Used 2015 Hyundai Veloster Consumer Reviews
2014 Ironman Silver Veloster Turbo black interior
Purchased new in 2014. Only changes are K&N Typhoon air intake and a new set of Michelin Pilot.Sport tires after a set of Continentals and the not so great Kumhos that were the stock set. Use Mobil 1 5W-30 full synthetic, top of the line Wix oil filter, and burn only Sunoco Ultra 93 fuel with an occasional dose off Lucas injector cleaner. Also change the cabin air filter when necessary. No problems of any kind after 6 years. Have about 64,000 miles on it but it still runs great. Average 33 mpg but don't hammer the throttle too often or corner at excessive speed. All in all, one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. Lots of compliments from lookers and people who have ridden in it.
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beautiful but buyer beware
Nice features and beautiful car. 50k on the car. 8 years old Even though has very good rear view back up camera, the sides at the rear hatchback area quarter panel are major blind spots the camera does not pick up and should be glass. Also the wind shield trim at the sides is too wide as creates a blind spot too. The rear hatch back door opener is a joke. First I cannot understand why you cannot open the hatch back from the driver compartment, and the rubber opener outside on the hatchback door you press deteriorates, rendering the rear open feature useless with no other way to unlock unless you crawl to the very back to pull the emergency lever opener. front door is way too long and creates problems getting out in tight parking spots like a larger truck, kind of strange for such a small car. 4 shorter doors are better. sun glass holder push and open style already is broken, spring latch is more dependable or some other style. Warranty sounds great but is a bit of joke too, my transmission gave out at 49k, Was well within the drivetrain 100000 10 year warranty but hyundai first claimed I was not the original owner so warranty was null and void. I bought the car new, gave them the paper work to prove it. Could not figure out how they came to the conclusion I wasn't the original owner. Even after I proved I was the original owner it still took them 7.5 months to get my car back on the road, nothing but run around from hyundai to me and the dealership. No help from them at all. Horrible service. I once had to get some items out of my car while it was at the dealers as I did not expect it to be there that long. While the service advisor was walking me to where my car was parked, he showed me 4 other velosters with transmission problems, one was brand new that conked out on a test drive! It seems like hyundai is having problems they do not want to own up to. After I get the car back finally, it stalls in the middle of an intersection during rush hour. Had to get it towed back, turned out to be a faulty crankshaft sensor. Now it is running fine but the touch screen does not work, dealer said the radio component failed and needs a whole new info center. Unreal. That is why I give it 2 stars. Lousy transmission, lousy warranty service from Hyundai and too many parts breaking after only 50K on the car. The tires that come stock on the car are junk too. I was getting major drift on straight roads, kept me on my toes when driving. The steering alignment checked out, when I had to replace the tires presto no more drift. Other than that it is nice.... if you keep it about 40k
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- Base 2dr Hatchback w/Black InteriorMSRP: $14,998195 mi away
- Base 2dr Hatchback w/Black InteriorMSRP: $4,999198 mi away
- Turbo 2dr Hatchback w/Black InteriorMSRP: $5,85022 mi away
What a mess this car is
The veloster is by far the unsafe car I've driven. Above 40mph you will feel loss of control when going through rumble potholes or road pavement dividers on the highway especially on curves. Worst when wet. Tires and design of car is the worst combination. When humidity or frozen windshield forget about rushing. Must run the car for at least 15 minutes before it becomes clear. The power seriously sucks. Please don't buy if you are one who cuts in into traffic especially during on ramp merges. Plain and simple this car don't belong in the north east only down south like Florida. Won't last in New York City.
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Turbo'd Up!
If this isn't the best car for the money than I guess im wrong. For real I am so dang satisfied with this mini beast that I don't really know where to start. Tech yes. Driveability yes. Acceleration yes. Handling yes. I see challengers mustangs and camaros looking over like [non-permissible content removed] that thing is cool. I step on it and once that turbo lag is gone I am too. If I can say one thing... Natural aspirated veloster is my other car but turbo is where it's at! I've put 10k miles on a turbo with 25k
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Cannot wait to get rid of this car
I am single-handedly keeping my local mechanic in business. Every month there is a different issue. Have spent over 5000 on repairs this year. Do not recommend.