Hyundai vs Toyota?

• Hyundai has successfully beaten honda in reliability and quality for the past two years and have there guns on Toyota next! Who here believes Hyundai will surpass Toyota? Here are some Hyundai victories hyundai azera vs toyota avalon winner:hyundai azera hyundai sonata vs toyota camry victor:Hyundai sonata Hyundai is also beating Toyota in driver satsifaction too. So I think it will be a matter of time before this Korean juggernaut surpasses Toyota in reliability they just have one more step then Toyota is done. Those Koreans are really starting to mess up the Japanese perception that only Japanese can make reliable cars.Same with Samsung and Sony!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder how long it will take for Hyundai to have a good consumer perception after all they having been making garbage until year 2002!!!

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  One thing is that Toyota develops a good product and sticks with it. Name one which was of a bad design. I've had a 89 camry with 500,000 miles on it and never had to replace any engine parts except the filters, and battery. I also had a 89 corolla with 300,000 miles with the same situation. I had a 99 civic and put 200,000 miles on it with no problems at all. Did you know that the same engine which was in my 89 camry was also used in the 1996-2000 Rav 4. Over 10 years with an engine design. I can't say the same with Hyundai given their track record. My cousin had a 90 excel, which at the time was supposed to be compatible to a corolla. It never made it past 120,000 miles before the engine just quit. Others have had the same problems. That is why its rare to find a 80s and early 90s Hyundai on the road, unlike the many Toyotas and Hondas we pass by everyday on our way to work. Another thing Hyundai is not a new company. They have been around since 1946. Toyota has been around since 1934 and Honda has been around 1948 making motorcycles and didn't make their first car since 1962. So really if you go by the numbers they should be on equal territory. Toyota and Honda spent alot of time and money on reasearch while Hyundai spent more time just trying to get a product out on the market. Yes Hyundai is getting better than they were, but they still don't compare. Awards mean nothing. Reputation means everything. Alot of vehicles win awards, but how many of them are still on the road after 5-10 years? Any car can be given a reliability award with only 2 years of operation. So that award is just pulling a name out of a hat. The way it should be judged is the after 5 year mark and the after 300,000 mile mark. Then lets see who tops the list.