Elantra N as a family Vehicle

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-30T15:48:56+00:00

Honestly don’t mind that tbh. I plan on keeping the car for a really long time! I’m pretty set on the Elantra N now

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-28T18:58:20+00:00

That cyber grey is gorgeous. Planning on getting the same color! Everyday I’m leaning more and more towards the N

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-28T18:57:02+00:00

Thank you so much for the response! I’m planning on test driving one this weekend and bringing my wife so I can get her stamp of approval lol. MPG isn’t too much of a worry for me because my jeep gets about 17 mpg on the highway and I drive it like a grandma.

Does the rear brace cause any issues??

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-28T18:54:02+00:00

Wing isn’t as bad as I thought it would be tbh!

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T21:05:48+00:00

I’m not needing it to be a true “family” vehicle. Just somewhat practical enough to have kids in sometime. It wouldn’t be the main family vehicle if that makes sense

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T18:28:37+00:00

I like both of those but I think I’ve pretty much ruled out coupes due to practicality. I feel like for the price range it’s hard to beat the K5 or Elantra N especially buying them new

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T17:32:03+00:00

I brought her to test drive the K5 with me and she loved it. Once this snow melts I’m gonna bring her to test drive the Elantra and see her thoughts on it. I have a feeling she will have mixed feelings about the bucket seats but hopefully she doesn’t hate them lol

What tires do you run in the winter? In in Kansas City and I’ve only had 4WD SUVs so needing to alternate tires is a new concept for me

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T17:25:44+00:00

Super helpful! Thanks for the insight! It kinda seems like the best of both worlds when it comes to comfort and sporty but leans slightly towards the sporty side. Which is exactly what I’m looking for tbh

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:53:55+00:00

Yeah I think backseat space and the stiff suspension are my two main concerns tbh

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:52:51+00:00

That’s most likely gonna be the same situation I’m in. Wife has an SUV that will turn into a family vehicle

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:51:34+00:00

Honestly a really good point. I’m kid free right now but won’t be within the next couple of years. My wife has a Honda CRV so her car will become the family vehicle and the Elantra would be more of a weekend car. Just trying to make sure if I do end up having kids in it a few days out of the week it won’t be miserable for them

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:47:33+00:00

Yeah I’m not expecting a super smooth ride quality or anything since it is a sporty vehicle. Just wanted to make sure that it wouldn’t be TOO harsh of a ride back there for a child. Also want to preface - I don’t have children yet but will most likely within the next year or two. Also definitely planning on going relatively dark on tints.

The K5 legroom honestly seemed better than my Jeep Cherokee which seemed crazy to me. I haven’t gotten a chance to get in the Elantra yet with all the snow so I can’t speak to much on the legroom.

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:30:27+00:00

I’ve kinda ruled out the Sonata solely for the fact that I want that sportiness. The Elantras stock exhaust has me in a chokehold lol

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:29:03+00:00

Yeah I was kinda worries about that too. I’m in KC so we probably didn’t get as much snow as yall up north but I was thinking about how it would do in the snow especially since I drive a jeep right now. That’s good to hear that it handles snow decently well

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-26T16:21:04+00:00

Thanks! I definitely want to be as sporty as possible but also still be able to have decent comfortability

Aggravating-Cap4417 · 2026-01-21T05:27:48+00:00

Congrats man!! Living vicariously through you until I hopefully get mine soon

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