Husband wants a newish car. we've been looking at a couple of Hyundai
Accents 1.3i, 2000 plus ones - new shape. Any thoughts on their reliability,
value etc. need to cart around 3-4 teenagers at times so leg room in the
back is important as well as getting in/out. Seen a 3 door one and a 5 door
one.

Any thoughts appreciated.

 

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:50:08 -0000, Bonny staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
> Husband wants a newish car. We've been looking at a couple of Hyundai
> Accents 1.3i, 2000 plus ones - new shape. Any thoughts on their
> reliability, value etc.? [We] need to cart around 3-4 teenagers at
> times, so leg room in the back is important as well as [ease of]
> getting in/out.

The Accent is Hyundai's econobox, so you will be able to get a used one
for a low price. Perceived value in terms of $ is currently low,
possibly because the marketplace hasn't yet grokked that Hyundai
manufacturing quality got a lot better sometime near 1999/2000.

Accent reliability may be high, or not--I don't know for sure; I own a
Tiburon that's been very reliable for the last 1.7 years. The back seat
of an Accent isn't that large, but a 6' 165lb. person can get in and out
easily. There isn't much legroom in the back seat, but there's more
legroom than there is in a Tiburon. The Accent is definitely a
4-seater, not a 5-seater.

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You will find the accent to have minimal leg room for taller teenagers.
I would check into the elantra.

 

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:50:08 -0000, "Bonny" <BonnyLass452@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Husband wants a newish car. we've been looking at a couple of Hyundai
>Accents 1.3i, 2000 plus ones - new shape. Any thoughts on their reliability,
>value etc. need to cart around 3-4 teenagers at times so leg room in the
>back is important as well as getting in/out. Seen a 3 door one and a 5 door
>one.

I have an '03 Accent and love it. I don't think the 1.3l engine was
ever sold here in the states, so I can't comment on that. Mine has a
1.6l. It is not a car for more than 2 people on a regular basis. You
can carry a couple of people in the back, but not on a long trip.

 

2003 Accent with 4K on it is a great little car. Equipped with A/C, PW, PL,
R/D, CD stereo, and more.

Fun to drive, easy to park, fuel miser, well made, etc.

I love this car!

 

FWIW. I have a 1996 Accent with 188,600 miles on it. Very satisfied and
hoping to take it to at least 250,000 miles. It has been extremely reliable
and the 40 mpg consistently has given me great satisfaction.

Jozef

"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:50:08 -0000, "Bonny" <BonnyLass452@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Husband wants a newish car. we've been looking at a couple of Hyundai
>>Accents 1.3i, 2000 plus ones - new shape. Any thoughts on their
>>reliability,
>>value etc. need to cart around 3-4 teenagers at times so leg room in the
>>back is important as well as getting in/out. Seen a 3 door one and a 5
>>door
>>one.
>
> I have an '03 Accent and love it. I don't think the 1.3l engine was
> ever sold here in the states, so I can't comment on that. Mine has a
> 1.6l. It is not a car for more than 2 people on a regular basis. You
> can carry a couple of people in the back, but not on a long trip.

 

many thanks. am looking at a 3yr 3 month old one with 9,000 miles on the
clock, only 1.3i 3 door and basic but hey, it's only £2800 and will do me
nicely for commuting for the next zillion years I hope.

"Jozef" <jozef@metaphoria.org> wrote in message
news:1107215205.915988@vader.vermontel.net...
> FWIW. I have a 1996 Accent with 188,600 miles on it. Very satisfied and
> hoping to take it to at least 250,000 miles. It has been extremely
> reliable and the 40 mpg consistently has given me great satisfaction.
>
> Jozef
>
> "Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10crv0hftp3ibg6qmcbqvmmg7l6kapovg8@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:50:08 -0000, "Bonny" <BonnyLass452@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Husband wants a newish car. we've been looking at a couple of Hyundai
>>>Accents 1.3i, 2000 plus ones - new shape. Any thoughts on their
>>>reliability,
>>>value etc. need to cart around 3-4 teenagers at times so leg room in the
>>>back is important as well as getting in/out. Seen a 3 door one and a 5
>>>door
>>>one.
>>
>> I have an '03 Accent and love it. I don't think the 1.3l engine was
>> ever sold here in the states, so I can't comment on that. Mine has a
>> 1.6l. It is not a car for more than 2 people on a regular basis. You
>> can carry a couple of people in the back, but not on a long trip.
>
>
>

 

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:38:01 -0000, "Bonny" <BonnyLass452@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>many thanks. am looking at a 3yr 3 month old one with 9,000 miles on the
>clock, only 1.3i 3 door and basic but hey, it's only £2800 and will do me
>nicely for commuting for the next zillion years I hope.
>
I have a 2001 1.5l DOHC 3 door.
I've done all the servicing myself to the schedule and the problems
i've had are a broken windscreen the 2nd time i drove it. Broken about
6 more times in the next year before i replaced it (driving on narrow
roads with road trains is rather hazardous to windscreens).
2 punctured tyres plus 2 others worn out after only 31,000km. Due
mainly to driving at too high a speed.
Battery replaced after 3 years. Due in a large part to my usage. The
car often sits for a few days without being driven and on a couple of
occasions i'd not closed the hatch properly and the inside lamp had
drained the battery. That can be rather terminal for a car battery.
That's about it for problems in the 70,000km that i've driven it, it
still doesn't have any rattles and it's actually a pretty comfortable
long distance vehicle although living in Britain you're hardly likely
to come across long distances.
3 doors is lousy for carrying passengers but if you're driving don't
worry too much, it's the others who are inconvenienced and hopefully
they'll either walk or ask somebody else.

For a very plain website try
http://ii.net/~farmerjim/