1997 Hyundai Tiburon review from North America

The car was delivered with a vibration due to unbalanced tires. It took 3 service calls to finally do it right. The car is very sensitive to wheel balance as I replace tires every year. A tire shop told me the stamped steel wheels aren't true, aluminum machined wheels are better.

Spark plugs and wires last about 25,000 miles.

Battery was getting weak at 140,000 miles.

Front brake pads replaced at 110,000 miles.

I faithfully change the oil every 10,000 miles, whether it needs it or not.

New timing belt at 90,000 miles. Original rear brakes. Will need oxygen sensor to shutoff check engine light, these normally should be replaced at 100,000 miles, but I'm cheap and waiting for warm weather so I can do it myself.

I drive very hard for work and the only time it wouldn't start is when the battery got low due to age and from operating a laptop with the engine off.

100% reliable, quick and fun.

I bought this because it was cheaper deal than I could get at the Saturn dealer, after reading the Saturn postings here and on Edmunds, I'm glad I was cheap and bought the Hyundai!