But, yes, I'll stand by my original statement. Wrenched on both. Hyundai at the dealership, Honda's in the aftermarket. Saw a lot more issues with the Hondas than the Hyundais.
I remember the Pony and Stellar....they have come a loooong way since then...Kia has a long way to go to catch Hyundai.
Were we live, they are all the same basic price...
Just as a note, we put 345 K on our civic and went to buy another and they just felt chinzy...so we moved to Subaru in '95 ....800k later, we are on out third chalking up 100 k...instead of the legacy, we bought an imprenza...my wife likes the smaller car but it doesn't feel as solid..
Oh, my wife rents a lot and she had a new civic...I took it out and it just felt numb..but this is what folks want nowadays...I was bored within the first mile...reliable or not, they certainly not fun...