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Well seems accents are dropping like flies around here and I'm one of them.
Sold my '08 Accent GS Hatchback with 20k miles and bought a 1989 BMW325iX with 200k miles. ~30mpg vs ~19mpg, go figure.
Finally got fed up with the Accent after everyone seeing it says its such a cute car. With its bland front end and rounded rear end everything about it is unintimidating and it really shows on the roads. Pulling up in the fast lane behind someone they could care less about the little round toy in the rear view mirror and continue on without a care in the world. Pulling up behind someone in my latest BMW, which actually appears slightly smaller when side by side to the accent, being lower and possibly 2 inches narrower, people speed up to get back into the slow lane and out of the way. I have yet to be cut off on the highway in my BMW, but the Accent would be cut off all the time by people in the slow lane suddenly getting the urge to slowly pass the car in front of them soon as I am about to pass by. And of course cant forget the idiots pulling out from side roads in front of the Accent. Maybe its just the change in the seasons changing peoples driving habits, I dunno. But driving is a lot more relaxing and enjoyable now in the BMW.
Anyways before selling the Accent I put it back to stock so in 3 weeks when I get back from vacation I'll put up a for sale thread to sell off AEM air intake, 15" TRMotorsport wheels (no tires), and white sharkfin antenna (if I can clean off the old sticky and put on new sticky.) If you send me PM's now they will be ignored for 3 weeks so wait for my for sale thread with pictures and prices.
Stay safe.
Sold my '08 Accent GS Hatchback with 20k miles and bought a 1989 BMW325iX with 200k miles. ~30mpg vs ~19mpg, go figure.

Finally got fed up with the Accent after everyone seeing it says its such a cute car. With its bland front end and rounded rear end everything about it is unintimidating and it really shows on the roads. Pulling up in the fast lane behind someone they could care less about the little round toy in the rear view mirror and continue on without a care in the world. Pulling up behind someone in my latest BMW, which actually appears slightly smaller when side by side to the accent, being lower and possibly 2 inches narrower, people speed up to get back into the slow lane and out of the way. I have yet to be cut off on the highway in my BMW, but the Accent would be cut off all the time by people in the slow lane suddenly getting the urge to slowly pass the car in front of them soon as I am about to pass by. And of course cant forget the idiots pulling out from side roads in front of the Accent. Maybe its just the change in the seasons changing peoples driving habits, I dunno. But driving is a lot more relaxing and enjoyable now in the BMW.
Anyways before selling the Accent I put it back to stock so in 3 weeks when I get back from vacation I'll put up a for sale thread to sell off AEM air intake, 15" TRMotorsport wheels (no tires), and white sharkfin antenna (if I can clean off the old sticky and put on new sticky.) If you send me PM's now they will be ignored for 3 weeks so wait for my for sale thread with pictures and prices.
Stay safe.