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Good 2nd car
indycolts, 03/01/2002
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this car for my wife 2 years ago. I've had nothing but good luck with this auto. The car averages over 28 mpg in town, the only complant I have is that I didnt buy one for her earler. Thanks, Ed
Decent little car
redfraggle, 06/17/2002
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I had this car for 3 and a half years and overall had a good experience with it. It did have some annoying quirks (like the check engine light going on all the time when I first got the car), but overall it was a good value. Between 60 and 70000 miles I did have to bring it into the shop a few times for some pricey repairs, but I got over it. I had the car until recently when I hit a deer, and surprisingly walked away from the accident without a scratch. This was a great little starter car.
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steelmonkey, 12/05/2002
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 1998 with less than 2000 miles on it. I am a construction worker and I have to travel a lot. It held up for the whole 4 years without a problem. It started every day without fail. It has sure seen a lot of construction sites that were not to favorable. Old faithful made it thru everything!! It gets 33 mpg without fail. I am very sad to have to part with it. It now has 85000 miles on it. The only reason I have to sell it is because I have outgrown the car. Too many tools now. The daughter is driving it now. Then it will go to my son to drive. Thanks Hyundai for a great little car.
My Review
Tony Bonelli, 12/28/2002
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Stylish yet economical. The engine has guts on the road yet gets almost 40 mpg. I drive long hours and find it extremely comfortable. The sound system is great.
One of the Best Cars I've Owned
Chad, 03/16/2005
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Great Car - yes it had minor problems with cheap pieces of plastic breaking on the cup holders, etc. As long as you keep the oil changed and maintain the car it will treat you well. At 120K miles the transmission went out. For a couple years I lived in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains - I think it was too much strain on the car.
Fun to drive, reliable if taken care of
GyroVorbis, 01/25/2007
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Accent was my first car. It has been through tons of abuses. It recently started acting up, so we took it into the dealer to find that the spark plug wires had been wrong and the transmission fluid was wrong for over a year. The car had held up pretty well for quite sometime even with all this crap wrong with it. It's pretty impressive actually. It's a small car, but it delivers plenty of power for the fuel economy. I have no problems going over 100mph in this rig. It's one of the most fun cars I've ever driven. I just hope to god my transmission issues will get fixed.
NEVER AGAIN
April, 01/19/2008
1998 Hyundai Accent GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car is not worth the gas you put into it. At 70,000 miles, it totally fell apart. It would have cost more to fix it than what it was worth. The axles needed to be replaced. The engine block cracked. The exterior door handles broke off of it. I mean, really, the door handles?! The list goes on, but I dont have enough characters to tell about each one. When it was working, it could barely go up the freeway ramp. It didn't like going above 50 mph. All around a piece of junk!