I've had a fair cluster of problems, but I still think I would
consider a Hyundai, if it met my shopping criteria. Anyone who is at
all handy can grab tons of information from hmaservice.com and tackle
a lot of the repairs themselves.

I test drove the Sonata and it just didn't seem to work with my body
geometries -- but that's a very personal gripe; it's probably fine for
most people. I still want to look at the Santa Fe and Tucson.

I would not purchase a car from Kearney Mesa Hyundai, if you happen to
be in San Diego (I wonder about whether there's something shady in the
whole "Sunroad" chain of dealers in Kearney Mesa -- I've had a bad
test drive experience at their Toyota, and unsatisfactory repair
experiences at their Hyundai and Ford dealerships. My friend had a
fine time at the Honda dealership though).

Do you guys recommend buying a Hyundai ?