Faults:

Driver Side will not unlock with key (when bought)

Brake pads need replacing (when bought)

Minor Cosmetic damage inside and outside (when bought)

General Comments:

Was looking for an inexpensive fuel efficient used car, and found it.

It isn't flashy, it isn't gonna impress the girls, it isn't gonna haul all your stuff to a new apartment, and it isn't gonna win any street races.

However, without oil change or tune up it is getting 29.4 mpg, it has good pep, and switches gears smoothly (usually at about 3500 rpm).

Handling is top notch, could be fun with a bigger engine.

Other than the door lock, which these reviews warned me about, it is pretty functional. The brakes pads need replacing, but as it only has 49k miles on it, and I didn't see any complaints about the brakes in other reviews, I am assuming (and hoping) the pads are all that needs work.

Passed smog (required in NV) 14 months and 6500 miles ago, so not anticipating any troubles there.

One thing however, it is fuel injected and if you have the habit from other cars of giving it gas when you start it, it will stall, and your next few start ups will be a bit rough.

All in all, satisfied with the car for what I paid ($1650 from a charitable organization.

Faults:

Recently (since beginning of 2006) I had to change: my gas lines, my alternator and battery, my breaks callipers and hoses.

Else, I had everything gone bad changed in 2002 when I was back from a 6 months that putted more than 40 000 km on it. But to no cost, since I had bought the extended warranty: 6 years, unlimited km.

One thing has been bothering me for the last 3 years: the driver door is rusting badly, mostly up the handle, in the frame around the glass. Moreover, the mechanism for the glass in that door broke (in 2005) and the mirror cover cannot stay in place (since a hit and run in 2003).

Those are aesthetic problems and I tried to find a replacement door, but it seems this door is commonly in bad shape. This was explain to me as being due to drivers who close the door without holding/pushing the handle, but the top of the door instead; which cause flight bending and water linking-in over time.

Last week, it stopped on the Champlain Bridge, in Montreal, QC, Canada. Electrical problems at 235 000 km, I'm now sadly shopping for a new car, after 10 years of loyal service from my 2 door Accent...

General Comments:

This car was my first car, bought in August 1996, before starting University. I owed it for 10 years, putted 235 000km on it and loved its versatility, trunk space and low gas consumption. Mind you, I'm not a sport's car driver... ;)

But while I owned my Accent, I was delighted. I even leaved in it for 6 months, traveling in the southern states. I built a 5in x 3in platform bed in it, and store my luggage underneath... I called it my Little Hyundai-Falia, in reference to the famous VW Westfalia.

I manage to moved a lots of friends with it; even fitted a 2 places futon (base and mattress!) and all my clothes and books in it once...

I had the base model, with tape deck radio. The only options I regretted afterward was not taking the AC and the button to unlock the trunk from the inside; being in University, I often give rides to friends and I had to get out and unlock the trunk for each passenger to get their bags out.

So I am now shopping for a new car; I will not end up buying Hyundai again since I'm looking for a more "grown up" car now, 4 doors, still hatchback, with AC, key less entry and little more luxury interior... And I feel like the exterior look of the Hyundai models are not appealing to me this year. (except the Tucson, but not similar mileage!) I am thinking about the Nissan Versa 2007, Honda Fit 2007, Mazda 3 2007 or Pontiac Vibe 2007…