2008 Hyundai SONATA consumer reviews

It wasn't love at first sight but I am so glad I decided to buy the Sonata. I feel like I am driving a luxury car with all the bells and whistles. All these little gadgets and such I am still finding. All my friends are so impressed with the car also.

We bought this car from a preowned Honda world lot and we are very happy with it. Carfax was with it, salespeople and service people seem excellent. This car drives like a dream and seems to be built very solid

We bought it used in 2010 with almost 30,000 miles on it. It has been very economical to own. The only issue we've had was with an alternator that somehow had a vent bar break and get into the interior of the unit and made noises that were hard to find. We've had the cruise control button replaced and the trunk struts replaced and the rear brake pads replaced and we have over 135,000 miles on the car. I wish it would fall apart so we could justify buying a new one, but this rascal just won't quit. Runs as quietly and comfortably as when we first bought it.

Iv'e owned this car for two years , and haven't had a single performance issue. This is an all around good car, with superb efficiency.

I have run this vehicle over 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance and it is still running strong with same fuel mileage when I bought it at 20,000 miles.

After years holding on bank payments of a car leasing I decided to be free of that dues for a while. I started searching for a used car in magnificent conditions with the purpose of having at least 5 years, so after three weeks of exhaustive reviews luckily I meet and bought this elegant/energetic Hyundai Sonata 2008 3.3L Limited. After almost 2 years driving this car I can say that it was an excellent decision, saving money with a high performance engine. It was used to commute from house to office, 30 miles roundtrip daily, as it was expected this turned out to be an experience of daily comfort and nobleness.

First, car is driven ~500 miles a day currently and has been since it was at 80,000 miles. I do oil changes like clockwork every 5k, I do radiator and transmission flushes at 30k. Check engine light has never been on and it runs like a champ. I regularly drive it hard at over 4000 rpms and it still hasn't had any leaking or engine noise. Currently the car sits at 183,000 miles and its still going strong. The rest: Interior: Pretty bland, I got the GLS model so its plain. the cloth picks up every bit of dirt, I need to wash the seats at least once a month (mostly the driver seat) but the light fabric just shows everything. Cup holder broke the first week I owned the car so I need to have 2 drinks (or a can or a coffee mug) in it at all times in order to prevent the real drink from spilling, annoying but it works. The driver side visor broke a long time ago, replaced it and it works fine. That's literally the end of the list of things that have broken on the car. Exterior: at 10 years paint is peeling, and I wash and wax it monthly. The styling of all sedans in the mid 2000's were boxy and horrible. Do not consider this car for styling purposes, its just not ascetically pleasing in any way. Here's a complaint about the car that I cannot do much about, the lug-nuts. They started to begin the process of failing at 150,000 and I went to buy new ones. they are $8 per lug-nut from Hyundai. That's 20*8. Insane. Be aware aftermarket nuts will not work as they are deep seated and the hubcaps will fall off with anything but factory. So you either buy new lug-nuts from Hyundai or you buy new hubcaps and lug-nuts from amazon. Overall: The car has been insanely reliable. Just do the preventative maintenance and you can take this thing well over 200k. When it does in fact die, I will get a new Hyundai probably a Genesis, but that's not because I don't like the Sonata, its because I want a luxury car. For someone in the market for a ~$18k-$25k car I would 100% recommend it to them.

Now I can go on road trips and my kids can be comfortable. The dealership I bought it from is family owned and operated. My vehicle has 30 day warranty and 100% on all repairs. Customer service was excellent.

Great warranty price and financing with a comfortable ride and many standard features We used this car for seven years and our daughter still has it today.

Bought car used with 57,000 miles. It is spacious enough for two car seats and beeps very smooth. Interior is very ergonomic. My wife and I love it!