newer style tiburons, decent or not?

[ricosuave]

hi all,

like the look of the new tiburons, but worried because, well, its still a hyundai.

can this car hold its own, and with the right modding, be a nice ride? or is it forever doomed to be a faker?

your thoughts, please!

[EK 2.0]

with money...anything can be done man...

[JordanLotoski]

here are a few that look ok..id never drive one, but each to their own!!
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/639000-639999/639628_2_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/573000-573999/573693_3_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/317000-317999/317918_162_full.jpg

[saiyajin]

that white ones not bad

[ricosuave]

i appreciate all the comments, but i was looking for more technical reasons as to WHY you wouldnt drive them...

rico

[JordanLotoski]

cause its a hyundai...NUFF said!!

[ricosuave]

fair enough. thats what i like to hear

[CKY]

its body integrity proberly won't compare to japanese or european manufacturers, and it has a low resale value

[403Gemini]

id buy one but what do i know, i drive a saturn ;)

[joegrang]

I rented one last week and I'll give u a brief overview of my thoughts. mine had about 46K kms and it sounded like it was starting to have problems. Rough idle etc etc. When u get into the car, first thing u find is that u feel like ur sitting in a bath tub, the windows are much smaller giving u very little area to see out of. I eventually even gave up shoulder checking and would just change lanes and hope to hell no one was there. I had the 4 cyl one and all performance about it sucked.. no power in the lower bands or upper bands when passing ppl on highway or in city had to floor it. suspension is very soft on the car lots of body roll luckly the car is lowered so it prevented me from flipping the thing, interior is relatively sparse and cheap, cheapest rubber used no mirror lights looks like they tried to copy stuff from everyone and failed. shifter looks like is was ripped off IS300 headlights and taillights off a cougar, etc etc. Sun roof was starting to make squealing and clicking noises when opening not smooth at all, shifttronic had troubles shifting to 4th gear in the end had to pull lever down a little then move up to shift.. If u do get one I'd suggest getting v6 and then turbo cuz that car simply does not have enough go.

[Skylinelover]

Also they don't keep re-sale values.

[rockym20]

I have a '97 Tib (the first year they came out) and have been very happy with it - its got almost 230,000 km now and has held up very well. The engine is still strong, and there's no rust (except for a poor repair job from a previous accident). I've had a few electrical problems, but that was common with the year I purchased and hasn't been an issue with the later cars. As far as the new ones go, if you are looking for performance plan on turboing the I4 - a lot of guys have gotten theirs as high as 250 hp and 200-225 is pretty easy. The new Tib uses the same engine as the old one, but is quite a bit heavier so the stock performance isn't too good. If you are getting the V6, there is a really good supercharger that can add 40 hp (to around 220). As for resale values, sure they are lower, but the purchase price is also a lot lower than a comparably equiped RSX or Celica. For the difference in price you could do some pretty heavy mods to the car and turn it into a rocket. As for build quality - well they just beat out Toyota and matched Honda, based on JD Power. The interior materials aren't quite as good, but remember the car is like $5,000 cheaper than its nearest import competition.

[CKY]

Originally posted by Skylinelover
Also they don't keep re-sale values.

i said that.....................

[EstoMax]

hyundai tied honda for quality in 2003

lately it has been comin up with some very good bang/buck cars compared to other manufacturers..

imo nothing wrong with them.

max

[googe]

Originally posted by EstoMax
hyundai tied honda for quality in 2003

lately it has been comin up with some very good bang/buck cars compared to other manufacturers..

imo nothing wrong with them.

max

unless you want it to actually, you know, move... ;)

[trik12001]

don't bash hyundai...

http://www.jdpower.com/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2003050

better than your VW and range rover... and
last i heard, benz dropped a few points on this scale. Yes i know, this this is only the 2003 results, but from what i read on the 2004 results , there roughly the same. Japanese cars takin top honours , then american...and all the eurpean cars dropped a few points on the list.
My friend owns a tib...he loves it. He hasn't had much trouble, only had to change the bearing on one of the rear wheels. and he drives the car like he stole it.

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by trik12001
don't bash hyundai...

http://www.jdpower.com/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2003050

better than your VW and range rover... and
last i heard, benz dropped a few points on this scale. Yes i know, this this is only the 2003 results, but from what i read on the 2004 results , there roughly the same. Japanese cars takin top honours , then american...and all the eurpean cars dropped a few points on the list.
My friend owns a tib...he loves it. He hasn't had much trouble, only had to change the bearing on one of the rear wheels. and he drives the car like he stole it.

good post *book marked*i remeber seeing that awhile ago but forgot where it was :D

the tib's are nice cars, only car id buy from hyundai too :)

[trik12001]

just found the 2004 results....

http://www.cforum.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=133

Hyundai and kia are GOING UUUUP! very very surprising. Hyundai tied with Honda! and beat BMW in quality...really says something doesnt it?

[menace3]

Originally posted by trik12001
Hyundai and kia are GOING UUUUP! very very surprising. Hyundai tied with Honda! and beat BMW in quality...really says something doesnt it?


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Khyron]

They are a little under powered but I think they look nice. And the Elantra and Accent are highly rated (but not race cars, obviously). I would not want to be sitting in the back seat of a Tib though.

And if you buy a car thinking about resale value, you can't afford the car. Either lease it, or finance it and keep it for 8-10 years and enjoy the time with no car payments.

Khyron