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Used 2008 Hyundai Tiburon Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

A fun ride!

JLR, 09/04/2008
2008 Hyundai Tiburon GS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I've had this vehicle two weeks and I absolutely love it! It's a sports car without the sports car price. The I4 and 5 speed manual trans gets me going down the road very smartly and gets great gas mileage. I notice that people come up beside me on the freeway to take a double look to see what it is I'm driving. It's a real fun ride and I'd highly recommend it!!

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3.63 out of 5 stars

fun, unreliable and costly

robbie, 02/09/2009
2008 Hyundai Tiburon GS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

If you are going to buy a Tib stay away from the standard shift or you will regret it. My car has had to go in four times since I bought it. Twice for the clutch, once for a flywheel, and once for a snapped cable. The clutch will cost over a $1000 off warranty. I've been told privately by at least two different Hyndai mechanics that they are always replacing the clutches which are crap. The car is red, but it should be lemon yellow.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Great car for a great price

clayt88, 09/05/2008
2008 Hyundai Tiburon GS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is a great little car that my wife and I just bought after finishing college. We're very pleased, overall, with its performance. We've had Civics and Mustangs in the past and this Tiburon rates right up there. It doesn't handle nearly as well as a Civic Si, but it handles better (and is more fun to drive) than a Mustang.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Awesome

Shark, 04/27/2008
2008 Hyundai Tiburon GT 2dr Hatchback (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

When test driving teenagers on the street said "nice car" and men stopped to watch us drive by. The real test was when we drove it home and our kids asked to drive it and said it was "tight". The body style looks similar to the Celica and is a definite head turner. Plus, the price was right.

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1.63 out of 5 stars

THIS CAR IS A POS

blucas2, 05/13/2013
2008 Hyundai Tiburon GT 2dr Hatchback (2.7L 6cyl 5M)
6 of 26 people found this review helpful

Hyundai built a cheap car and used cheap parts. I can see the South Koreans that built this thing laughing seeing Americans driving it down the road. Numerous clutch problems, paint fading, four different tries at a e-brake and it's the noisiest car I've ever driven. Stay away whatever you do. This thing is a death-trap. I won't sell it because I don't want to have it on my mind that someone is out there driving that POS.

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