Look at the crash test footage.

at work they call my car the baby dinosaur.

Looking at the video of the side impact of the Tuscon on youtube, I'd say it would not be ANY safer (myridevideos) than our Accent.

Ray

It's a small car what do you expect, plus im paying alot to insurance because of this reason i guess...

Woot. Go Accents!

My dealership is currently having a "Hail Sale." The Accent was the first one advertised. "Little to No Damage." "Prices dramatically reduced!"

They have the apple green and mellow yellow ones sitting out there. They look like lemon and lime together. haha.

BTW, where I go to school, the Hyundai dealership is brand new and finally just got their shipment of Accents. The workers there just came off an awful strike that lasted all winter. I saw the green one drive in there at 8:30 pm.

-Dawn

Look Guys,

The Accent is about as safe as any modern small car is going to get. Only the Nissan Versa is considered safer due to less resistance when confronted with a side impact. My 2007 GS is my second Accent. The last model I owned was a 1998 GL, before I traded it in. I was going to school in up Canada, and went to Detroit to go get my car serviced by Precision Tune. Wherever I go I trust them. Also, they are among the only types of shops that seem to know what they are doing with an Accent. A cheaper Alternative as opposed to going to a Hyundai Dealer.

Anyway, back to the story. I was driving my old 1998 in a snow storm at 50 MPH or 90 KPH for my Canadian Friends, when a 2 ton Buick hit me in my left fender going at 50 MPH also. The only damage was a bumper I popped out on my own, and a broken light assembly. That would have destroyed a 98 Civic. Remember, Hyundai makes tanks for the South Korean Military, as well as other Asian militaries. Iam quite sure after that experience that some of that tank technology got pased down to the cars.

Yet there is still people who rather buy overpriced cars from former bike makers with resale values and realibility ratings based on 10-20 year old cars. Plus their relaibility ratings are declining every year; silly arent they. According to Top Gear, the 2008 Civic is not as good as the last generation Civic, by the way.

Also, if any of you guys are looking for Accent Aftermarket: Interior, Exterior, and especially Performance parts. Then you need to go to:

http://www.kdmstuff.com/index.php


Any of you guys with 07's and 08's go to this page.

http://www.kdmstuff.com/shop/step0.php?b_c...C20051026045312

The 1.6L parts for the 2000-2006 models will bolt on the to 07+ models.



This post has been edited by smokefreak2003: May 20 2008, 03:45 PM

If they get these people that drive suvs trucks and vans while taking on there cell phones and driving over the speed limit becuase there hurrying to the kids soccor practice off the road. sorry lol thats buts thats somtime how feel when i see these people. but like its been said as gas prices rise more of those over sized tanks will get off the road.

ok im off my soap box now sorry :57:

I'm with ya there, gt350tsc! If we can get these fuel sucking pigs that most people really don't need off the road the safer we'll all be.

I third that. 90% of the SUV drivers can not drive them. I drive
for a living, and the biggest hazard on the road are SUV drivers.
I can not tell you how many cut me off, stop fast in front of me,
or just pay no attention to the other car on the road. There needs
to be a special driving test for SUVs. That and a "gas pig" surcharge
at the pump.

im glad to here you guys agree. today the papers came late and i was out deliver papers while these monsters are being driven the worst imo when people our in a hurry to get to work.
I know the gas prices going is a bad thing but i hope more people follows me and gets out of there truck or suv and get what they actually need.
also imo not only oil company are happy. banks, some car dealers.
I would bet if some of these people like theses monsters give a small car like the Accent a try they might like and if there looking for a status symbol get a small car that has everything on it. Im pretty sure a fully loaded little car even like the accent or even the honda civic is much cheaper then a chevy or ford full size suv.
one other thing that make me just laugh is when i see a hummer H2 going down the road after watch the episode of top gear about that car had me just rolling over. why would you want something that big? If you have to have an suv how about a compact suv? of course then again i just may be repeating my self it just here were i live theres just to many of dam monsters but that will change or some people will start ridding the bike to work.

I second there to be a special driving test for SUVs
like they way i got my CDL

This post has been edited by gt350tsc: May 30 2008, 05:21 PM

+3 Today, there was a SUV that kinda cut me off, going slowly for the red light. It was a woman talking with the cellphone.

This is not to offend any woman, it is a true story.

As I'm sure most of you know, Texans love trucks. When I bought my GLS last Saturday. Three customers were trading SUV's for either the GS or GLS. So, I guess people are beginning to realize saving money and gas is important.

Rob :banana:

My neighbor has a Sequoia that she recently tried to trade in on a Corolla and they would not take her Seq in as trade. They told her they had too many SUV's and would not be able to sell it!!!

Ray

I was reading that in the paper ... A lot of US used car lots are full of Trucks and SUV`s.. Hardly any smaller cars left ..

We have a Dodge Caravan as a family vehical, and I need it for a few side jobs .. but mainly we take the accent.

As i drive almost 100km a day, the accent pulling 40mpg is great.

This post has been edited by wizzzer: Jun 1 2008, 04:56 PM

My wife and I have one of those gas sucking pigs. It is a 03 Expedition eddie baur all leather cool and heated seats and I only cry when I go to the pump. Need the ford to tow my 27 foot trailer, We conversed, sell the trailer which is paid for or get another small car. We drove the suzuki FX4, honda fit, Nissan Versa, Ford escort, and then the Accent. Accent one for the the looks, price, gas milage, price and they threw in some 17 inch wheels with low profile tires to boot for free. Been three days still think it is a great looking car and does just fine for what we want, city driving.

That's cool, and a lot of people are doing the same... get the small car for your daily driver and keep the SUV for pulling trailers or whatever other truck-like duty you'd need. You certainly couldn't pull any sort of trailer with one of these lil' Accents. :grin:

I do feel bad for the folks who have legitimate needs for a large vehicle these days and actually use them for their intended purposes. That's gotta put a strain on the wallet. :(

me too. small contractors or tradesmen that require gas pigs to haul stuff around - it sucks for them.

however, i think if gas prices continue as they are we'll see a few more shifts... tradesmen won't all own & drive their own full size pickup trucks. they'll commute to work in little putt putt cars like the rest of us & the company they work for will own a small fleet of trucks to move tools & materials. and if they're too small to own their own trucks, they'll pay suppliers to deliver tools.

as for people's personal tow vehicles, i doubt we'll see nearly as many own their own. it doesn't make any sense for very many people that own them now to sell them, but it doesn't make a lot of sense for people to go buy new ones either. i think we'll see a lot more people renting full size trucks for the annual fishing trip vs. owning a tow vehicle that gets parked 95%+ of the time. ditto with delivery or renting trucks for multiple home depot runs for a big project.

I know if i owned a 5th wheel trailer centre, or sold boats, the next few years would worry the heck out of me ...

This just in: Accent sales in June 2008 have shown a 70% increase over June 2007. :) They moved 6,914 as opposed to 4,067 last year. The Elantra and Sonata also showed a gain to a lesser degree (51% for the Elantra, 12% Sonata but still, those two outsell the snot out of the Accent!) press release

All in all, it was a terrible month for the industry with most having their sales drop over last year. Hyundai and Honda were some of the few who sold to the good, albeit only by 1% or so over last year. link

Lots of people learned this month how great the lil' Accent is. :) I think people are getting the message. :whistling: Can fuel efficiency finally be on people's shopping list? :thumbsup:

This post has been edited by hoosieraccent: Jul 1 2008, 08:46 PM