Hyundai Accent 1.5

I bought my Hyundai Accent MVi in October 1998. It was the lovely "vivid yellow" colour which drew me to the car - which was extremely different until the Micra, Punto and Megane all came out in yellow! The spoiler on the back with built-in brake-light not only looks excellent, but is a great security feature (now nearly every new car comes with a high level brake light!). The MVi has excellent brakes (twin disk front brakes) and corners and handles well on the road, even in the wet. I used to have a Micra SuperS and thought the Micra was superb - the MVi handles just as well and is a bigger ... more

UPDATE: Since I first wrote this review, my husband got a third Accent (2000) from work and I started to warm up to these cars. When my old Peugeot finally died on me, I went looking to replace it and lo and behold, what did I buy but a 2002 Hyundai Accent. Yes, over time, Hyundai has improved this product vastly. So below, please find my original review, and my updates - which I have marked with the following symbol § to make it clear that this is the updated part. (By the way, the original title to this review was: They should pay ME to drive this car) My husband has now had two of these ... more

I currently own a Hyundai Coupe 1.6 (see the review on the Ciao site). My car recently went in for a service so I had the misfortune of a Hyundai Accent MVi as a courtesy car. While my Coupe isn’t the most luxurious and awe-inspiring car on the road, the Accent MVi really left my feeling like I was driving an old Lada! On the plus side the car had a fairly good acceleration up to 50 mph, however when I got the car on the M62 and started to drive at 70 mph (no more honest;-) ) the whole vehicle started to shake. My journey to Leeds was one hell of a boneshaker! Somebody definitely needs to take ... more

this car is fantastic! after searching for months for the car i wanted i fell in love with a hyundai accent 1.5 MVI. its got so many good points! firstly the only way i can describe the drive is fun! a 1.5 MVI dual overhead cam engine in a big small car! its so fun to drive its unbelieveable. change gear at the right times and you'll suprised at the intial accleration from them! not to forget the shorter change gearbox for quicker gear changes and the fun learning to drive round roundabouts, i still havent conquered this one yet! i will warn you though that the indicators and windscreen wiper ... more

Well, I don't own a new Hyundai Accent, but I own a 1997 Hyundai Accent, and I'm sure they only get better from there. I bought my car used, with 60k miles. I've had it for about 12k miles. I have enjoyed my time with this affordable vehicle. I first purchased the vehicle for its looks, cost, and that they are well known gas savers. The engine runs good, has a slight pinging noise, but I've noticed it on many other newer cars. I've had a slight problem with the transmission...It leaks. Not alot, just a little, almost unnoticable. The only time it is apparent is when it's really low and the car ... more