Hyundai Elantra
Sticker price: $15,550 (GLS, manual)
Invoice price: $15,146
Fair purchase price: $15,550
Five-year service cost: $3,907
One-year insurance cost: $1,153
Resale value after 3 years: NA; 5 years: NA
MPG: 29 city, 40 highway
Compact no longer equals econobox. Elantra is built with midsize interior space, heated mirrors, and available Bluetooth, rearview camera and heated seats-in both rows. It boasts more power and better fuel efficiency (40 mpg on the highway) than Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.
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