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sitting in traffic is the hardest to handle when the sun is beating down and the temp is over 100. most small car ac seem to cut off until the rpm is raised.
a few years ago i had a 1983 datsun sentra that refused to cool when sitting at a light and watched driver's in my rear view mirror wave their fist at me because i hardly could take off when the light turned green.
most small cars seem to handle the heat ok at cruising speeds, but city driving can be hell.
anyway......thanks for your input. i'll have to do a test drive later this year when it reaches 100 degrees.
GSi standard equipment
Dual Remote Outside Mirrors
Colour-Keyed Bumpers
Remote Fuel Lid Release
Seat Belt Pre-Tensioner
Body Side Mouldings
Power Steering
5sp manual or 4-Speed Automatic Transmission
Clarion AM/FM CD Stereo Radio
P185/60R14 Upgrade Tires
Rear Washer And Wiper
Manual Sun Roof
14" Aluminum Alloy Wheels
Rear Spoiler
"GSi" Badging
Fog Lamps
Central Power Door Locks (include hatch)
Sporty Seat Cloth & Door Trim
White Faced Gauge
Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel & TGS Knob
Side Sill Moulding
Sport-Tuned Suspension
M.S.R.P. $15,045 (canadian)
wonder why the canadians get so much more?
As for the AC, mine still puts out cool air when stopped at a stoplight. However, I never have the luxury of having to adjust the temperature like Baber; it stays on cold throughout the summer unless it is late at night. It does not cut off when it is idling. The reason the AC puts out much cooler air when at speed is because more air is going across the condenser in the front of the car, thus allowing more heat exchange to take place. The AC does sap quite a bit of power from the 1.5 engine, but the new 1.6 should make the most noticeable improvement there. It's not like people will be pissed that you can't get out of there way; it just initially starts off slowly (the lack of low-end torque is the culprit) but than accelerates with enough power to keep up with traffic. I actually blow away some people at stoplights without even digging into the gas pedal, so it has enough pep for its size. With the AC off, it is actually quite fast. At any rate, definitely test drive the Accent. I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the car.
On a side note, has anyone else here sat in the new XG300?? That car is absolutely gorgeous!!! The interior is swimming in luxury. I never really cared for wood on a steering wheel, but Hyundai actually made it look good and REAL! It had a dark grey/black interior that looked very European. It looks far richer than any 25K Accord or Camry. The rear seat has reading lights and the center armrest included a console, wood accents, and a pop-out cupholder. The only thing I did not like was the hideous Buick-like alloy wheels. I was totally impressed by the car and so was my partner. Enough so that I plan on buying one when I graduate from college at the end of this year. But it wont be for me, as I refuse to drive an automatic
germicide was used to flush out the air ducts on the third try the replaced the system again also changed out the dashboard & carpet the service manager also experienced the smell and stated that he was in contact with the factory rep and was told to do the third process then she still had the problem so she filed in December Lemon Law
the manufactory contacted her and set up a final attempt to fix this car the rep from the factory told us at the time there will be no more repairs made to this car this was January 5th 2001 he sit in the car for less than five minutes and made his choice she can not drink any soda's or eat food as she used to she can hardly eat no meat at all now even water has a metal taste to it her clothes smell like the smell of the car all the time if anybody else has the same or close problem please post a message to this board
I am considering buying a new 2001 Accent GS. I thought I had a pretty good deal lined up, but then the dealer told me that there was a $195 advertising fee that was on the INVOICE itself, and therefore I had to pay it. Suddenly it wasn't such a good deal. Anyone else had this experience? What did you do? I live in Michigan, and was looking at the GS dressed up with auto and package 3. Anyone else have this configuration? What is a good price for it?
Thanks for any help you can give,
DW
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it would be nice if they would standardize some of the canadian accent features into the usa accent.
does anyone know what hyundai's plans are for the "new" accent?
The Parking Brake light comes on and off while driving. I don't usually use the parking brake since I have an automatic. I checked the sensor located beside the Parking brake arm and it looks fine. No corrosion, or anything like that. I wonder if there is other sensor that will act on the parking brake light. Also, there is only 1 electrical cable comming out of the sensor. How does it create a loop with only one cable? (Using the car (ground) as the other one?)
Anyways, thanks in advance for your help.
I have been shopping for a new vehicle with the insurance settlement I will be receiving at some point whenever they get around to it. I am choosing between a new 2000 Protege DX 5-speed in silver for $11,600, a new 2001 Accent GS 5-speed in gray for $9594, and a used 1998 Integra sedan 5-speed with 43K in silver for $10,988. Stephanie's 1998 Integra hatchback automatichas 42K on it now and is doing well.
My troubles with the local Dallas-Fort Worth Hyundai dealers are few. Buz Post is difficult to deal with and he won't trade his Hyundais with other dealers. Allen Samuels and Eckert are small dealers. Freeman is a good dealer, they just don't have a gray GS (they have blue and reD), and Huffines is fine but they only have red and green. I haven't been to any others yet.
I am only interested in the Protege for the 24 months 0% interest financing. $3000 down and $400 a month for 24 months and I own it. Of course it will not be worth much as a 2 year old car with 120K-140K on it, but neither will any other.
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Now here I am 5 months later and compliments of a cop who lied in court, have a massive insurance premium and with little chance of getting what I had hoped to be a second car anytime soon. In my evaluations if you remember I had seriously considered the Accent. You will also remember I remarked it came in as a close economic runner up to the ZX2.
I am still mournfull of my failed plans especialy when I realized that the New Accent has improved 105hp engine. This was further ilustrated on a recent test drive of one. Granted it is no match in performance for the ZX2, but 105hp is certainly respectible. Damn that would have been perfect for me a 2+2 Econo Sports coupe, and a hard work comfortable econo hatchback zip box. It would have been so perfect to the extent that it is now relegated to my "distant future plans list" in about two to three years (which is about how long it will take my insurance to settle down). Which brings me to my current question.
Does anybody know of any AMATUER webpages covering the Hyundai Accent? They seem to be even rarer than those covering the ZX2.
Also, the engine finally seems to have broken in fully. It revs much more freely now and the fuel economy seems to have leveled off at a constant 28 mpg in all city driving. The acceleration also has become more pleasing, even with the AC on. I recently got a comment by my partner's boss that my car looks like a mini-Mercedes. He was quite shocked to learn it was a 10K Hyundai. My boss stated that my darkly tinted wondows combined with the black color makes my car look real sporty. It made me beam with pride I never dreamed I would get nice comments about my little Hyundai.
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The light does have one other function, to warn you of low brake fluid. If the fluid level is near the low mark, as you drive around, the fluid may be sloshing around just enough to turn the light on and off. Check the fluid, sounds like that could be your problem. Or you may have a defective sensor in the brake fluid reservoir. Hope that helps.
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I am about to buy new 2001 Accent (4door). I read somewhere that people had the problem with smell from AC. I live in hot and humid area and would like to know your experience with AC on Accents.
Please reply me as soon as possible because I might buy it today.
Thanks a lot.
Ps: what would be good deal on 4door 2001 Accent?
Floridian, good luck
As of about 3:30 today I can truly call you fellow' owners. Hooray! I have been reading this board for the last couple weeks, and I finally took the plunge and bought a 2001 Accent GS just a few hours ago. I must apologize, it is an automatic. I have only driven a stick about 3 times in my life, and the last time I darn near killed myself. I guess I temporarily forgot simply pushing the clutch doesn't actually STOP the car I actually considered learning again, it's been a few years, but my wife needs to drive this car too. Maybe in a few more years I can actually get a car of my own
Anyway, it only has about 130 miles so far (remember those days?) so I will comment again after I have had a little longer to evaluate it. Just so you all know, I paid $10,622 for this GS with auto, pack#3, floormats, and mudguards, AFTER rebate and before title/taxes. This price includes a $195 advertising fee for my area, and there were NO other dealer fees. Basically, they sold me the car at invoice, so I can't really ask for better than that.
Anyway, I will be sure to keep you all posted!
DW
I cannot believe Hyundai was STUPID enough to design these brakes so you have to tear down the whole hub assembly to pull the rotor. I can't afford $150-$200 in labor so I'm going to keep swapping out $16 sets of pads every few months because a $600 front-only brake job is ridiculous. Pads are $16 a set and the rotors are only $23 each (Auto Zone) but several mechanics and a Hyundai dealer say I need a 20-ton press to put the rotor back on, assuming I can even get it off without the press's help. I also need to disassemble the wheel bearing/hub/spindle assembly to do that. That's nuts. I could replace the rotors on my 1992 and 1993 Dodge Dynastys in about 20 minutes. They simply slide right off as soon as you remove the caliper and pads. This car, sure I can swing the caliper up out of the way and change the pads in about five minutes, but $600 for one axle's worth of brakes? Crazy! Next time I'm paying attention to the wear indicators. Of course this car has none. Oops! Another bad idea...if you have pads replaced on your Accent...MAKE SURE they have wear indicators because of you groove up your rotor and are afraid of destroying pads every few thousand miles, it'll cost you several hundred dollars to fix your rotors. Me, I'll spend the $16 every few weeks because I can buy 37.5 sets of pads for that same $600 and change the brakes on that right wheel 75 times which is a whole lot better than wasting the money on disposable composite rotors. Oh yeah, and good luck finding real steel rotors for an Accent without spending $100-plus apiece at the dealer. The upside of this is I'll be darned good at changing brake pads in a few months.
At the moment however I am mostly concerned with redesigning my ZX2 pages moving them as time allows to a new server. Once this project is done I will add the Accent page and I will post a link here. The problem is I don't own an Accent and it is sort of hard to give it the "first hand" feel that my ZX2 pages have.
In my case the Accent was the second choice to my ZX2 and though I do like and admire the Accent. When it comes to which is more fun to drive the ZX2 wins hands down. To fair about it though the ZX2, and the Accent are in quite different categories of cars. The Tiberion is in fact the Hyundai rival to the ZX2.
Any thoughts on what sort of info I should incorporate in the Accent Page? At the moment I have the specs, some photos, a couple of links and what I liked about the car.
On another project I am thinking about trying to establish is an Amatuers Auto WebRing. With the intent of encouraging amatuers and minor car fans to create web pages on their cars. I have a feeling this may end up being a little too expensive for my ridiculously tight wallet. This is to say nothing of the time constraints. Still the idea is there and before I write it off completely I will have to do some research.
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Here's the main site: http://64.77.18.130/sales/
Here's the exact link to the exact window:
http://64.77.18.130/sales/1000_99/accent/a_new.htm
(If link appears on more than 1 line, cut and paste onto 1 line.)
It says . . .
"P185/60R14 Wheels/Tires & deluxe Wheel covers (GS & GL)"
The pages referenced are (c) Hyundai Motor America and are designed to help sales staff sell the Accent. So they are/were planning on 14".
Will we see it sometime in 2001, and if so when? Or was it delayed in the U.S. market until 2002, or just decontented and we'll not see it (like the Canadian Accent GSi).
Thanks,
When is ETA on the Elantra GT 5-door?
what really confuses me is the site you posted. it mentions a 1.6L engine with 16 valves available. every hyundai site i've visited attributes only 12 valves to the accent. i wonder if canada gets a better version?
shame on hyundai if this is true.
http://sites.netscape.net/photogsweba/ZX2Page.htm
While the individual page concerning the Accent is located at:
http://www.angelfire.com/va3/andrewshome/ZX2Pages/TheAccentPage/TheAccentPage.htm
Sorry for the mile long addresses. I am hoping to shorten them down with a my own domain fairly soon.
Right, the U.S. Market does not get the Canadian Hyundai Accent GSi, sport suspension, sunroof et. al. And the U.S. Hyundai Sales website mentions none of those options, so it's safe to say we won't be getting them.
The sales website does list factoids for Hyundai salespersons in the U.S. to tout to U.S. customers. Improvements are engine, emissions, and 14" wheels. (All for the U.S. specifically.)
And the U.S. Accents do indeed get the larger 1.6-liter engine (except for the base model). This was the main--and AFAIK only-- improvement of the 2001 Accent over the 2000 in the U.S. market.
But as the sales web site does mention the 1.6-liter engine, which we did get, the emissions (which I suppose came with the engine), and the new tire sizes, I thought that perhaps we in the U.S. would see the 14" tires sometime in the 2001 model year. That's my main question-- when or if they will be available. Or whether the sales website is wrong.
Perhaps I spoke too soon re: not seeing any GSi options in the U.S.