Well my uncle has actually bought this vehicle so its too late if there are any major problems.
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Hyundai Elantra CRTD CDX 04 plate 47k miles. One previous owner full Hyundai service history mileage warranted. Immaculate condition.
Paid £3,500 cash money.
Comments on vehicle, price paid and any other issues welcome.
Edited by Pugugly on 02/03/2009 at 18:03
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It wont help but autotrader has later models, some with less mileage, for less money.
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Hi Nial, since no-one's responded and I'm interested in the Hyundai Coupe, I thought I'd have a little look.
It looks very dull but it's packed with toys and although the crash rating (3 stars) is not good relatively speaking, I've also seen only happy reviews! Hyundai, I believe, is underrated in terms of reliability. This car comes with a five year warranty (which has now expired of course) to prove it.
3.5k is always going to be too much for anyone remotely concerned about image. It's even cheaper than an Almera which is is similarly "undesirable" (as opposed to "desirable" like a Golf or BMW1 series). I'd have thought you could snap one up for much less given the car's zero appeal - sorry - maybe someone will - happily for you - rain on my parade again.
Your uncle might have done OK. But if he's on the look out for a sassy young woman (or man, let's not be presumptious), they're not likely to be terribly impressed and will probably make their excuses very fast...
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Paid £3,500 cash money. Comments on vehicle, price paid and any other issues welcome >>
If that is what it is worth to your Uncle, and he likes it, so let him enjoy it.
Me, well, I would not drive that car, let alone buy it - even for scrap value.
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If that is what it is worth to your Uncle and he likes it so let him enjoy it. Me well I would not drive that car let alone buy it - even for scrap value.>>
A litte harsh? I know of a similar car that has racked up over 135,000 miles without obvious problems, so they are clearly reliable and suitable for some people. Yes, this particular car may have been over priced, but I think I would prefer a five year old Hyundai to a five year old Fiat/Peugeot etc in terms of reliability and cost to run.
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A litte harsh? >>
Sorry, but I don't agree. Why? He said comments welcome. So I said what I truly think.
Eyes/views of the beholder and all that.
[ You are free to think differently, BTW ].
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They are good cars for people who don't get stressed about what silly people around them think.
More reliable and better value than the majority of European cars, loaded with kit, not all that bad to drive in the grand scheme of things (regardless of what people say they do have a character -- laid back and easy to drive with compliant suspension).
I wouldn't pay £3500 for one -- £2000 is nearer the mark -- but the car is likely to give several years of near-faultless service, and because they're not overly complex it should be easy, and therefore cheap, to fix when something does break. (The main cost of repairs in a car is labour, and the simpler a car is the fewer hours the mechanic has to spend diagnosing and fixing it).
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Whilst I appreciate the comments so far I was hoping for a few more practical ones like known problems things to watch that sort of touch.
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