Ever own a hyundai coupe (02 > 07)?

thisNthat

Hi Everyone,

Thinking of buying a hyundai coupe around 2004 to 2007 and I'm just wonder if anyone on here has owned one and could give me their personal opinion of this car?
I would be going for the 1.6L due to car tax reasons.
Are they reliable?
Are the expensive to run?
Main issues you've had with them?
Price I should be paying for one around the years above?
Are they a good car or should I run a mile?
Anything else you think I should be aware of (Good or Bad) would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

ponzook

Are you a hair dresser?

Alanstrainor

I've read that they are very thirsty for what they are.

clogher71

^^^

Not very helpful (first poster)


From what I do know, they are reliable, the facelift to me looks nicer, probably won't set the world alive in the speed staked.

Sorry

JohnBoy26

thisNthat wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

Thinking of buying a hyundai coupe around 2004 to 2007 and I'm just wonder if anyone on here has owned one and could give me their personal opinion of this car?
I would be going for the 1.6L due to car tax reasons.
Are they reliable?
Are the expensive to run?
Main issues you've had with them?
Price I should be paying for one around the years above?
Are they a good car or should I run a mile?
Anything else you think I should be aware of (Good or Bad) would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

I haven't owned one but I have driven one on a few occasions. By most accounts they seem to be reliable but they aren't very powerful and the engine isn't very refined(1.6) I don't think the 2.0 is that refined or all that powerful either. I haven't driven one long enough to test fuel economy but it isn't suppose to be all that great.

Hyundai's of that era were more cheap and cheerful, rather than being on par with the more established competition quality wise. The one I drove was a 03 and whilst it wasn't all that bad, it was a pale shadow in comparison to my civic coupe which was 4 years older and had covered more miles.

Toyotafanboi

They are absolutely ok.

Most are spec'd decently and they do look well, 03-04 are best avoided imo, 05-06 are much nicer looking with the smoked headlights and revised tail lights. 07- when they got the final revamp really are a super looking car but still go for a bit of a premium over 03-06 models. I wouldn't settle for one without leather and sunroof because loads had them.

The driving position is actually really nice and the car gives you a very sporty feel to be in, with the dash layout. They're lacking a bit in the "feels" department though, gear changes are flimsy and a bit sloppy and pedals are very light which remove any illusions that it's a sports car.

The 1.6 SOHC engine is pretty reliable too, nothing major to look out for with them as such, just make sure it was serviced, they can become very fond of oil if they havn't been maintained. I wouldn't expect anything better than mid thirties out on a run or late twenties around town in terms of mpg.

The only big "watch out" imo is BCM failure which was a bit of thing with them towards the end and rather expensive so if it's doing any weird electrical **** don't touch it. I think iirc this was related to water ingress on sunroof models.

Anything to be said for a Celica? Pretty much the same but better in every way

power pants

heard they use a lot of oil and the 1.6 and 2 litre are both very heavy on petrol

However, seem quite reliable and not that bad visually either in the right colour and spec

thisNthat

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

They are absolutely ok.

Anything to be said for a Celica? Pretty much the same but better in every way

Thanks for all the replies Guys,

A Celica?, Would be nice but I'm really hoping for something with a 1.6L engine Max, for car tax.
I'm trying to keep the costs down as this is really just gonna be a run around car but reliability is important and after doing a search of cars online the cheapest cars (that also look nice in my opinion) and are not expensive to buy seem to be the Hyundai coupe. Of course I'm open to other suggestions?

Appreciate the replies

power pants

1.6 could be a false economy though if you are spending more on petrol

JohnBoy26

power pants wrote: »

1.6 could be a false economy though if you are spending more on petrol

Is there that much difference in fuel economy between them though?

Sorry I didn't see the op's post above. I thought you were comparing the 1.6 to the 2.0 rather than a celica.

Toyotafanboi

The Celica is well worth a shout, I am slightly biased as I do own one but it has lots of upshots over the Coupe, not that the Coupe is bad as such.

Yeah, the Celica is €120 a year/ €30 a quarter more to tax, but in the scheme of ownership, that isn't too big.

Celicas actually seem to sell for even less than Coupes, you'd get a decent 04 ish Celica with less than €2k.

The Celicas engine is chain driven so maintenace is a little cheaper in that there is no timing belt to worry about. The Celica while being 1.8 as opposed to 1.6 is a lot more refined being DOHC and is a lot more punchy with even the basic spec engine making 145bhp, 40 more than the Coupe and will also return better mpg than the Hyundai (see my sig).

The Celica comes with added feels, everything (steering, pedals etc) has a nice weight to it and the gear changes are nice and direct, the Celica also has a 6 speed box which is nice. They also come with various sporty suspension setups on higher trim levels. Sounds naff but the Celica has a bit of pedigree behind it.

They are a bit more solidly built too, mine is heading for 200k miles hard and fast and the interior/ bodywork etc is taking the wear and tear very well. Again, standard spec is very good, the vast majority of Celicas have climate control as standard as opposed to the Coupes manual aircon which is nice, facelift Celicas have traction control as standard too afaik.

I run mine on a shoestring and it's been great, 40mpg, 190bhp, looks good, decent amount of "luxury", only downside from my point of view is road noise but the Coupe is no angel there either. The looks are a bit more marmite too, but they are actually quite sleek imo, excuse the pun.

Bio Mech

My wife had an 03 1.6 one for about five years. I would concur with all the above. Ignore the hairdresser nonsense.

Generally pretty reliable. She had one window motor burn out and a relay went in the bcm which meant one of the indicators was stuck on. Hyundai quoted a grand for a new bcm fitted but I sourced and replaced the relay for a tenner.

Engine very reliable but not very economical as said above. Not abysmal but not great. She was very happy with it and was sorry to see it go but it's not good for baby seats!

Big boot for storage. Defo would look at a celica but if you prefer the coupe looks that might swing it for you.

La Fenetre

thisNthat wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies Guys,

A Celica?, Would be nice but I'm really hoping for something with a 1.6L engine Max, for car tax.
I'm trying to keep the costs down as this is really just gonna be a run around car but reliability is important and after doing a search of cars online the cheapest cars (that also look nice in my opinion) and are not expensive to buy seem to be the Hyundai coupe. Of course I'm open to other suggestions?

Appreciate the replies

If that's what you're after, rather than full on sporting performance, a late model hyundai coupe would fit the bill very nicely. They are very reliable and you'll be able to pick up a nice clean, late, low mileage model, for very decent money now.

Bandito909

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

The looks are a bit more marmite too, but they are actually quite sleek imo, excuse the pun.

Guess they should have called that car the SLEEK-A.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ...

Toyotafanboi

NyOmnishambles

Bio Mech wrote: »

My wife had an 03 1.6 one for about five years. I would concur with all the above. Ignore the hairdresser nonsense.

Generally pretty reliable. She had one window motor burn out and a relay went in the bcm which meant one of the indicators was stuck on. Hyundai quoted a grand for a new bcm fitted but I sourced and replaced the relay for a tenner.

Engine very reliable but not very economical as said above. Not abysmal but not great. She was very happy with it and was sorry to see it go but it's not good for baby seats!

Big boot for storage. Defo would look at a celica but if you prefer the coupe looks that might swing it for you.

I would echo all of the above, I had an 02 one

Mechanically they are sound and reliable, I can't say I noticed it using much oil as mentioned above
By all accounts the 2.0 doesn't give much of a performance benefit over the 1.6 so I don't think there is much point in going for the 2.0

I had the BCM issue also and the part can be gotten online for €10 and theoretically it can be done at home but an indy mechanic will fit it for you cheap enough

Electrics can wear out, the sunroof motor on mine was broken when bought and i deemed it too expensive to repair, that aside most things are cheap enough to get parts for online
I got genuine parts for central locking and rear wiper motor for under €100

Nice car to drive and the looks are decent but it isn't a sports car by any means but comfy and fuel consumption was in the 30's

Once you are aware you might need to replace the odd bit here and there (and a lot of people would just live with some parts not working) then I would see no reason to war someone off them

worded

Hyundai - Re ad I heard on radio - They use their own Metals - Impressive

colm_mcm

they're seriously talking themselves up in that ad!
it is impressive that they make so many of their own components though. that said - parts prices are on the high side.