2005 Hyundai Accent GL 1.6
Summary:
For what it is, excellent!
Faults:
Slightly loose belt which makes a small amount of noise at start-up and continues for 3 - 4 minutes.
General Comments:
This is a nice little car, considering it's price range (approx. $15,500 before taxes and all the other charges the dealerships like to add).
The throttle is a little sensitive, which makes starting from a stop a learning curve due to a lively, but small power plant, but other than that the car runs very well.
I have not gotten up to highway speeds as yet. Why? Well, the owners' manual suggests that exceeding 88kph (or around 55mph) for the first 2,000 km (or around 1,242 miles), is not a good idea and since I tend to drive my vehicles until they totally give up, keeping in mind the mandated regular service and a good deal of care, I thought it prudent to follow the suggestion, even though the dealership people poo pooed this saying that Hyundai is VERY conservative about such things.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 15th February, 2005
29th Jun 2005, 22:06
Glad to hear you are happy with the newer 2005 Accent! I own a 2001 model and have had nothing major go bad with it. Maybe it's due to following the service manual you spoke of in your review!? I remember trying not to drive it too hard those first thousand miles. How hard it was, but everyone I see who buys new cars nowadays love to drive them too fast, and end up either braking it or in an car wreck! Either way, I think it's good to drive the Accent slow and off the freeways for a while, so you can save the car's engine life and your own life, as it takes time to get used to any new car! Glad to hear someone reads the manual for once! I've regularly done oil changes, spark plugs and another other easy tune ups as mentioned in the Hyundai service manual too!
So stick by that manual, don't listen too much to those guys at the dealer laughing it off as you should be able to get your car above 50,000 miles with no problem like mine!
Another minor thing is make sure the gas cap is on tight (6-7 clicks minimum). I left it loose and even off for a day, and it puts on the 'check engine' light that needs to be turn off at the Hyundai dealer. I found out it turns off after a few weeks, so you could do that if you know that's the problem for sure. Or just get used to making sure it's tight so you don't have to think about it ever :) Maybe they fixed that on the 2005's? Anyways. Got new tires so the gas mileage is rocking 300 miles per tank now! Enjoy your car! I hope to get another one to replace our faulty wired Pontiac car soon...
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