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Used 1998 Hyundai Accent Consumer Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

You get what you pay for....

jbheath, 04/01/2004
1997 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car close to two years ago, and I have yet to find a feature that stands out as anything special. If I were to drive only dowhill, or only in an area where the air conditioning was completely unneccesarry, I would enjoy the ride much more. Unfortunately, it sluggishly makes its way around, and it cannot take hills with the AC on. If you want to have fun on your way to work each morning, this car may not be for you.

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3 out of 5 stars

Accent GL 4 door sedan

reddy, 08/12/2002
1997 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my Hyundai 1997 with 50850 miles from a dealership .i get around 36-37 mpg on regular highway driving. I had a bad crash with the car.. The water pump was faulty. This was within the first week of me driving my car. I had the dealer look into it and engine gas casket had melted due to the heat. After that I have put 4000 miles on the car highway city driving and not a single problem.. I wont recommend it or unrecommend. I yet have to drive it on the snow or test it on a long shot

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3.5 out of 5 stars

ok school car

rose2003, 05/23/2005
1997 Hyundai Accent GT 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The car was really fun to drive when i first bought it in 2002. I've had a problem with it eating tires. i have to put new tires on about every 3 months even when i buy expencive tires. i've had the alinement done and it still goes through tires. I've had to put an alternater in and replace a barring in one of the tires. Otherwise it has been fairly reliable i drive about 45 miles everyday for school and work. It gets about 32-35 mpg. so thats nice but it shakes really bad and there is a lot of noise when driving. it has 135,000 miles so i guess problems are to be expected.

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4 out of 5 stars

Hyundai Accent 1997 GT

James from Boston, 03/15/2002
1997 Hyundai Accent GT 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is my third Accent(first was a 1997 hatch GS with 54,000 miles on it and no issues which later involved in an accident and totaled, second Accent owned a Hatch L purchased in 1999 with 40,000 miles on it...NO PROBLEMS AT ALL....still have it with 96,000mi), since then I have purchased a 1997 Accent GT. I owned a Grand Am in 86 & 92(when they redesigned it), and both cars had issues starting in the winter BRAND NEW...NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

'97 Hyundai Accent GT

Toxa, 06/29/2002
1997 Hyundai Accent GT 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

EXTREMELY RELIABLE: vehicle has over 100K now. The only things I ever had to change were battery, thermostat, battery cables and windshield washer pump. Very good handling and performance for the price. Very roomy inside. Durability of paint was very poor though, and the ride could be more comfortable. Also rather noisy, but it is normal for the class.

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