Oppo, help me choose a (boring) car to drive.

"As Du Volant" (skuhnphoto) 01/30/2015 at 11:02 • Filed to: decisions

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Background- I work for an auto dealer group and get to drive a used car of my choosing for my daily usage. I travel between all our different locations so good gas mileage is a must. Today I need to park the Focus hatch I've been driving and choose something else. Sometimes I get to drive something fun, but sadly this is not one of those times- we're seriously low right now on stuff that's both fun and fuel efficient.

So looking at gas mileage alone, the two contenders are...

A 2012 Nissan Sentra "Special Edition" 2.0 automatic:

Or a 2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4 automatic:

The Sentra has a sunroof which is of no use to me (it's 14 F here) but other than that they're both fairly standard in terms of options.

Oppo, which would you choose?

505Turbeaux > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:03

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see how special that Nissan really is!

mazda616 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:06

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Hyundai. My friend had a Sentra similar to that and it was awful.

spanfucker retire bitch > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:08

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I find the Sonata to be far, far less ugly.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:08

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Hyundai by a long way.

Alfalfa > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:11

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Hyundai. I haven't driven either of these specific models, but I've driven enough Nissans and Hyundais to tell you that the Hyundai is probably much more fun less boring.

OPPOsaurus WRX > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:12

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haha my sister-in-law has a Sentra. just burn it.

thebigbossyboss > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:13

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HOON DAI!

MIATAAAA > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:14

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This isn't really a competition.

Obviously, the Sonata is the winner here.

End of story.

As Du Volant > spanfucker retire bitch 01/30/2015 at 11:15

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Looks are secondary since I won't actually own the car, but it seems like from a drivability standpoint the Hyundai is standing out.

CalzoneGolem > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:15

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How Special is the Special Edition ?

ClassicDatsunDebate > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:18

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I've driven the Sonata a few times now that they are part of the Emerald Aisle fleet. They're perfectly functional. The Nissan probably has a CVT which sucks...unless you have a propensity for motorboats.

As Du Volant > ClassicDatsunDebate 01/30/2015 at 11:20

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The Nissan does have a CVT. The only good thing about CVT's is due to the way they're built they're capable of the same speeds forward and backward. I know this from experience.

TopSirloin > CalzoneGolem 01/30/2015 at 11:20

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Sepcial Olympics Special

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:21

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Sonata. It's not a bad car.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > CalzoneGolem 01/30/2015 at 11:21

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a friend of mine has an old Sentra Special Edition, and it had an in dash 6 CD changer, an around upgraded audio including a 10 inch sub in the trunk. and a few other things, but those were the reason she bought it. I don't know about his one tho.

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:22

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Sonata. It's not a bad car.

ClassicDatsunDebate > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:22

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Comes in handy when pulling a Rockford.

and 100 more > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:24

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I think you have an answer: get the Sentra, drive everywhere in reverse.

cbell04 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:24

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They wont let you walk? Id go with sonata but either way your going to fall asleep at the wheel. (Dont fall asleep at the wheel)

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:28

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jkm7680 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:30

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Anything with a Nissan CVT.

fhrblig > ClassicDatsunDebate 01/30/2015 at 11:31

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Or a Juke. I don't mind it in the Juke. It sucks in everything else.

jariten1781 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:31

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I live in rentals and have driven both of these in one guise or another a gajillion times. Sonata is preferable, but neither are the worst things ever . The CVT on the Nissan is obnoxious and the main reason I say that.

If you want to feel a terribly poorly sorted rear suspension take the Sonata to a clover leaf with regularly spaced expansion joints and push a little (not 90%, like 50%). It does a hilariously disconcerting butt wiggle.

philsphan09 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:33

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IMO....of those two...it's like choosing which piece of shit smells nicer :)

With that being said, Sonata much less uglies.

Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:36

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Definitely the Hyundai.

William Byrd > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:38

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You still have to walk up to, and away from, it occasionally and I would much rather see the Sonata on the other end of that walk. Either way, good deal, free cars are some of the best cars.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 11:54

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of the two, I'd say to go with the Sonata. Seats are pretty good, as well as fuel economy.

RW53104 > As Du Volant 01/30/2015 at 16:43

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Hyundai all the way. I've driven a Sentra, and they are boring.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > As Du Volant 02/03/2015 at 20:23

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I'd probably take the Hyundai, only because I rented a Sentra like that once and it had some of the worst seats I've ever experienced in a modern car. No amount of adjustment led to a comfortable seating position. It's a thoroughly horrid car.