dabriggs:

Hyundai is SouthKorean and not Chinese. Their main Korean competitior is Kia. The name Hyundai is taken to mean ''Modern'' or ''Modernity''. The name is pronounced ''hiyon-day'' and not ''ha-yon-dai" as most people pronounce it.
Over the years the car has come to strongly compete with Toyota which is taken to be the most trusted brand by Nigerians. However ''Trust'' is a thing of choice and experience. Trust is slowly but surely being built into the Hyundai brands as the years go by. People have realised that they are affordable and give or take if bought new, a car can serve upto 5 years before giving regular issues. It is expected that with increasing patronage, available financing and available technical service provision, the sales will continue to increase.

People will continue to prefere Toyota to Honda and Honda to Hyundai and Kia. This is because Toyota has been aboe to win the trust of Nigerians. Regarding durability and ruggedity it is difficult to say. Go online and type in the following ''problem with, " and put in the name of any car.You will see that all cars have issues. All of them!

nissparts:

In my experience, VERY RELIABLE.

purefella:

Please will any auto dealers respond to this HYUNDAI ,,thanks to dabriggs i have learnt its is iron day oh sorry hyion day lolz not i don die as people pronounce it., plz respond auto dealers

onyxo76:

i use a 2008 hyundai elantra and its really lovely to drive, honestly i can't tell the difference as regards other japannese cars. i guess toyota is too overpriced likewise honda and nissan.
also i've noticed over time that police hardly ever stop a hyundai product for checking as they are hardly ever reported stolen. so my suggestion- go for hyundai elantra , its less expensive and you get good value for money. i drove my elantra from lagos to ilesa in osun state on a/c all through and consumed just 1/4 tank of fuel.

dabriggs: Hyundai is SouthKorean and not Chinese. Their main Korean competitior is Kia. The name Hyundai is taken to mean ''Modern'' or ''Modernity''. The name is pronounced ''hiyon-day'' and not ''ha-yon-dai" as most people pronounce it.
Over the years the car has come to strongly compete with Toyota which is taken to be the most trusted brand by Nigerians. However ''Trust'' is a thing of choice and experience. Trust is slowly but surely being built into the Hyundai brands as the years go by. People have realised that they are affordable and give or take if bought new, a car can serve upto 5 years before giving regular issues. It is expected that with increasing patronage, available financing and available technical service provision, the sales will continue to increase.

People will continue to prefere Toyota to Honda and Honda to Hyundai and Kia. This is because Toyota has been aboe to win the trust of Nigerians. Regarding durability and ruggedity it is difficult to say. Go online and type in the following ''problem with, " and put in the name of any car.You will see that all cars have issues. All of them!

dabriggs: Hyundai is SouthKorean and not Chinese. Their main Korean competitior is Kia. The name Hyundai is taken to mean ''Modern'' or ''Modernity''. The name is pronounced ''hiyon-day'' and not ''ha-yon-dai" as most people pronounce it.
Over the years the car has come to strongly compete with Toyota which is taken to be the most trusted brand by Nigerians. However ''Trust'' is a thing of choice and experience. Trust is slowly but surely being built into the Hyundai brands as the years go by. People have realised that they are affordable and give or take if bought new, a car can serve upto 5 years before giving regular issues. It is expected that with increasing patronage, available financing and available technical service provision, the sales will continue to increase.

People will continue to prefere Toyota to Honda and Honda to Hyundai and Kia. This is because Toyota has been aboe to win the trust of Nigerians. Regarding durability and ruggedity it is difficult to say. Go online and type in the following ''problem with, " and put in the name of any car.You will see that all cars have issues. All of them!

hoha4life: I DRIVE A 2009 MODEL OF HYUNDAI ELENTRA. BOUGHT IT ON JULY 31, 2009 BRAND NEW. I MUST CONFESS, ITS A GOOD BUY. I HV TRAVELLED WITH IT TO AND FROM CALABAR (MY FORMER BASE) TO LAGOS (MY NEW STATION) 13 TIMES, NO ISSUES. SO FAR, I HV DONE 70,000 MILEAGE. ITS COSY INSIDE, FUEL EFFICIENT AND DURABLE. THE ONLY MINUS IS DAT, WHENEVA AM DOING 180 PLUS, THE CAR BECOMES VERY LIGHT. SOUND SYSTEM IS WONDERFUL, POWERFUL HEAD LAMP AND FOG LIGHT. PERSONALLY, I TINK ANY CAR BOUGHT BRAND NEW WILL MOST TIMES DELIVER, IF PROPERLY HANDLED AND MAINTAINED. FOR ME , ITS HYUNDAI FOR LIFE.

hoha4life: I DRIVE A 2009 MODEL OF HYUNDAI ELENTRA. BOUGHT IT ON JULY 31, 2009 BRAND NEW. I MUST CONFESS, ITS A GOOD BUY. I HV TRAVELLED WITH IT TO AND FROM CALABAR (MY FORMER BASE) TO LAGOS (MY NEW STATION) 13 TIMES, NO ISSUES. SO FAR, I HV DONE 70,000 MILEAGE. ITS COSY INSIDE, FUEL EFFICIENT AND DURABLE. THE ONLY MINUS IS DAT, WHENEVA AM DOING 180 PLUS, THE CAR BECOMES VERY LIGHT. SOUND SYSTEM IS WONDERFUL, POWERFUL HEAD LAMP AND FOG
LIGHT. PERSONALLY, I TINK ANY CAR BOUGHT BRAND NEW WILL MOST TIMES DELIVER, IF PROPERLY HANDLED AND MAINTAINED. FOR ME , ITS HYUNDAI FOR LIFE.

hoha4life: I DRIVE A 2009 MODEL OF HYUNDAI ELENTRA. BOUGHT IT ON JULY 31, 2009 BRAND NEW. I MUST CONFESS, ITS A GOOD BUY. I HV TRAVELLED WITH IT TO AND FROM CALABAR (MY FORMER BASE) TO LAGOS (MY NEW STATION) 13 TIMES, NO ISSUES. SO FAR, I HV DONE 70,000 MILEAGE. ITS COSY INSIDE, FUEL EFFICIENT AND DURABLE. THE ONLY MINUS IS DAT, WHENEVA AM DOING 180 PLUS, THE CAR BECOMES VERY LIGHT. SOUND SYSTEM IS WONDERFUL, POWERFUL HEAD LAMP AND FOG
LIGHT. PERSONALLY, I TINK ANY CAR BOUGHT BRAND NEW WILL MOST TIMES DELIVER, IF PROPERLY HANDLED AND MAINTAINED. FOR ME , ITS HYUNDAI FOR LIFE.

Lekkidave:

Shuo!!? 180 plus? Softly, softly make you go before your time o!

dabriggs: Hyundai is SouthKorean and not Chinese. Their main Korean competitior is Kia. The name Hyundai is taken to mean ''Modern'' or ''Modernity''. The name is pronounced ''hiyon-day'' and not ''ha-yon-dai" as most people pronounce it.
Over the years the car has come to strongly compete with Toyota which is taken to be the most trusted brand by Nigerians. However ''Trust'' is a thing of choice and experience. Trust is slowly but surely being built into the Hyundai brands as the years go by. People have realised that they are affordable and give or take if bought new, a car can serve upto 5 years before giving regular issues. It is expected that with increasing patronage, available financing and available technical service provision, the sales will continue to increase.

People will continue to prefere Toyota to Honda and Honda to Hyundai and Kia. This is because Toyota has been aboe to win the trust of Nigerians. Regarding durability and ruggedity it is difficult to say. Go online and type in the following ''problem with, " and put in the name of any car.You will see that all cars have issues. All of them!

purefella: Is Hyundai Vehicle Company A Chineese Company? How Reliable Are Their Vehicles!

what's the comparison like, Hyundai to other popular car makes Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen not in terms of how they sell in the market but how they can perform better on the road and what's the availability of their parts in Nigeria? Hyundai vehicle owners and auto dealers should please respond. Thanks

TroGunn: The past model Hyundai Tucson is crappy though. A 2009 model currently with about 30k mileage has such bad Fuel consumption - average of 14l/100km. It's so sluggish too, but didn't 't mind too much since it wasn't gonna be driven far. At about 28k mileage, the key wouldn't turn the engine until after a lot of tries. Strange after dealing with the frustration for about 3weeks, and not having time to go to their Service station, the problem disappeared.

The Tucson's only saving grace are the excellent brakes. A neighbour's Tucson of similar age recently totally packed up- engine issue.

There's a reason these cars are cheaper than the Toyotas and Hondas. The Toyotas feel better put together.

Hope they improved the fuel economy on the new IX35. For a 2.0l engine small SUV, the fuel consumption of the past model Tucson is annoying.

jaw jaw: I have driven one for almost 4 years (Elantra 2008, bought brand new) and have been across the country with it. Driven it to Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos, Benin, Owerri, Ibadan and also across the Nigerian border (at least more than 2 times each). I have done about 70,000km with it and can reliably say its a good car. You treat it right by servicing it as at when due and making the necessary part repairs and it will reciprocate by taking you wherever you want to go.

Compared to the already established Japanese models that are more expensive, Hyundai is worth the money you pay for it.

Hyundai cars are at the same stage the Japanese cars were in Nigeria in the late 70s and early 80s. Nigerians looked at the Japanese cars then with skeptism because the Peugeots, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen were the popular brands. But with time Nigerians have come to have faith in them. That is the same thing I expect to happen to Hyundai and Kia cars in Nigeria in the near future.

For your additional info, Hyundai and Kia are both owned by the same parent company in South Korea. They have the same engine and chasis but different body and interior designs. Hyundai is modelled to compete with Toyota while Kia is modelled to compete with Honda. They have certainly started to gain grounds on Toyota and Honda around the world. In Nigeria 2 different companies hold the dealership franchise. Stallion motors sells Hyundai while Dana motors sells Kia.