2003 Hyundai Coupe review from UK and Ireland

Where do I start? The car has had a catalogue of errors.

Windscreen wash-wipe tank leaks, within hours of filling washer fluid it's empty again.

Dashboard lights intermittently fail.

Speedometer badly inaccurate.

Had a major tyre blowout despite the tires only being about 1/3 of the way through their expected life.

Electric Windows Stick.

Gearbox makes crunching and whirring noise and mechanics can't work out why.

V6 noisier than it should be, suspected fuel pump leak.

First of all do not be fooled into thinking that you are buying a fast car. Despite it's huge 2.7 V6 engine it only produces a highly inefficient 165bhp and to get that you really have to thrash it's pathetic engine.

It's not much quicker than my Saxo VTS, with a less-than-average top speed of 133mph. What a terrible waste of money.

I can't get in touch with the main dealership half the time with the problems listed above and all the mechanics I've spoken to say the Coupe is a good-looking deathtrap.

It's unreliable, it's not very fast, and it DRINKS FUEL. I can swear to you that I have been overtaken on the motorway by boy racers in hot hatches.

The leather seats are uncomfortable and the dashboard switches confusing and unclear. The stupid roof shape makes it impossible to sit adults in the back.

You'd think given a large V6 and a reasonably light bodyshell, a regularly serviced Coupe like mine would be a fast reliable car. Unfortunately it's neither, I hate this car and I'm stuck with it.