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I'm also jealous of everyone's mileage! I just got 29.5 mpg in all city dirving with very little use of the AC. In other words, thats as good as it gets in the city for me
Gas mileage is low for the first 1000 miles or so and then it gets up into the upper 30's. I got 1200 miles on my 2001 accent GL and its still rising. I haven't driven on the highway much, 90 percent of my driving is basically city driving. My city mileage is around 32 or 33 MPG and still rising. Just don't accelerate fast. Shift quickly from 1 to 5 and keep the rpm's down.
I love everything about my car. Everything is an improvement over my last car, a 1992 mitsubishi mirage. My last car was extremely reliable but was a basic car. Only had a radio. The Accent comes fully equiped and after factoring in inflation, cost the same as my old car!
The only thing I wish I had was a tilt steering wheel. I'm tall. But Its not too bad once your in.
Theres some people who have lots of problems with their cars and some people have none at all.
Why is this so ? Aren't all cars built the same ?
Sure there are manufacturing defects ,all car makers make some defective cars.But why does it seem hyundai experiences more defects ? Could it be poor quality control ? Or could it be poor maintanence or poor driving ?
Young adults buy more hyundais than any other age group. They drive the fastest and cannot afford proper maintanence or just don't care . If you don't care about your vehicle, it will wear out quickly. Older people have learned from their past auto's and know that maintanence is vital.
When I was 22 , I bought a 1982 ford escort. I drove it for 15000 miles before the timing belt snapped. That cost me $800 to repair.
The timing belt was the last thing on my mind. Never knew it had to be replaced!
Hyundai's are driven mostly by young people with little knowledge of cars and the people driving these cars just don't care about their cars. Alot of the problem cars you read about, are not maintained or there abused. Look on the road. Look how hyundai drivers drive.
Sure there are defects, but I think alot of the problems in the later models are caused by poor maintanence and poor driving.
Back in the mid-80's to early 90's, I owned a Honda CRX and a Dodge (Mitsubishi) Colt consecutively ... both were great cars, very reliable, but the Colt just seemed to be less solidly built, or had "slightly" cheaper materials in it than the Honda ... My wife's 99 Accent reminds me very much of the Colt ... as does my 01 Accent, only to a lesser degree ... so there's no doubt about it, Hyundai continue to improve every year and it good value per $ spent.
I did once own a 94 Excel that was the worst dog ever to park in my driveway ...
Cheers!
I got a 2001 hyundai accent GL with a/c and free oil for life and a tire guarantee for $8400 plus tax and reg. fees. This car was brand new and it was 5 speed manual. It was also a year end model. If your looking for cheapies, shop at the end of the model year. The sticker price on this car was $11,250. They sold it to me for $8400.
I guarantee the dealer didn't lose money on this car. If you pay $11,250, the dealer is making about 3 grand. There's alot to negotiate!
So far I've driven this car for 1500 miles and its a honey. The a/c and heat is really powerful!
I love it. I have a manual transmission, which I had to replace at about 96,000 miles and with the old warranty it wasn't covered anymore, I also had to replace my alternator at about 110,000. The battery went totally dead so it made the air bag light come on that I had to have reset by the dealer, and lastly I just did my first round of brake work on the car at about 125,000. So for a new clutch and transmission, a new alternator, and brakes on all four wheels, plus some other brake stuff that was replaced so basically in six years and 129,000 I have put $1,200 in a car I paid $9473(including sales tax and an am/fm cassette deck added--only option I had added to it). I live in NY State so we have roads that are salted and it is just started to rust a little on the passenger side. I really love my Hyundai and would get another one. The only annoying problem it has is this past summer my passenger window jumped the track so it's hard to open and close. If I bought a new hyundai I would get air conditioning in it.
I used to have a subaru justy and it didn't get gas mileage as good as the hyundai, and it always cost more to repair.
I'm planning on getting a cargo net for my trunk. How much does a hyundai dealer charge ?
As a side note, I recently purchased an 02 Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Racing Rally Edition. I will now be able to see firsthand whether there is any difference in reliability between a car built in Japan and one built in Korea. So far, 650 miles, and I'm already taking it back to the dealer for 2 small manufacturing defects (both front seats are very difficult to slide on their tracks and the driver's side rocker sill extension has a paint defect).
Thanks - Gump
As for the bumper-to-bumper warranty, yes, you aren't covered for paint, radio, brakes, clutch, or AC freon for the full term (just like any other manufacturer's warranty). However, anything else that breaks on the car is covered. This includes: AC compressor, alternator, water pump, power steering pump, suspension, oxygen sensors, ignition, anything electrical, and anything in the interior. This is quite a few items! Seeing as most companies only warranty these items for 3/36k, I'm very happy with the 5/60k.
In any event, I called my dealer and ordered one. They didn't have it in stock, but they said it would take 2-3 business days and cost $28. I'll report back on my experience after I've installed it.
ingtonge18, you mentioned that you were screwed big time on your deal. When I bought my 2000 Accent L, it was a pretty much straightforward, simple transaction. Of course, I did not have a trade in, did not finance, and did not get any dealer installed options (like rustproofing, fabric protection etc.) or extended warranty to complicate matters.
My "no squirt" situation was the result of a faulty windshield wash pump, which was replaced at no charge by my local Dealership!
I saw a nice one made by bell- rhode gear. Walmart sells it for $58 dollars online. It attaches to the trunk. Just hope the trunk can handle the stress of a swaying rack!
I love my 2001 accent GL! My $8400 was well spent.
I ordered the net by phone from my dealer last Friday and received a call yesterday that it had arrived. It cost US$28 plus tax.
The package comes with the netting, lower hooks that must be installed, and an instruction sheet. Installation was really easy. The hardware in the package consists of two studs and two T-shaped anchors that screw onto one end of the studs. The other end of the stud has a very coarse thread, like a lag bolt. Next, you have to remove the two plugs that attach the interior plastic trunk wall to the sheet metal of the body. These are somewhat like the wall anchors you use with sheet rock -- a unit with a central screw that forces fingers apart to grip the hole. When you unscrew the center, the entire unit pulls out easily (the instructions talk about prying the unit out with a flat-bladed screwdriver, but that was completely unnecessary in my case, at least).
Next, you screw the stud/anchor assembly into the holes. This also is very easy; just don't overtighten the assembly in the hole or you'll run the risk of stripping it (the only thing gripping the threads is a thin layer of sheet metal).
The final step is to hook the loops at the corners of the net over the existing hooks at the top and the newly-installed anchors at the bottom.
If you haven't seen one of the nets, it's two layers of netting open at the top to form a bag into which small items can be inserted. Stretched across the trunk, it also divides the storage area into a narrow space near the bumper and a wide space between the net and the rear seat, to accommodate items of various sizes. It looks to be pretty handy for keeping stuff from shifting around with the motion of the car.
I have seen a Hyundai dealer do this. BTW, this Hyundai dealer also owns a Dodge dealership and a Mazda dealership but, he does not use the same trick in the advertisements for those.
Why that is I have no idea.