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and that came with carpeted floor mats to boot.
Sopman
my question is did I do some serious damage to the tranny, is this even normal...or is this a forewaring of tranny problems for this car...
also when I start this car first thing in the morning it revs up and down on its own as if I was tapping the gas, eventually it stabilizes, but it gets to a point where it sounds like its about to stall...what is this?
Sopman
I recently bought a detroit diesel powered CRDi and it is the best diesel sedan i have ever driven on this side of the skoda octavia and ford mondeo
thanks again...will let you know what we decided on. Have a couple months before the funds become available.
I think quite a large portion of Hyundai reliability horror stories in the past were really Hyundai abuse stories.
I remember buying a one year old Ford Festiva about 14 years ago for $4000. 29,000 miles and I bet the oil hadn't been changed more than once or twice. Still got about 115,000 on the engine and was able to swap it out for one from a wreck yard for $600 including labor and a new clutch.
Was still going strong (except for a bad synchro) at 160K. Probably a lot more reliable than late 90's Kia products and a big reason I bought an Elantra in 2001. Korean cars can be very tough indeed if not abused too badly!
Revka
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Does your 2003 accent 2-door have side airbags? ashtray, and does the cloth color is the one on the 4-door or is it right?
I would really apreciatte your comments about this .
Thanks
Thanks!
Revka
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Ive been enjoying my car its great and it has great gas milage! its a new 2003 Accent 3-door its awesome!
i just bought a brand new 2003 accent gl, automatic, 1.6L, 11.9 gallons for the gas tank: I'm only getting about 225 miles per tank, and that's on the generous side. This is for town running (back and forth to school, shopping, and occasional short highway runs), but still, I thought it would do more than 20mpg. the car info says 26mpg town running, 35 highway.
i've checked the air filter and it's clean, brand new. is there a possibility that one of the spark plugs is bad--is there an easy way to check by yourself? or is this normal?
all the best, Arnal
Also, does A/C and use of the radio/CD player decrease fuel economy?
feel free to email me at arnal1975@yahoo.com. thanks.
I run an independent movie theater and we must move our movie prints around and pick them up from other theaters. This can involve a great deal of driving.
Right now we are using a courier service but recently the cost for this service has sky rocketed ($35 - $250 depending on distance). The owner has decided that he would still come out ahead if he pays us 59 cents a mile plus time.
I recently purchased a 2004 Sonata LX. I am very happy with it so far but I don't won't to put a ton of mileage on this car moving movie prints around. What I need is a small hatchback that gets good fuel economy.
When I was purchasing my Sonata I talked with my salesman about the Accent. They sell the most basic version as a loss leader for $7,600. If I understood him correctly this price was before rebate so the price was actually $6,600 at the time. After sitting in it I thought it was a very comfortable car for the price.
I also thought about buying a used one but then you loose the long warrantee. I looked at a used 2002 Hyundai Accent with 8,000 miles on it for $5,499. Even with the shorter warrantee this is a pretty good deal.
We are still a month away from switching. I have some things that will need to be worked out like insurance. Insurance can be trouble if you are using the car for work related things. Plus my girl friend thought it was odd about buying a second car just for work. I would be the full owner of the car legally. This would not be a company car. Hopefully the mileage would help off set these cost. Being paid for my time will help me personally profit from the idea.
Anyone here use an Accent for work purposes? How is it working out?
Since insurance costs are an important factor, you may also want to check out some of the discussions on our Finance, Warranty, and Insurance Message Board. Also, you'll find lot of tips for saving on insurance in Edmunds' Insurance Section. Good luck, and please keep us posted on your decision. ;-)
Revka
Host of Hatchbacks & Wagons
Drawbacks: If you buy new, and you live in a major city, insurance is VERY high the first year, then gets much cheaper after the first year.
The tiny tires and so so brakes make for some scary emergency stops.
Other than that, I have really liked it for what it is, cheap barebones transportation. I unbolted the rear seats and store them, for more room, since I rarely have passengers in the back. Huge cargo space for such a small car.
The floor cover over the spare in the rear is rather flimsy. I took it out, could be replaced with a bit of plywood if you need a flat floor.
The value of all Hyundai's plummet, so I think the sweet spot is to get one used, and damn the warranty. You can pick one up so cheap used, it offsets having to pay for some repairs in my opinion.
Be sure you get a used one with all records of oil changes.
I have a friend who bought a Kia Sephia the same month I bought my accent, he NEVER changed the oil, now his car smokes, is having engine probs. I wouldn't take his car for free. But mine is likely to last many years because of regular fluid changes.
My Accent has no power windows, or power locks. Its a minor annoyance, but then again in years ahead I won't have to pay $200 for a power window motor replacement.
Good Luck!
need any reviews of problems
need ASAP--
thanks.
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2003/hyundai/accent/100199806/ratings_- consumer.html?tid=edmunds.n.prices.leftsidenav..16.Hyundai*
You can view reviews on the 2002 Corolla by looking up the information for the current year Corrola (new cars tab at the top of the page), going to the Consumer Reviews for the current year and then selecting the model year you wish to read the reviews on.
The service dept is completly different. They never quibbled about any complaint I had and always took corrective action. On one warranty repair they ordered the part and the wrong part came in. When I showed up to pick-up the car they said they were sorry and gave me a coupon for 3 free car washes and paid for one additional day on my rental. I cant say enough about the service there. As I said before beware of the sales staff. Print out the Edmunds prices and bring them with you. They hate informed customers.
up with gasoline the yellow engine check lamp goes on.
Soon after that the engine starts to behave
erratically, 'hicups'and it sounds like one cylinder stopped working. The engine power
falls, the exhaust gases becomes dark. After some 20 km or a bit more the problems are not so obvious anymore, the power loss is not
very apparent, but the smoke still smells unnormally. It also happens that engine check light starts blinking when decelerating the car and the engine turns are falling, it seems like the car will die. After 200 km or more everything is fine again until next filling at the gas station. I must say that this happens only from time to time and only when I fill the reservoir full up.
I have also noticed that sometimes it helps if I just open the reservoir cap (fuel filler cap) and then close it again, so You can hear the air which goes out.
Otherwise the car works fine it has 45000 km and I visit the car service regularly.
Also this is not very likely to be a problem with gasoline, it happens after visiting
different gas stations.
Is it full or is not full, that is the question! What makes the difference if everything is working as it must be. Obviously here is something that should be repaired or replaced. Also the way of filling is quite simple and always the same, I fill the gas until it stops going in the tank. But the problem is occasional.
then there's the separate issue of failing to tighten the cap adequately: all this should be in your accent manual.
does the problem occur if you make a point of not filling it all the way? i would guess not.
it's very possible nothing needs to be repaired.