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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
Registered:
January 2004
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New Car
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Tue, 30 November 2004 09:16
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Well i finaly let go of my camry, although she has served me well, it was starting to give me a few problems, and it was a let down in reliability and performance, so having saved some money, i started looking around for a replacement car. although ultimatley i want an MA61 supra, i needed a daily driver. after much searching in used car lots at corollas and other smaller cars i decided on buying new '04 Hyundai Elantra, i know this is toymods, but i've been so impressed i thought i would post this anyway.
I know that Hyundais generally have a bad reputation both for the poor build quality and ricy image that the excel boughton, however this car breaks that image.
However i was really impressed when i went for a test drive, the 2L HVt engine puts out 104kw@6000Rpm and 182nm@4500Rpm, which is comprarble to a 3sge, but with better economy (8.1L/100km).
Plus it came with a raft of standard features that the corolla couldn't match. Power windows, power mirrors, aircon, mp3 cd player, 15inch mags, spoiler plus more interors and boot space and it ended up costing just under 20k on the road (5 speed).
It drives well and the engine has alot of urge, espically in the higher rev range. The gearbox has well matched ratios and is smooth, however throws are a little long, the clutch and throtle are very light, but feel firm. The handling is typical for a fwd and will understeer if pushed hard enough, the OEM tyres don't have as much grip as i would like but that can be easliy fixed. Build quality and fit and finish were top quality, and the car came with a 5 year 130,000 km waranty.
All in all a great car and a welcome suprise, even for myself.
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Camry_omega | Tue, 30 November 2004 09:16 |
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Jag7799 | Tue, 30 November 2004 09:22 |
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Camry_omega | Tue, 30 November 2004 09:58 |
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db__ | Tue, 30 November 2004 12:32 |
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rthy | Tue, 30 November 2004 13:35 |
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Camry_omega | Wed, 01 December 2004 06:27 |
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Toy Yoda | Tue, 30 November 2004 19:38 |
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alliance_22 | Tue, 30 November 2004 22:08 |
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FWDCelica | Wed, 01 December 2004 01:57 |
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dimmy77_03 | Tue, 30 November 2004 22:46 |
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rob_RA40 | Wed, 01 December 2004 01:26 |
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Mookie | Thu, 02 December 2004 03:18 |
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Camry_omega | Thu, 02 December 2004 10:27 |
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Jag7799 | Thu, 02 December 2004 10:49 |
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Arch | Thu, 02 December 2004 11:19 |
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banhbao | Fri, 03 December 2004 09:01 |
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Bozza | Thu, 09 December 2004 10:38 |
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Intensevil | Thu, 09 December 2004 14:26 |
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dingaling | Thu, 09 December 2004 15:00 |
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