2010 Accent SE

[mrw5641]

Hey All, I am new here. I am looking at a 2010 Hyundai Accent SE Hatchback on Saturday with 42,000 Miles. How are these cars? Any mods that are available? Tough to find some decent information online I figured I would come to the source.

Thanks guys and girls!

[bloodninja]

Good, reliable little car. I strongly suggest getting it in manual transmission if you are able to drive it. If not, the automatic transmission is acceptable, but is pretty bad overall with shift logic. The only one I can think of that's even worse on a modern car is the Chevy Malibu, which is just awful.

At 42,000 miles, you still have a while before you need to think about it, but be prepared that you MUST have the timing belt (and other belts) changed at 60,000 miles to prevent catastrophic engine failure. This will likely run you around $300-700 depending on where you live and what connections you have.

There were lots of official bits and pieces (performance and aesthetic mods available from Hyundai) 1+ years ago, but since the introduction of their new Accent models, it's very difficult to find them for cheap anymore. There's a decent selection of aftermarket parts available, but don't expect much in the way of performance. You're looking to buy what was the least expensive car in America at one point.
It's good at what it was asked to do: Be cheap, reliable transport. MPG will vary greatly depending on how you drive, but overall its reliability should be much better than your current Cobalt.

[mrw5641]

Thanks for the input I am looking forward to hearing from others. But you haven't had any problems? And yes it is manual and there seems to be about 20K miles left on the warranty and I do have automatic connetions.

[Duro5341]

Any piston slap noise when cold around 1750rpm.........

Duro

[bloodninja]

The only problem I ever had that wasn't caused by me specifically was the $5 brake light switch died, so I replaced it myself.

[Voivod]

Originally Posted by bloodninja

This will likely run you around $300-700 depending on where you live and what connections you have.

The dealership I go to has had a standing coupon on their service page for at least six months offering $189.95 timing belt service on the Accent (other vehicles slightly higher).

[bloodninja]

Originally Posted by Voivod

The dealership I go to has had a standing coupon on their service page for at least six months offering $189.95 timing belt service on the Accent (other vehicles slightly higher).

I bet that's just the timing belt. Not a bad deal. I mean, I don't think you're REQUIRED to replace any of the other belts, but it's not a bad idea to go ahead and do them while you're in there.

[Voivod]

Originally Posted by bloodninja

I bet that's just the timing belt. Not a bad deal. I mean, I don't think you're REQUIRED to replace any of the other belts, but it's not a bad idea to go ahead and do them while you're in there.

When they did mine they replaced all the other belts as well. They were considered part of the package.

[mrw5641]

Only thing really stopping me is the perfomance parts. Is there any website I can look at that has parts for this car?

[bloodninja]

Originally Posted by mrw5641

Only thing really stopping me is the perfomance parts. Is there any website I can look at that has parts for this car?

If you're seriously interested in performance, DO NOT look into this car.

The amount of money you'll end up spending on the car + performance parts + tuning, will end up being more than a used WRX. And then you'd have the benefit of AWD.

But if you're insistent, there's one main supplier. KFX Performance - Hyundai and Kia Performance and Styling Parts - KFX Performance

There are other companies out there as well, but KFX's website will show you what essentially there is for this car. Also, they've established a reputation on this forum as not being the best when it comes to customer service, often resulting in mediation with the credit card companies/paypal.