jstein77 wrote:
4cylndrfury wrote:
Tiny back window-DO NOT WANT
Stupid high beltline - DO NOT WANT
Heavy - DO NOT WANT
You call 2500 lbs heavy? Not these days, it isn't, and if the turbo version doesn't gain much weight it will have a fairly respectable power to weight ratio.
Agree completely with the first two. I would put in a backup camera.
Heavy is and is not a relative thing. 2500 lbs is not too bad relative to most new cars...compared to the hatches I was cutting my teeth on in the early 90s, its a barge. I will continue to call 2500lbs heavy for as long as I enjoy cars...so yea, its pretty heavy...
also paige 2 pwnage
I registered on this site simply to bad mouth Veloster. My husband bought the Veloster in 2012. He needed a car that had good gas mileage but with a somewhat sporty look. To give you an idea, next month will be a year and it already has 25k miles on it. Long story short within one week the car died, antifreeze everywhere, and they had to replace the gasket. It started shaking real bad and Hyundai did not want to let us trade it in. We went the BBB route and did not win. Took it in recently for FOUR recalls..the sunroof is known to shatter at high way speeds, the rear calibers had to be replaced and were a safety issue, the mileage was misadvertised and now we get a refund check for mileage every so often by having to bring it in and have it read by a certified dealership. It is the biggest mess ever. We learned our lesson by purchasing a car before it had a while to be out. Good luck. Anyone that stops and tells us how nice it is...we let 'em have the information and tell them to pass it along. Worst. Purchase. Ever.
alex
UltraDork
3/4/13 8:19 p.m.
^^This is getting a little old.
Yet I have 105K on my Elantra and it hasn't even needed brake pads.
Shrug, maybe its the way you drive it
trouble just revolves around certain people.
strangely enough, the same kind of people who make posts like that one.
Cross posting, trouble making, Canoe
aussiesmg wrote:
Yet I have 105K on my Elantra and it hasn't even needed brake pads.
Shrug, maybe its the way you drive it
I've had my Accent airborne more times than I care to count, and its held up surprisingly well the last 50,000 miles.
BAMF
HalfDork
3/4/13 9:25 p.m.
madnmas1 wrote:
I registered on this site simply to bad mouth Veloster.
Classy. Are you planning to stick around and contribute anything else?
petegossett wrote:
aussiesmg wrote:
Yet I have 105K on my Elantra and it hasn't even needed brake pads.
Shrug, maybe its the way you drive it
I've had my Accent airborne more times than I care to count, and its held up surprisingly well the last 50,000 miles.
I won't discuss the hell the wife's Accent has been through the last 100+k miles, and we don't even know what happened the first 100+k miles to it. The Elantra was a daily driver plus auto-x'er for 4 years. It offered no issues in 10 years and 160k miles.
I've beat them both with one no-start in 11 years (bad crank sensor on the accent at 180k miles).
Stop badmouthing Hyundai, Bob. 
I registered on this site purely to badmouth Hyundai.
It's been a long time coming, but today is the day.
FlightService wrote:
Saw one at the Hyundai dealership today in my back yard. Has quite possibly the most interesting rear end on a car I have seen since the Juke.
Any one have any opinions yet?
Interesting is one way to put it.
We've been working with the hyundai. Our contact there is trying to create a hyundai performance division and we have been supply some parts for testing.
CantonRacingProducts wrote:
We've been working with the hyundai. Our contact there is trying to create a hyundai performance division and we have been supply some parts for testing.
You need to offer a coilover kit with custom spring rates for the MD/UD Elantra and the Forte.
Bobzilla wrote:
You need to offer a coilover kit with custom spring rates for the MD/UD Elantra and the Forte.
From what I understand, the Veloster could really use some upgraded springs and dampers, too.
ReverendDexter wrote:
Bobzilla wrote:
You need to offer a coilover kit with custom spring rates for the MD/UD Elantra and the Forte.
From what I understand, the Veloster could really use some upgraded springs and dampers, too.
Pierce Motorsports is working on development with the Veloster as well.
well, that is good news, since the veloster, MD/UD and the Forte all share the same basic underpinnings.
Looks like the Forte/Veloster are using the same suspension, likely means the Veloster/Elantra are as well.
