Faults:

The front brakes went bad at 130,000 miles.

New clutch put in at 110,000 miles.

General Comments:

If one keeps up on the maintenance, aka oil change 3,000 miles, the car will stay in good shape.

Have to tell where red line is (no tachometer), would be helpful because of how hard my car is driven.

Its performance is better than that of Civics.

The handling is a little on the soft side, but it was not made to be a sports car.

I would recommend buying a new Hyundai to anyone on a limited budget.

However I would stay away from used ones, and some people don't know how to take care of cars.

Faults:

The brakes on this car wear out at about every six months $500.

I had to replace the wheel bearings twice $127 a piece.

The transmission pump wore out there for my transmission burned out $2500.

The exhaust manifold had a huge crack in it $400.

The O2 sensor needed to be replaced $250.

It goes through about a liter of oil every two weeks.

General Comments:

The inside of this car is relatively well designed except for the seats which are very uncomfortable to sit in for an extended period of time.

However it has a lot of get up and go and handles fairly well.

Faults:

I had to change 13 front wheel bearings.

2 steering gear assembly has been changed.

After 1 year, the rear suspension was out of order.

Electrical problem with fog light.

Wipers arms assembly jam.

Wind noise.

General Comments:

This car gave me a lot of headaches.

Hyundai Canada did not recognize the bearing problem.

My dealer suggest me to soldering doors and windows to stop the wind noise problem.

Faults:

The transmission required replacement at 53,000 kilometers.

The check engine light went on at 69,000 kilometers. Changed plugs, fuel filter and air filter.

Intermittent hard shift into 4th (80 plus kmh) at 69,000 kilometers. Repair shop unable to diagnose.

Replaced left front wheel bearing at 69,000 kilometers.

The check engine light went on at 69,500 kilometers. Replaced plugs.

The speedometer cable broke at 70,000 kilometers.

The check engine light went on at 77,000 kilometers. Faulty ignition wires were replaced.

Leaking valve cover gasket was replaced at 77,000 kilometers.

The check engine light went on at 77,100 kilometers. Repair shop unable to diagnose problem.

The check engine light went on at 79,000 kilometers. Replaced the ignition coil.

The check engine light went on at 79,100 kilometers. Repair shop unable to diagnose problem.

General Comments:

The car has lots of leg room and is comfortable to drive long distances in.

Faults:

Power steering belt was cracked and ready to go as soon as I got the car. However, the dealership was EXCELLENT about replacing this for me, for free! I still put the belt on myself, but I really appreciated the gesture!

The battery was also cooked, was replaced free of charge.

General Comments:

Very impressed with acceleration! I can beat stock civics in races NO PROBLEM with this car, it's quite fast.

Shifting of the transmission is quite smooth, very fun to drive.

Engine is in immaculate condition (*knock on wood*), the oil after driving for 2000km after changing still looked brand new. Now however (82000km) is showing signs of darkening.

Paint is in good condition, the clear coat on the spoiler is showing signs of pinholes... (paint lifting after rain) Otherwise is great.

The air conditioning! WOW, I could refrigerate food in this car in the summer if I blasted the air, quite comfortable to drive. Air conditioning robs about 10HP (estimated) when it's on, it's definitely noticeable when accelerating with AC on...

The stock stereo is great as far as stock stereo's go... CD player functions as it should, and radio reception is excellent. Bass from this system is above average (this is a good thing) it's very nice. I do plan on putting in a different deck and a sub though.

One of the very few problems I've encountered is the lights in the center console sometimes do not light (IE, for the heater, fan, air selector) I think there might be a broken wire somewhere, am looking into fixing this... The lights do come on if you whack the side of the console... :-)

I also think the power steering pump may be going... Other than that, I'm very pleased...