Faults:

The vehicle mentioned suffered a complete electrical breakdown on the way back from a trek up to Minnesota. This shows me that the Hyundais of the mid 90's cannot withstand a long-haul, whether it be the high RPMs coupled with the small battery capacity, or that the hyundai has shoddy electrical equipment, but just 2 hours before returning home, the entire electrical system blew. $1800 later I still had no RPM meter, and an acid spot on the inside of the hood above the battery. This should have been my clue to scratch off the serial numbers and push it off of a cliff.

2000 miles later rattling noises came from the wheel wells, and a $160 CV shaft was replaced. That was just for the part, of course replacing it involved a special large socket and a heavy duty torque bar that would have cost another $30 and 2 hours of a mechanic's time.

Now, a rotor bearing needs to be fixed which is a day project, which gave me the reason for going to this sight. Do not buy this car, unless you are buying it from me!

General Comments:

The car is a sardine can, with tilt steering seriously meant for people under 5 feet tall and 150lbs. If you are over 6 feet tall you will need the sunroof put in, and hope to goodness that it doesn't rain.

The benefit of the small car means everything is in reach.

If the car has an anti-theft radio, make sure you know the code, and write it down everywhere, because every time power is lost whether you leave the lights on so the battery dies, or a mechanic does work on the electrical system, you need to put in the code for it to work!

Faults:

More wind noise than a helicopter in a category 5 hurricane.

Sunroof leaked more water than a 3 year old full of kool-aid.

Engine is slower than a drunk turtle.

Bad suspension and alignment. Pulled so hard to the right that I eventually had to start driving with the righthand blinker on. New tires and alignment twice in one year, still couldn't drive in a straight line if you put it on train tracks.

Master cylinder broke at 33000 miles. Replaced twice, continued to leak constantly. Started buying bottles of brake fluid by the carton.

Had to buy new inside door handles every month.

Stereo so quiet you could play it in a library.

General Comments:

Styling not bad for something its size.

Engine is reliable but can hardly keep up with the rest at speeds higher than 50mph. When in 5th at 60mph, engine sounds very overstressed. Better off just using it for city driving. When I test drove it, I got it up to 80, but I was two states away by then.

I bought it because I thought it was good on gas and reliable. Hmmmph, I won't go there.

Faults:

Sngine seized at 65,000. I am the only owner and have provided the recommended maintenance since I bought it.

General Comments:

I considered buying another, but now I will never buy one again.

Faults:

I had to have the front end alignment done and 4 new tires put on. The front end alignment was not precise. The mechanic did the best he could but said the car was not able to be completely realigned.

I had to change the timing belt that went on the car while I was 8 hours from home. Then on the way back it jumped time and I had to pay again to have it reset.

The trunk lock has been replaced.

The stereo had to be replaced.

Now the motor has to be replaced at 72,000 miles. What an expense and a rip off.

General Comments:

All buyers beware!!! The hyundai is worthless and really sucks. These car's are nothing but problems and a big expense. And if you presently have one and are trying to get rid of it, good luck. When trading these cars in they have very little value. They are in fact disposable cars.