dsi1 wrote:
>
> value, I got this at a bargain price from a private owner. It's still
> covered by the dealer warranty - awesome! I now look like the smartest
> guy on the block.

I've been looking for a new used car. Sounds like
got a good deal.

> The amazing thing is that this car was put together in Montgomery
> Alabama with the quality of most any car manufacturer in the world at a
> price you'd expect from a car assembled in China. The big secret is that
> Hyundai is the greatest bargain in automobiles but I suspect that is
> going to be blown wide open very soon - maybe this year.

I hadn't considered Hyundai. I need to look into that.
I'm planning to buy a recent used car soon. I was only
considering Honda, but the prices are so high. I used to do
my own brake jobs, and I'm familiar with both Honda and
Toyota mechanisms, and Honda is far better made.
I have much less familiarity with Isuzu, except that
it seems to be an attempt to see how cheaply you can
make a car that is street-legal in the U.S.

I'll have to look into Hyundai. I wonder if the dealer
would allow me to jack up a car and inspect the brake
mechanism? I can tell right away whether it's Honda-class
or Toyota-class. Which is not to say that there's
anything wrong with Toyotas. I drove two of them for
a long time, and they gave me excellent service.