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You also get the 100k warranty, which will help keep the price down on mechanical repairs over the life of the car. Something no used car can offer!
Check it out here:
http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicle/accent/accent.aspx
Also it did not add any charge for freight (which I expect will be around $500), and there was no way to ask for floor mats (which probably cost about $80).
The wheel shaking is not due to snow in the wheel wells but inside the wheels, causing the wheels to be off-balance. I've noticed that before a number of times on many different cars over the years. It's easy to correct--wash off the wheels or scrape off the snow.
Most OEM wipers are worthless for winter. Do yourself a favor and pick up a pair of heavy-duty wipers at your local auto parts store. They can help you find the size for your Accent.
If you get a lot of snow, then winter tires might be a good investment. I've done ok with small cars and regular all-season tires, but I live in a city where snow plowing is an art form, so I rarely have to deal with more than 3-4" of snow on the roads.
Mine was base of $12,455 and with options $13,955 for a grand total of $26,410.
Compared to a loaded Elantra GLS, the difference is a little under $1000 sticker-wise but only about $700 invoice-wise. And the Elantra has a $1000 general rebate on it that the Accent does not. So guess what? The larger, roomier Elantra with moonroof, cruise, and traction control actually costs less than the Accent right now. However, the Accent has six airbags vs. four for the Elantra, and the Accent also has alloys and a more powerful audio system. It will be interesting to watch the initial sales reaction to the Accent with the prices a little higher than its bigger brother.
The Elantra sales probably will suffer, at least at first. The new Accent does look better, IMO. Although, the Elantra has features like moonroof and cruise control that aren't availble on Accent. The good news is, if the new Accent is this good, imagine how great of a car the '07 Elantra will be. I just hope they don't go too conservative on the styling (like they did on the Sonata).
The only real plusses for me with the Accent over the Elantra are better head protection in a side impact (due to the curtain airbags), better fuel economy (especially with the automatics), and a nicer-looking interior. If the Elantra costs less OTD when it's time for me to buy, it will be a hard decision to go with the newer Accent over the Elantra, unless maybe the Accent gets "Good" in all the IIHS crash tests.
No mention of the interior quality or noise levels but the article does take note of the triple door seals and driver side armrest. Seems like the latter is going to be a big deal especially for cars in this class which are not known for having creature comfort features such as these.
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/FREE/51214006/1004
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My local dealer has some Elantra's for what I think are really reasonable prices. They're in the $13,299-$13,750 range and I haven't gotten out of the Sportage 4x4 to look at how they're equipped but, knowing Hyundai, they're no doubt close to loaded.
I'm thinking of e-mailing or calling Lithia Hyundai of Pocatello, ID, up to inquire about their total lack of accentuating the Hyundai Accent! Whaddup widdat, dudes?
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I'm also going to go for the new grad offer that Kia and Hyundai both offer. You get $500 if you have just earned a college degree. I graduated in early May and so I would be eligible. They allow you to use it even if your graduation date was up to a year ago, I believe. Check with Hyundai or Kia on their websites and with your local dealer if you want to get that new grad discount.
I still haven't found out why my local Hyundai dealer isn't offering Accents of any flavor or generation. They do have about 6 2006 Sonata's for sale on the lot.
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About a month ago, I emailed several Hyundai dealers to get a quote on a new Sonata GL 5-speed manual just to see how good of a deal I could get. The best one was $15,499 + tax, tag, title. Edmunds show sticker on an '06 Accent GLS 5-speed at $14,415 and TMV of $14,116. Amazing that a Sonata could be had for about $1400 more than a new Accent with the same equipment (Sonata doesn't have alloys, but does have cruise).
I can't remember- are we getting the 3-door next year or not? If so, I would think it would start out a little lower in price than the 4-door.
On a related but separate note, did you know the Canadians have a 5-door Accent (old body style)? I looked on the Hyundai Canada website to see how their prices compare to ours, but when you go to price it they're still showing the 2005 model. I'm not sure if it's just the wrong picture or the pricing is also for the old one. It's interesting sometimes to see how much less (when adjusted for U.S. currency) cars are priced up there.
I've seen pics of the old-style 5-door from Canada--why can't we get a 5-door in the new design?? Maybe we will in a year or two. I compared the Canadian prices of the '06 Accent 4-door to those in the U.S., using a currency converter on the web, and found that the prices matched pretty closely for comparably-equipped cars. Although the Canadians get bun warmers!
I wanted heated seats on my Mazda3, but I'd have been forced to spend another $1500 to get a bunch of other stuff including leather, which I don't like.
It's the gas mileage I am after with the '06 Rio5, or '06 Hyundai Accent 4-door. My chances of trading in towards the end of January or early February are about 80% right now, so Edmunds' resources are getting all the more relevant to me right now.
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backy, in your opinion, do the whiners over on the Sonata board really have much to gripe about with the new Sonata? I mean, to me the concerns seem bogus. Front seats that tilt forward too much? Give me a break! This changes my car search to seriously looking at a 2006 Sonata. Are there any current rebates on it?
Will a dealer sell me one for only $15,499 with the 5-speed manual and will it have a CD changer and air conditioning?
I've always dug the '06 Sonata's styling, it is spot on IMO.
The deal may come down to who will offer the fairest value on my '01 Sportage 4x4 in trade. If it's Robert Allen Kia, I'll get the 2006 Kia Rio5 in Tropical Red and 5-speed tranny, A/C and CD changer, non-power locks, mirrors and windows et al. If it's Lithia Hyundai, it'll be the 2006 Hyundai Sonata in 5-speeds, A/C, CD changer and power W/L/M's. Colors for the '06 Sonata? I like the way the '06 Hyundai Sonata looks in white. They have a white one on the lot and several other colors. The Hyundai dealer is on the way over to the house we're buying in north Pocatello, so this guy in a 2001 Kia Sportage 4x4 will be peering about their sales lot big time the next several weeks!
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Good luck.
Congratulations! I hope to have either a 2006 Hyundai Sonata GL in 5-speed form or a 2006 Kia Rio5 in 5-speed form towards late January-early February of 2006. I want to get the maximum number of rebates, new grad discounts, sales, anything, etc. that I possibly can before I buy.
If the sale doesn't feel right I'll just hang onto my very fine 2001 Kia Sportage 4x4 for a while longer.
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Here's a link to it if you're interested-
http://www.consumersunion.org/pdf/MPG-90205.pdf
I used some of the results in another discussion about the Mazda3 and Honda Civic. Their tests resulting in better than EPA highway numbers in the Civic and better than EPA city numbers in the Mazda3. It's an interesting and useful comparison. I get a feeling I probably drive my car a good bit harder than they do, though.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/12/hyundai_unveils.php
44.5 MPG for a Hybrid Accent! If CR verifies those numbers I will purchase a Hyrbid Accent over the Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris. What Toyota and Honda have done lately in terms of fuel economy is shameful. The Yaris only gets .5 mpg better than the corolla! The fit will probably get 1 mpg better than the bigger civic.
[non-permissible content removed] IT! When people buy sub compact econo cars they want mileage! Not speed! Not power! Mileage! Gas will soon return to $3 permenently and then anyone who gets less than 40 mpg will rue the day they bought their gas guzzling Yaris or Fit!
Imagine what the second generation Accent H will do! With a full strength hybrid it could pull 50 MPG and with other improvements like CVT, carbon fiber, better engines, lithium ion batteries, we could see 60 mpg.
The question is: what will it cost? I predict a $14,000 base price, with a nicely equipped model for $15,000 and a drive out the door price of $17,000, which is still the cheapest means of getting 45 mpg.
Now if only Hyndai could fix its reliability, above average, according to CR is not good enough. Hyndai needs to get into the top 3. Currently held by the Toyota Echo, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, with the Mazda 3 barely making it to "much better than average".
Thoughts?
Hyundai is working hard on reliability. Look at what they have done in the past five years. I think they have already "fixed" reliability to the extent it is no longer a problem. So now they can focus on matching Toyota and Honda in long-term reliability, since they have already matched or exceeded them in initial quality/reliability (per JD Power).
The Fit is supposed to be out in April. Which is I think when we'll start seeing those big rebates from Hyundai on the Accent.
Have to say that I disagree with you there. Perhaps a LOT of people buying econo-cars want economy above all else, but there is a substantial population of buyers who want performance and power while still getting at least moderately good fuel economy. Almost 100,000 people have bought Mazda3s this year and its EPA ratings are definitely in the lower end of the subcompact class. FYI- I am one of that number that bought a Mazda3.
I think carmakers are very wise to cover the full spectrum of economy and performance with a car. Honda, for instance, has everything from the 197hp high performance Si that gets 31mpg, to the Civic LX/EX with decent performance and 40mpg, to the Hybrid that gets 51mpg highway. It's a very wise strategy.
I think Hyundai would be smart to bring an Accent Hybrid to the U.S., but only if they can keep the price down. A performance oriented Accent 3-door would be a good seller, too. Especially if they could milk another 15-20 hp out of it.
The good news is that this segment is going to be very competitive and safety is a priority for both these makes. As gas continues moving above $2.00 a gallon, it should get very interesting.
Wow! That translates into annual sales of, what, almost 4 million?
Last time I checked, a few days ago, my local dealer still had no Accents. Maybe that is why there is so little interest. Another reason my interest has waned is that right now a loaded Elantra GLS would cost me less than a loaded Accent. And the Fit, Versa, and Yaris are coming soon and will be very price-competitive with the Accent. So I am staying clear of the Accent until the inevitable rebates come.