Faults:

Soon after I purchased it, the gearbox suffered a malfunction that necessitated a complete replacement; outrageous at only 55,000 miles. This took about 4 weeks to arrive from Hyundai.

Recently the gear change cable snapped and had to be replaced. This involves removing all of the air filter unit and electrical links to it. A time consuming and costly job.

General Comments:

The sad thing is this could have been a great car. It's roomy, and all the seats can be taken out, so with the addition of a mattress, it can become a mini camper or mobile bedroom.

It is let down by a truly appalling clutch and gearbox. This seems to be a common problem.

The seats, while removable, are very difficult to put back in, because the bits that locate in the floor are a real struggle to locate in the recesses which lock them in position.

If these cars were so great, then you would see far more of them on the streets than the Galaxys, Alhambras or Sharans, which are very similar to them.

The gearbox was fixed under warranty, so I'm not that much out of pocket, so I might as well keep the car until something else major goes wrong; then it's fit for the breakers.

Faults:

Good car initially, but now a peanut of a motor.

Rear wear on the shocks, due to high pressure on cornering.

Dials frozen on the interior (look like they've been lifted from an Victorian African diamond mine lift).

Rear boot is too big. Shopping sways around like it's on the high seas. Only useful if you intend to transport a darted Zebra.

Performance is strange. You need to rev it hard, very hard to get any good performance. I tend to hit the limiter very quickly as it prances through 1st and 2nd (doing no more than 40mph).

General Comments:

Overall it's a dog.

Faults:

Battery went flat soon after warranty. The Pioneer VCD player (came with the car) was not able to display images after I replaced the battery. Pioneer admitted the fuse would blown every time a new battery was installed.

Digital clock ceased to display after 2 years. As the workshop estimated a cost about S$300 to repair, I decided to rely on the clock provided by the Pioneer VCD player.

Michelin tyre at the front wheel burst after 3 years.

Headlight bulbs blown after 3 years.

General Comments:

Engine parts are reliable, and never give trouble.

Body is solid. It can withstand collision by motorcycles on Malaysia highways.