1993 Hyundai Elantra review from North America
"Have a second car handy"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The timing belt has broken twice. The first time it only had 30k on it, the dealership had to rebuild the top half of the engine. Never "sounded" right after that. Always had a tapping sound. The dealer said this was normal - ya right.
I had the belt replaced again at 85k, one year later the belt broke again. This time the money to fix it is on me. Over $2000.00 to get it fixed. So now I own a '93 boat anchor.
The paint job is another story, after about 4 years of owning the car, the paint started to flake off, very ugly. The dealership never notified us of any recalls about the car or anything, but the paint and timing belt pulley had been recalled.
General comments?
I wouldn't recommend this car. 100k is a lot of miles, but 12k on a broken timing belt is terrible. I would not recommend this car, and am replacing it with a Ford ZX2. I would advise everyone to go to www.alldata.com and look at the recalls and TSBs for your car.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 1993 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2000 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 5 miles |
| Most recent distance | 100000 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac Firebird '82 |
| Date of Entry | 2nd December, 2000 |