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Hyundai Accent 1.5 MVi 3dr
by missgeorgiou
I have owned this car now for 2 years, passed onto me by my grandmother. I have to say it has been a life saver.
Since owning this car I have covered nearly 40,000 miles. Having a job which means traveling to different cities and being self employed means i need a car that does not gulp petrol! This car is extremely petrol ... efficient and despite now being 10 years old, still performs well. Being a 1.5 L engine is perfect for acceleration especially on motorways.
Although it does now have a few problems.... one strange problem which no one has seemed to be able to resolve is that i cannot fill the car up with petrol more than half way without it misfiring.... and then cutting out completely.... having power steering means that when the car decides to cut out on sharp corners (which has only happened once) it takes a bit of elbow grease to steer and quickly turn the engine back on. I'm not too sure if this is a common problem with this particular car, but its not a sever enough problem to bother me. So as long as i DONT fill up this car more than half way now, it is the ideal car for me, for regular long distance motorway journeys!
Half a tank is usually around £23 these days at 130.9 per L
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Hyundai Accent 1.3i 3dr
by darkdisturbed1
This car was sold to me by my dad, I was at 21 years of age and I got it for £1,000. It had 82,000 on the clock as it was used for long distance commuting. Its one of the 2002 51 plate accents.
Time for my views, as more reviewers have said there are a few minor adjustments to the interiors. The indicators are switched to the ... right hand side, which is weird, but easy to get used to. I can drive multiple cars and still be used to this, plus its ALOT easier to use whilst turning.
The accents are known for their bulbs to keep going. Within 2 years ive had to replace 3. Ive had my brake pads replaced, which is understandable and my MOT's seem to be going quite well (only failed on 3 things once). Its by far the most reliable car Ive had as of yet, but needs a bit of attention.
The accent has got a reasonable speed, and I have nothing bad to really say about this car after 2 years. Its not the most beautiful looking car, but if that is needed, it can easily be made to look nicer. The boot space is great, the petrol usage is better than my previous cars too. The space in the front is incredible, but in the back seats it kind of lacks in space. I have noticed too that the car is rather low, which my mum doesn't like when she drove it once.
From a young drivers view, I find it to be quite efficient and has a good speed (not that im that bothered on its speed). From my dads view, its a great runner and is really comfortable to drive.
If offered this car for a good price, id recommend!
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Hyundai Accent 1.3i 3dr
by rhiannon134
My husband was given this car by his parents, who paid a grand total of £60 for it! (Don't ask me how they managed that.) He owned the car for 2 years, during which time I was learning to drive in it too.
It is a fantastic car for first time drivers, I loved it so much that I am now looking to buy my own!
- There is no power ... steering but I didn't find this a problem as the car is pretty light and easy to handle.
- As other reviewers have mentioned, the indicators are on the other side to most cars. Once you get use to this it is actually easier, especially on roundabouts.
- Parts for these cars are cheap and pretty easy to get hold of. If you service your own cars you will find this an easy one to work on.
- To buy second hand the accent is a fantastic budget price car that actually manages to look almost sporty, especially if you have the 3 door coupe.
- It is cheap to tax, cheap to insure and a perfect car for learners and first time drivers while not being totally gutless like many similar priced competitors.
- The boot is surprisingly big!
Bad Points
- The suspension joints/anti roll bar links have a tendency to go and you must keep and eye on the bushes, but these are fairly easy problems to fix if they do happen.
- For some reason a common fault is the front windows getting stuck up, a bit of a pain to fix so people don't tend to bother unless it's on the drivers side. Check for this when buying an old one.
- There's no passenger side vanity mirror.
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