Hyundai Cars

bennybroadbean

Hi,

What are the general opions of Hyundi's? Any good - what about their 5 yr warranty?

Reason being I see they are releasing a SUV style car called the IX35 - competing against the likes of the Kuga, Qashqui etc.

http://www.hyundai.co.uk/ix35/

Thanks!

hewhoisnotintheknow

not sure on the older ones, but the newer ones seem pretty good to me, my friend raves about em. 5 or 7 year warranties speaks volumes

talkalot

I brought a I10 about 6 months ago. Very nippy and spacious for the size car. Have had a few very minor niggles go wrong with the car all fixed under warranty with out any problems. Do visit a few dealers if you have that option as like every ware you get some good and some not so good ones. I have had a few Hyundai over the years and always found them to be very reliable.

jaydeeuk1

Hyundai make some excellent cars now. Not quite up there with toyota yet, but getting closer.

What happened to that supercar they were going to make a few years ago?

gilbert_and_sullivan

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Hyundai make some excellent cars now. Not quite up there with toyota yet, but getting closer.

What happened to that supercar they were going to make a few years ago?

Have a google for Genesis cars (Hyundai's prestige brand like Lexus is to Toyota), good seller in the USA, with V6 and V8 engines in saloon and coupe form..very nice motors too.

I doubt they'll arive here, people need a label so they buy overpriced overrated German cars.

hewhoisnotintheknow

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

overpriced overrated German cars.

you forgot unreliable

ukjoel

The cars they knock out these days are pretty good. Certainly a big step forward in recent years with reagrd to driveability and actual handling of the vehicles. If I am to be picky I think the interiors still have some way to go especially when you start prodding and poking around the quality and finish.

Reliability wise they are pretty good - and also from a repair cost point of view are one of the cheapest manufacturers out there to do repairs if things go wrong ( for both parts and labour)

Hyundai and Kia have done really well with the scrappage scheme and their smaller cars have been flying out the door (market share gone from 1% to about 3% I think)

The larger cars do suffer from very serious depretiation though so worth researching that aspect before buying new. They are also (in my view) a little more industrial to drive than the Ford or German equivelents.
I should stress that is my view based on someone who drives a lot of different cars. The average driver would probably not have that view (to the same degree)

One I have driven which I would throw onto your radar if your looking for that kind of vehicle is the Skoda Yeti. Stupid name but a very impressive car. I am fairly sure its launched now in the UK so the dealers should all have one. Its a similar size to what your looking for but the handling and general decrum of the vehicle is much sharper and upmarket.

The other VERY IMPORTANT point I should add is actually look at the space in this group of cars. The Kuga for example is based on a focus chasis and internally seems a lot smaller than a Focus. A lot of people order these cars as fleet drivers without looking at them and get very upset when they arrive and they cant fit in what they thought they would. :rolleyes:

nobby24

I'm on my second Hyundai, I like them very much, above all very reliable and the 5 year warranty is comforting.