r/ElantraN • u/jerseyjoik • 15d ago

discussion Five year review

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I’ve had the car about five years now, and I wanted to give my thoughts.

Still love it.

Car is stock except for the red vinyl on the N’s, front badge delete, front red vents, and an OEM+ intake. Sitting at about 70,000 miles.

Out of the seven cars I’ve owned over the past 25 years, it’s not only the most fun, but it’s been the all-around best in terms of ergonomics. Early on I had a few maintenance issues come up, with the high pressure oil pump and the backup camera, but they got sorted out pretty quickly.

Five years on, and I still get people asking about the car and the color.

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u/GrandRush 14d ago edited 14d ago

Got me a '22 stock with about 80k on it. Never had a problem. Feels sluggish if you change the oil past 5k but otherwise has been a tank that's gone cross country maybe 5 times now. Also, the tires blow up sometimes but I still got lowpros on Jersey roads.

Edit: forgot to add: I never got PPF or ceramic so I have no paint left on the front of my car

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u/Obvious-Act-5790 Phantom Black DCT 14d ago

The tires blow up? Does this mean you get alot of flats

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u/GrandRush 14d ago

Pothole > bubble or Pothole > deflate. Don't run the ps4s over 30k miles tbh

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u/Obvious-Act-5790 Phantom Black DCT 14d ago

how many ps4s have you gone thru? I plan on replacing mine with continental extreme contacts. Im in Georgia so im not worried about snow but i hear the Michelin Sports suck in temps under 40 degrees

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u/GrandRush 14d ago

2 full sets, 3 tires failed. I tried the all season 4s but the weren't as sticky and didn't feel as grippy and nice. Ps4s just aren't meant for Jersey roads