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Has anyone added air conditioning post-purchase to an Accent? If so, did you go with an aftermarket supplier or with Hyundai parts (either from a junkyard or a dealer)? What about cruise control? Anyone know of an aftermarket source for cruise control for this car? Any experiences (costs, name of aftermarket supplier, etc) you could share? What effect will these have on Hyundai's warranties? And do people driving a GS or a GL like the driver's armrest? Some Hyundai literature says the armrest is an option on the 02 L while others say it is not an option. Anyone tried to add an armrest?
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i own a 2000 GSI model (canadian). i had a tire blowout on the weekend. i've spoken with my dealership about my options regarding what size tire/s i can use as replacements, as well as several mechanics.
I'M GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM EACH OF THEM.
i understand the obvious; rims are 14" etc.
i'm hoping to replace the factory rubber with wider versions. is this possible? i'm generally being told "no".
factory specs = 185/60 r14
anybody help?
i will look into the 195/55 options.
my 00 accent has been a pleasure to own/drive...75000 kms and 2 1/2 years in and i'm very pleased. once the loan payments end, i'll likely buy another hyundai.
i've read your postings and am interested to read further on how you like the aerio. the majority of reviews i've come across have been definitively favourable.
in the toronto area i've spotted three sport hatches on the road thus far...one of them parked every day at my office parking lot.
thanks again.
How come some people are managing to get Accent L's for around $7000? Did yours have A/C? What did you pay for it? I never would have considered an Accent until I heard of people getting those ridiculous prices, and now I really want one.
I was looking to buy either a stripped L, an L w/ factory AC as an option, or a GS (all manual trans). I bought a stripped '02 L for $6360 after $500 Hyundai consumer rebate. Total price after 8.25% sales tax and DMV (state) reg fees was $7,000 out the door. I had my choice of any stripped L on the dealer's lot-- basically could have gotten any color, all with California emissions and floor mats on most. To get that price took a fair bit of work/time, and some bargaining ability. I called perhaps 20 dealers in northern Cal., and visited perhaps 6-8 in person. I purchased quite late in the month, hoping to be the car that bumped the dealer over a sales volume target. I saw from another dealer's sales manager accurate info from Hyundai on Western Region dealer volume incentives-- over 65 vehicles per month translates to $1K per vehicle. I saw multiple ads in newspapers for the same vehicle at prices from $6850 to $8K. Probably 4-5 dealers would have sold me the stripped L for $7500 out the door-- and even without much work on my part. I was actually hoping to drop my $6350 price to less than $6K by purchasing a new '01, which were few and far between but (I assumed) should have been even cheaper. I could buy the new '01 for the same price, but not cheaper-- even from the dealer who sold me the new '02!
The cost to me of installing Hyundai parts AC afterpurchase is about $1K at this point-- again after some time and effort shopping for pricing. But the L w/ AC new from the dealer would have cost me about $1700 more than I paid for the stripped L. (Dealer cost of AC option on an L is $686; MSRP is $750.) Not so surprising, since dealers had huge numbers of stripped L's, but most had no L's with AC on their lots. Also, the best I could do on the GS seemed to be about $8900. The supply of those was quite low in relation to the stripped L's, and there were very few of them with manual transmissions. On the other hand, I saw a lot of GL's out there (almost all in auto), so I think the pricing on those should have been reasonable-- but I was only looking for a manual trans hatchback.
I suspect I could have paid slightly less if I was willing to hold off until after new '03s start showing up on lots. And I might have been able to get slightly cheaper by purchasing in SoCal, but figured after travel costs/time it would be a wash.
So I guess I'd say based on my experience that these cars are certainly purchasable for substantially less than MSRP or dealer invoice figures-- and certainly much less than Edmunds TMV pricing. The caveat-- you have to be willing to spend the time and have some bargaining skills.
I've never test driven one, but I've read as much info as I could find, and when I get back, I'll be heading over to the nearest dealership to check them out. (and I'll be living in So Cal)
He thought the 2003's will be out in November? If that's the case, I'm going to have to get something else.
http://www.hyundai-motor.com/cybermall/showroom/index.html
The front looks less aggressive, with a smoother appeareance and larger headlights, but I don't care for the grill. The rear is a definite improvement though. It looks very upscale! I wonder if the attractive 14" alloy wheels, fog lights, and body-colored mirrors and door handles will be offered as a new option. The interior looks unchanged except for the possible addition of chrome door handles and a digital odometer. What does everyone else think?
p.s. Since the site is in Korean, click on the links at the bottom left side of the screen to see more pics of the new Accent. You will see the links show up in English in the bottom portion of your browser (it will say interior, exterior, etc.).
I also noticed a new seat fabric design in the interior pic. Looks more luxurious and attractive. Hyundai seems to be on a roll with designing attractive facelifts, first the Sonata and now the Accent. I hope they don't let any of their designers get snapped up by other automakers.
Did anyone who got their Accent for $7000 (or so) have a similar experience?
But man, that must have hurt to go down there thinking $5788, and walking out with $9500. Not that it's a bad deal or anything, just not what you were expecting.
" must say coming down from a 2K1 maxima, I don't miss the feel and performance of it. "
You don't? Why?
However, it was very sudden, from one tankful to the next, which leads me to think it was a change in gasoline formulation rather than something intrinsic to the car. Prior to the second week of March, I had averaged 32.0 mpg (US). Since then it has been 33.9. It will be interesting to see if it goes back to the earlier average this winter.
I'm a bit disappointed that I'm not getting higher mileage, but I'm still very pleased with the car overall.
Regarding the 2003 model from the link, the front looks like the last generation elantra which I didn't like so much. I kinda like this current models front fascia. Very aggressive and sporty.
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