w00t, looks like more people are getting the message. :grin: The Accent didn't do so bad in April. :thumbsup:

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Our car's twin, the Rio, also saw a small increase from 3,279 in April 2007 to 4,052 in April 2008.

This pattern echoes throughout the industry it seems, small car sales are up for pretty much everybody. It's about time, die you fuel sucking pigs, die! :gunsmilie: lmao! Seriously though, it's good to see people downsizing, small cars are getting pretty nice these days.

This post has been edited by hoosieraccent: May 13 2008, 07:18 AM

Just purchused a 08 Accent a week ago and my wife and I think it's the greatest, great gas milage comfort and it's quite, my wife loves the sunroof. Came with atomatic, pwr. windows, mirrors, rear window wiper and washer, AM/FM/CD no XM though don't know why though! Put a Scangauge II in it now I have everything that my big 99 Mercury Marquie has in it and more. :)

I hope they get more aftermarket parts :D. The accent its a great car. We dont have Hyundai in Mexico and it still sells good. lol

ah, economic market forces at work... :wub:

americans are finally "catching up" to canadians in terms of car sizes. canadians have long since driven smaller cars, on average, due to fuel & car prices here being higher than the usa. now that fuel's up in the us, the cars are shrinking. it'll be a while yet before we're driving 1L diesel motor powered cars like many in europe, but the transition has begun.

go team!
.. good for everyone in the end though..
.. I still get stopped maybe once a week or two by someone commenting on how much they like my car, people think it's the new civic apperantly..
.. my response is generally: no, im not one of those honda guys.
there's not really a downside to out cars are those **** plastic doors and luggage room, but judging by that cargo post, not many people have had an issue.

Hey bigfoot i put xm in mine just buy a universal kit. the sunglass holder is a perfect mounting spot.

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Except space. LOL!

Congrats on the purchase and good luck with it.

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Sales of Hyundai’s economy car, the Accent, increased by 1,197 or 41% to 4,115 in April and sales of Hyundai’s midsize sedan, the Sonata, increased by 567 or 5.4 percent to 11,001 in April. But sales of Hyundai’s Tucson SUV fell 51.7% or 1,842 units in April to 1,721.

Nah....I would of never figured. :grin:

I manufacture parts for many different automakers. We are a small company and are a level 5 supplier. I remember thinking to myself about 5 years ago when the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator programs were taking off and then seeing these little soccer moms out and about in these Behemoths that people were morons. Well......I think the feces has hit the proverbial fan as far as America's economy goes. If it has not sunk in yet, "WAKE UP PEOPLE" "WE ARE IN DEEP DO DO". And, while I like my Accent that gets 25 miles to the gallon around town, I would much rather see the 37 that I used to get back in 1984 with my Nissan Sentra. WTF is with this less mileage than 24 years ago. The manufacturers are giving us a screw job, they can deliver cars that do much better and we don't need hybrid technology to do it.

Hopefully the increase in sales will stimulate aftermarket production.
It will probably be exterior/interior at first,but enough will still like to have a little performance to cause a demand.

I get the same response, people always comment on my car, my buds at work call it a shoe, BUT they are paying up the butt for gas so i get the last laugh!!! :thumbsup:

GO TEAM in deed!!! :beer:

i like that the tucson's sales fell by 50%
i dont like that my car is no longer "original" i drove home yesterday and saw 13!! accents. and not the same guy 10 times in traffic.
i like that the aftermarket MIGHT open up, but with the cost to drive i dont know if i could afford to buy. maybe if i can pay off my car with my new job making 17 bucks an hour

viva la accent!!!

The weight of today's cars hurt the gas mileage. With all the airbags, computers and emissions equipment, it's not just a car and engine anymore.

It's great to see that small cars are selling well, I've always liked smaller cars and would not purchase large suv's or trucks.

Ray

Good idea, :banana:

Dropping sales of the Tucson is not because of gasoline (the Tucson is very good on gas compared to the Entourage, Santa Fe, Veracruz and even the Sonata). Proof is because sales of the Santa Fe and Veracruz are still up. They still sell because they are newer designs. The reason the sales have dropped for the Tucson is because it is at the end of its generation. It will soon be replaced.

And I like that the Tucson is a very safe car and the Accent is a death trap in an accident. Take a look at the crash test footage. Ask your car insurance agent which car is cheaper to insure. The larger and safer Tucson is cheaper than the Accent mainly because of the crash test results. I found this out while shopping to Accents. That is why I bought a Tucson.

Pretty much! Cars have more gizmos and gadgets, plus they keep getting bigger and bigger. Weight is definitely an enemy.

And the fact that so many get a stiffy over 0-60 times and horsepower isn't helping either. The auto rags criticize a car for having anything less than 200 horsepower anymore. Lots of run of the mill modern day sedans are pulling 0-60 times that many years ago, only sports cars could do. And even the lowest output engine you can find in a modern econobox is still far more powerful than anything they had in the past. Cars like the Metro XFi could flirt with 60 MPG but made do with only 49 horsepower. We have more than twice that in our Accents. The manufacturers keep making fuel efficiency take a back seat to performance. :blink: If a detuned, lower performance, higher efficiency model was available for the Accent, I wouldn't mind having one.

In terms of safety though, I'd much rather be in my Accent than an old school style of econobox. The Accent may not be as safe as a larger vehicle, but it's still a safer place to be in than what small cars used to be.

This post has been edited by hoosieraccent: May 14 2008, 08:25 AM

While engines have gotten more powerful and fuel efficient, the cars have not. This is manly because of the weight of added options (navigation systems, sunroofs, power everything, etc) and added safety equipment (ABS, air bags, traction control, stability control, etc). If cars today were lighter, fuel economy would be much better.

And as far as the Accent being safe; yes, it is a MUCH safer vehicle than the econo cars of the late 70's and early 80's.

This post has been edited by NovaResource: May 14 2008, 08:35 AM

Actually I would love to have seen the side impact crash test done on a 3 door. Only the 4 door was tested .The body structure integrity of the 3 door I feel would have fared much better. But then of course the insurance would have been lower.Probably the reason for non-testing.
In all other areas the Accent was very good.

Generally, 4-doors do better than 2-door cars because the opening on a 2-door is much larger. The 4-door cars may have 2 openings but they are smaller and have the center support bar.

Death trap? Harsh

Ray