Hyundai Tuscani (coupe) / Huyndai Sonata

last SG · 2005-03-24T23:11:13+00:00

ive seen a Tuscani badge has been changed from the big T logo to original Hyundai logo "H".... so be proud to own Hyundai....

rumie SG

I was looking at another post some time back on this Hyundai Coupe, trying to find some useful info on it, but it turns out to be a flaming session for many.

So anyway, I hope that I can get some honest and useful info now.

I'm planning to get one. Was down at Hyundai showroom to test drive it, and realised that it is a car that has nice exterior but sucks big time on the interior.
But, after owning a normal saloon car for years, I just feel like getting a car with nice exterior and don't care about the interior. So, God bless they build this cheapo car.

I'm not really looking for performance car, so I guess it's fine as long as it doesn't give me too much trouble.

Don't care if many says it's a poor-man's porche, cos.. who cares? As long as I'm happy, that's fine.

The only thing I found useful in this forum regarding this car, is that it has a rather lousy FC, of about 10km/L, although the sales agent told me it's only 9km/L.

The agent also told me that it has the same engine as the Hyundai Sonata.

My question here are:

1. Will these Hyundai engines give rise to any serious problem down the years, say 3-4 years?

My sister used to own this Hyundai Matrix, and she told me the engine has problem after the 3rd year already.

So what she said actually cast a bit of shadow on Hyundai's engine...

I used to have a mazda 323 and its engine is still perfect on the 3rd year.

And, since the coupe uses the same engine as the Sonata, I'm assuming here that anyone here who drives the Sonata can give me some comments on the engine/performance?
Whether it really creates a lot pf problems, etc?

2. Anyone here thinks it'll be a problem selling off the coupe eventually? Is so, why is that so? Any comments on this selling part is welcome.

3. Becasue of my profession, I'm getting a 0% downpayment for an OPC. The monthly works out to be $615/mth. Don't ask me why I want to get an OPC. I'm setting aside about $1000/mth for parking and petrol and misc. So i guess the petrol works out to be about $250/mth. My workplace is of ok-ok distance from my place. (when I was driving my mazda 323 of 11km/L, the petrol is about $200/mth.)

So what do you people think?

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Please, only sensible comments here. Thanks in advance! Very Happy

houndy SG

FC 10KM is lousy????... most 2L cars does around there...so it is not so bad.. if you take it stock with a good right foot you can do 11KM without any problems.

As for engine problems... hmmm... will tell you after three years... for those owners which own the tus for one year.. so far so good..

Performance wise is ok lah.. you wont complain unless your last car is a BMW or something close to it....

Get your interior done up, the showroom model car is ugly.. but you can ask for the freebies...or you can slowly do it up...

Coupes are always hard to sell in the first place......

As for question 3.. i dont think i have any answers to that...

letstwistagain SG

well who knows what problem you will get from a korean car...
but after all, it is a car, just a car, dont expect anything more..
FC could be worst plus korean engine dont really suit singapore climate as they are bulid for winter weather, unlike u mod the cold air intake thingy.
i got no comment on the car, if you want reliability, get another jap car.

no_speeding SG

Reasons why u wont be able to sell the car..

1) Hyundai. Im not against it but alot of people get turn off by the brand
2) Coupe. Not everyone like the style.
3) Falling car prices.
4) OPC.
5) Aging design.

With that said, u'll still be able to sell years down the road if u take a big big loss...
=)

Lastly, where did u get the 10km/l figure. My bet is its closer to 8km/l. Shocked

zheshi SG

My family bought the tus in june 2002.Till now so far so good no problem with the engine.

As for the performance since u are not looking for a high performance car,it should not be a problem to u.Anyway i believe it will win your 323,unless u have mod your 323

AE86tofu SG

dude the Hyundai coupe is a really good car….quality is there and good for crusing arnd town….

jiayong SG

yah agree. girls like it too. Very Happy

no_speeding SG

But girls also think that BMW is more expensive than ferrari...
hahhahha........ Shocked

dreamcast SG

personally i think the a tus interior is quite nice,much better than some of my other friends rides interior eg.s15,rx7 trust me,with some other add ons it would look even better.FC wise i think it really depends on indivdual drivers n the mods done to the cars,think its about 9-10km/l.Im not too sure about the sonata engine,but heard it was using a mitsu engine.Went to a few workshops with my tus driver friend,the mechanics said that the tus is using a european engine.

houndy SG

it is just the mindset of people... you check out the japanese car built compare to the tus... seen a civic getting flatten by a sonata... Laughing

houndy SG

it is 10KM for stock... that is fo sure.. unless you have a heavy right foot that is all... but you all go calculate your FC ones har... hmmm

any for me it does 430-480KM on 50L....but i am sitting on a 17/45/225... Very Happy

houndy SG

not to mention there is a sunroof too... Smile

[email protected] SG

i wouldn’t mind driving one. It IS a 2 coupe afterall. There are slower coupes out in the market u know…(and they cost much more)

rumie SG

Originally posted by no_speeding:
Reasons why u wont be able to sell the car..

1) Hyundai. Im not against it but alot of people get turn off by the brand
2) Coupe. Not everyone like the style.
3) Falling car prices.
[b]4) OPC.
5) Aging design.

With that said, u'll still be able to sell years down the road if u take a big big loss...
=)

Lastly, where did u get the 10km/l figure. My bet is its closer to 8km/l. Shocked [/b]

Er... how does this affect whether it can be sold or not? Sorry, don't really know much on OPC and it's resale options.

houndy SG

OPC is very hard to sell.. .that is for sure… some more the resale value is very low too… since it is a weekend car…

rumie SG

really? hmm... and if i convert it back to a normal car b4 selling off?

houndy SG

that one i not sure how to convert it to a normal car though.. whether you must pay whatever thing... so far i have only seen 3 opc tus on the road...

gasband SG

I have driven a korean car before and service my car with a mechanic who done alot of korean cars and his view is that korean cars have a higher chance of breaking down faster than other makes out there. THis is based on his intake of cars for servicing. He says his record is receiving one KIA CARENS to change the gearbox just short of one year.

I am a firm believer of you get what you pay for. While I think some korean cars look very nice and yet come cheaper than cars in their own category, I have to agree in terms of maintenance and performance, it may not be as good.

In buying cars, you cant buy a perfect car. Buy a car that suits your needs most. Cars, whether Korean, Japanese or Euro fulfills different needs. There is no arguement on whether this car is better or not because different cars meet different needs.

I change from a Korean Car to a Honda recently because I cannot stand the way it is drinking up petrol. I pay at almost $200 more per month now but I save almost $200 per month on petrol too. Furthermore, in my first year of owning the KIA, I spend close to $1000 for maintenance and changing of parts believe it or not but with my Honda, everything still working fine.

Thus my belief is that work on your priorities in buying a car and see which car fits your needs most. I always believe that there's a car for everyone.

AbstractArt SG

Man... I was browsing through the threads when I came across this.
For a split second I thought this thread was named
Hyundai Tsunami
Mr. Green

Rockhound SG

rumie,

is this ure car?

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