cars to consider, American cars as well as other brand are relatively reliable unlike many bias opinions. I recently read an article on reliability of popular cars comparing American, European cars to Japanese and Korean cars. It seems that Japanese cars are on top followed by Korean and European cars in all the studies done, well more like just Toyota and Honda’s, however American cars are not that far behind. And statistics shows deviations of each popular cars showing that it’s more of a luck of the draw after the top rated cars, but because of such low resale values, you are getting your worth with American cars as well. And recent studies shows American cars have also come a long way in reliability to meet the more demanding market of smarter and more knowledgeable buyers wanting better warrant and reliability who are willing pay more for it... but sadly people just do not know.

Note, when I say Hyundai, I mean hyundai’s only, Daewoo and Kia is always and has been and still is rated poor in reliability but very cheap.

Overall I think you should just test drive one for yourself and decide, and because your trying to get a used car, reliability is going to be heavily decided on the car history and previous owner’s habits more than anything. Honestly, I would get a cheap altima and get aftermarket parts and have fun with the car, but if you really don’t care about it, and just want it to go from location A to B, get the sonata. More so, I would consider other cars, but Not Honda's or Toyota's for used cars because they are way too over-rated in terms of resale value. Honda's and Toyota's should be bought new!

[edonissan13]

nissan is a better carmy first car was a honda and i loved it too nissan honda n toyotas are good cars

longbeachcoupeuneed a vacation stop being so angry at the world

[JLAUDIO85]

this thread is too funny lol yea Hyundai is now a better company than ever b4 but Nissan still has better build quality and all other.. but that doesnt mean Hyundai is a bad company..they put a lot of $$$ to invest and they grew so much faster than other auto company till nowI wouldnt personally buy a Hyundai car yet but maybe i would consider later in my life if actually they come out with a really nice car.but yeah um im not sure what Ilpav's intension of asking those questions on nico lol...

[SHIFT_CR]

Koreans can only make one good thing and it is televisons, SAMSUNG haha

Hyundai are cheap for a reason, even korean people in the U.S. do not buy their country's designed cars. Go for a Honda, Toyota, or Nissan before a Hyundai, Japanese imports FTW!! I would even go for a domestic before a Hyundai and thats coming alot from me

[jdshift]

Dude, with that being said why don't you have a Hyundai? Exactly.........because they have not proven to be on the level of being reliable. You see so many older Nissan cars on the road than Hyundai.......that being said, you only see the newer ones. But that just shows how many steps they are behind, even though they have shown light to get to the next level in being reliable only shows how much more a Nissan is worth it.

[dangeris]

If anyone is wondering, I really wish that I went with the 2006 Subaru Legacy. That thing has better build quality and has much more potential at being something with simple bolt ons.

ahhh...are you referring to the Spec B? I drove my buddy's Spec and that thing is way handles great!

[spike228]

Koreans can only make one good thing and it is televisons, SAMSUNG haha

Hyundai are cheap for a reason, even korean people in the U.S. do not buy their country's designed cars. Go for a Honda, Toyota, or Nissan before a Hyundai, Japanese imports FTW!! I would even go for a domestic before a Hyundai and thats coming alot from me

That has got to be the most ignorant thing I have read all day.

Hyundai aren't cheap. Have you seen how much they costs? Its comparable with Honda, Nissan and Toyota. Do you know why? Its because Hyundai has invested more money into quality and design. They also offer those ridiculously long warranties because they want to tempt people to try their cars. No company in their right minds would warranty a product that they knew wasn't going to last as long as they claim it would.

Although I don't like Hyundai, its wrong to say that they are cheap crappy cars. I just hate them because they steal designs and make it extremely obvious.

About the legacy, wasn't really referring to the specB since that would've been out of my price range. I'm talking about the 2.5 DOHC version. But either way, even the SOHC version has all wheel drive. There's also a much larger market for parts since it shares the same engine with the WRX.

[wild willy]

[QUOTE=spike228]I just hate them because they steal designs and make it extremely obvious.QUOTE]

I think every car company is guilty of this

[ChiLLaXtodaMaX]

I was also considering a Hyundai...not the Sonata in particular, but after going to years of Detroit Auto show... here's my impression of Hyundai:

1. Cheap interior. The exterior can look really nice, but the interior is very cheaply made and flimsy2. Although they're on their way up, Nissan is already THERE. By this, I mean Hyundai's on the right path to success, but Nissan has already been successful and competing with Honda/Toyota.

Why I chose Nissan:1. All their engines are fast.2. It's more fun to drive than the Hyundais.

[leeroy300]

Dude you have to chill out a little, he talking about a 2005 altima, not your 2008 coupe.

The 06/07 sonata is in my opinion the better of the two (05 altima vs 06/07 sonata). He just wants some opinions on 2005 altima's reliability.

warrenty is only as good as the company standing behind it and I know Nissan is in the top 5 world wide for service Hyndai/Kia are not even in the top 15

[LinkNuc]

Based on what you are looking for, I would go with the Hyundai over the 05 Alti. Better Warranty, more reliable and much cheaper. i am a 3 time Nissan owner and being that you are not looking for sytle, fun to drive or performance, the Hyundai is a no brainer.

[Sarcanglk]

One of my friends actually owned a sonata. Seemed like every time I talked to her she had some type of problem with the car. The strangest problem was when she turned on the radio the AC would turn on . She ended up giving her car away instead of trying to sell it(I feel bad for whoever has it now). Yea Hyundai's suck.... This is coming from someone who is Korean so I can't be that biased.

[spike228]

I just hate them because they steal designs and make it extremely obvious.QUOTE]

I think every car company is guilty of this

Yes, but no one makes it as obvious as Hyundai does....except recently Honda with the accord.

[Hussain]

I just hate them because they steal designs and make it extremely obvious.QUOTE]

I think every car company is guilty of this

no company comes close to the level of car design theft (except Hummer who got sued by Jeep).

like the hyundai that looks like a wanna be jag or wanna be E-class. the sonata looks dead on like a cheap imitation of a Honda Accord from the back... and the new genesis is a cross bread between a G35 and a Altima Coupe. that's one thing i absolutely HATE about them, they don't know how to make there own cars. they just look at whats doing good and try to make a clone of the cars exterior without getting sued and then does a crappy interior. i'm just waiting for the day when they get a law suit

the thing i really do not get, is if he doesn't care about performance, why is he going for a 3.5se? the VQ altimas are known for being like the fastest thing in there class... if he doesn't care about performance, why even compare the sonata to the fastest car in its class?

[cuzzbubba420]

If you try just a little bit harder you can sound your age..

[alphapig]

[Sparktree]

I just hate them because they steal designs and make it extremely obvious.QUOTE]I think every car company is guilty of this

This is the funniest **** I've read on this thread because do you know why? Have you guys read the reviews on the new altima coupe.. hahaha Of course you have, everyone here is an altima owner. It always, every single review, always say that altima is a poor man's G35. Regardless of whether it is the same principle company or not. We coupe owners are all hypocrites. Even honda's new accord designed was copied, and they even said they got their inspiration from a car.. which i cant remember..

Who the hell cares, every single model is a slight redesign of another car. Whether its an imitation or not, if quality is there and looks better, i will buy the imitation over the original. I had a choice to buy a 2006 G35 but I liked the altima better, so I got it.

Americans originally invented many of the technolgies and electronic appliances, but Japs copied it and improved it and made it look better, and now we all buy Japanese products. HAHAHA!!!