New car for under $18k driveaway

[prydey]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

You only have to look around you on the roads to see how longevity can be measured,

still see a few of the early Hyundai excels getting about. pretty good sign as to the reliability of Hyundai. kia are the sister company. i'd say most modern cars will do a fair journey.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by prydey

still see a few of the early Hyundai excels getting about. pretty good sign as to the reliability of Hyundai. kia are the sister company. i'd say most modern cars will do a fair journey.

Areed, machanically the Excel Sprints were fairly good, apart from the intital batch of twin cam models that suffered engine failures.
We bought one of the last single cam models available new in SA and a friend bought one of the first twin cam models within weeks of each other, we had no trouble, they replaced the motor twice in 20k's.
The long term issue with them were paint and trim life and i believe they had an issue with chassis cracks too.

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by prydey

still see a few of the early Hyundai excels getting about. pretty good sign as to the reliability of Hyundai. kia are the sister company. i'd say most modern cars will do a fair journey.

well thats typical Adelaide, wouldn't take those numbers to measure the big picture.
Sydney you'd spot one at a wrecker if you visited one, don't see any of those Excell 1 2 or 3's on the road - same for Melb I expect.
1's were a pos tbh, suspension was all wrong for the market as well not just the drive train.
At least they improved and now the i20/i30 is a brilliant little daily.

[danzvtil]

[QUOTE=FTE217;6252268]well thats typical Adelaide, wouldn't take those numbers to measure the big picture.
Sydney you'd spot one at a wrecker if you visited one, don't see any of those Excell 1 2 or 3's on the road - same for Melb I expect.
1's were a pos tbh, suspension was all wrong for the market as well not just the drive train.
At least they improved and now the i20/i30 is a brilliant little daily.[/

It’s easier to keep an old car on the road in SA as there are no annual roadworthy checks. By the time an excel is 10yo, it’s worth $200 scrapped, but might need 3k spent on random leaks etc to make it east coast roadworthy.
Just not worth it.
I had a 96 excel 4dr and a 99 twincam as cheap runarounds, engines were solid with regular oil changes, it’s the interior and paint that would literally dissolve into nothing, but with 250k sold in Australia with that body shape, spares were super easy to get from a wrecker.
I rate Hyundai/kias up there with Toyota as a great appliance, you’ll pay more for less in the Toyota, but you’ll get a lot back at trade in time.
My mum has a 3yo Accent which was 16k driveaway with auto, the equivalent Yaris was well over 20k, but it will be kept for min 10years, so resale doesn’t matter.

[baboon]

Yes I think the key is to keep ontop of the oil changes and servicing and to fix issues straight away for longevity on these cars.

In fact the next door neighbour still has a late 80's early 90's green Ford Laser, and seen another driving around the suburbs by older folks too...

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by baboon

Yes I think the key is to keep ontop of the oil changes and servicing and to fix issues straight away for longevity on these cars.

In fact the next door neighbour still has a late 80's early 90's green Ford Laser, and seen another driving around the suburbs by older folks too...

Oh, no doubt what you say is true, there are still examples to be found, but when you sonsider that in the 80's and early 90's the Laser was the small car to own and the Corolla hadnt really risen to the heights it reached later in life, to still see so many KE70 and onwards Corolla's around is quite impressive where the many Lasers have declined considerably.

Its not that long ago (8yrs) that i bought a KA Laser S in very tidy condition from someone on this forum, went well for a 30yr old car.

[janddbone]

Yep, SA, WA and Tas much easier to get long life out of a car without the constant road worthy checks taking them off the road for often pretty minor issues.

[Professor Farnsworth]

Smart purchase. They look hillarious, but are solid cars with a class-leading warranty and decent features for the price. All that, and roughly 3 times better economy than i achieve in the Sprint. That's impressive! We have an i30 SR with a 7 speed DCT that does about 6.5L/100 on the highway, which is mega for our cars, but not very good in stop start situations like yours is.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

Smart purchase. They look hillarious, but are solid cars with a class-leading warranty and decent features for the price.

Cheers, it certainly gets a lot of looks and despite what many may think, they're not all laughing..lol

Last week the Wife, 7yr old Daughter and I decided to go for a late night cruise down the coast, we stopped at a servo to grab some drinks and just as we were about to leave a car load of young ladies in a Swift pulled up beside us, they were all looking over at us smiling as they pulled up, until the Wife rolled the window down and they realised it was a middle aged couple with child, i think they thought it would be some young lad.
As we drove off the Wife appologised for spoiling my apparent opportunity, i said all good, im too old now to keep that lot content.

[MustangStevo63]

lol bent 8

and sincere apologies for my brain fade a while back

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by MustangStevo63

lol bent 8

and sincere apologies for my brain fade a while back

All good fella, i dont take whats said on here to heart, lifes too short to get wound up about what happens on an internet forum.

I'll be the first to admit i love a good stir, it all gets too serious sometimes, but i guess when you've got so many different personalities from many different walks of life anything can happen.

[danzvtil]

Bent, were you just on peachy Rd Davoren Park? I just followed a jet pilot picanto that looked a million bucks, and thought if that’s bent8, I’ll eat my hat ��

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by danzvtil

Bent, were you just on peachy Rd Davoren Park? I just followed a jet pilot picanto that looked a million bucks, and thought if that’s bent8, I’ll eat my hat ��

Yep, you in the white Cruze?

[danzvtil]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Yep, you in the white Cruze?

Yes, now I’m looking for an edible hat