Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong.

General Comments:

Excellent car, an affordable sports car, & good mileage (40 miles / gallon).

I have used it as a daily driver & Micro-RV. Drives good. To rest, just recline the front seat & you're barely seen from outside. Have used it as a 2nd home. To eat dinner, I just purchased a tray as a table. For comfort to relieve yourself for emergencies, buy porta-potty & place at the back seat or trunk, or go to a rest room of Walmart, McDonalds, etc. For a shower, just buy membership in the YMCA or trucks-stop fee. For more privacy when resting, just install a curtain & only open it up when resting, & hide it when driving of course. The above personal options are not for everyone. I have personally used it as 2nd home & personal retreat.

Faults:

Uneven tire wear.

Seat fabric loose.

Radio (replaced).

Squeaks and rattles.

RUST (under front hood lip and below rear hatch window).

General Comments:

I love the looks and handling of the car. The gas mileage is incredible at over 40 MPG highway (Canadian gallons) at best and about 37ish under normal conditions, but it's all show and no go, so you sacrifice performance for practicality with this car. There is a very noticeable shift lag between first and second, which you can read about on the forums. Hyundai is aware, but cannot fix. The engine also pings under load. Hyundai addresses this by putting a $13.00 bottle of additive in the tank (which doesn't work) and charging $50.00. The speedo also reads 5km higher than actual speed (you can use Blue Max for accuracy instead).

The ride is very stiff and noisy, but this car corners on rails. As mentioned above, the tires wear uneven (cupping) and the dealer will do nothing. I was 1000km past the alignment warranty, so sorry Charlie. This contributes to the road noise. The car also tracks terribly on the highway. You don't steer it, you constantly correct it as it wanders down the road.

The interior is OK (they're all cheap plastic), but the driver's seat fabric is saggy (I'm 5'8 145lbs) so there's no excuse for this. The hatch has tonnes of room for cargo. If you take the headrests off, the seats fold down pretty flat from front to back (I put my 20ft extension ladder in the back with about 2ft sticking out and have the pics too prove it). I also haul my Z50 mini bike in there and got a thousand bucks worth of IKEA furniture in there. It has satellite radio/Bluetooth/heated seats/large touch screen/USB and all the audio connections needed for pretty much any device, standard. The third door is very handy as well.

The paint is very thin and scratches easily. Waxing is a must. I have rust already under the hood and under the rear hatch glass, which is going to be a real problem fast. Hyundai will do nothing as the warranty only covers holes. Real smart as it would cost a lot less to nip it than to let it rot and possibly have to replace the whole hatch. Oh well.

I know this sounds a bit like a negative review, but overall the car is decent considering I only paid $17,496 (Canada) and I actually do like it despite its flaws. After all, it is an economy car so you get what you pay for.