I am currently in the process of buying a used car. Due to its nbeatable
price, I consider getting a Hyundai Excel. Although Consumer Report wrote
bad things about with passion, I don’t believe that this car can be so
inferior.
Do you have good or bad experience with 1987 – 1989 Excels? Please report
about it. It should be a rather interesting topic.
Thanks,
Markus
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Markus Bernd Biehl, Opns Mgt, Ga Tech
31944 Ga Tech Stn, Atlanta, GA 30332
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>Do you have good or bad experience with 1987 – 1989 Excels? Please report
>about it. It should be a rather interesting topic.
The happiest moment I had with my ’89 Excel was when I left it behind
at the dealer after trading it in. Although the car was inexpensive, it
was easily the worst made, worst handling, worst performing car I have
ever driven.
When I traded it in (for an Acura) the dealer (who also sold
Hyundai’s) offered very little, saying, "You know, the Hyundai is a more
or less DISPOSABLE car."
My advice: fork over a few extra dollars for a tercel or sentra.
Harry G.
In article <301bvg$…@acmez.gatech.edu> gt19…@prism.gatech.edu (Markus Bernd Biehl) writes:
>I am currently in the process of buying a used car. Due to its nbeatable
>price, I consider getting a Hyundai Excel. etc..
Ne touchez pas!, at least as far as the earlier models are concerned. My
brother used to own the local Hyundai dealership, so my sister felt that
she would get a new Excel from him. She has never had poorer luck with a
car, despite keeping up with the basic maintenance requirements and
having all work done at the dealer…I was able to resist the
‘obligation’ and purchased a Saturn (flame-bait?), and haven’t regretted
the decision for a moment (double flame-bait??).
Brian
In article <301bvg$…@acmez.gatech.edu> gt19…@prism.gatech.edu (Markus Bernd Biehl) writes:
}I am currently in the process of buying a used car. Due to its nbeatable
}price, I consider getting a Hyundai Excel. Although Consumer Report wrote
}bad things about with passion, I don’t believe that this car can be so
}inferior.
}
}Do you have good or bad experience with 1987 – 1989 Excels? Please report
}about it. It should be a rather interesting topic.
I drove an ’87 Precis (Excel with Mitsubishi label). If you don’t
mind having absolutely no power at all, and being able to approach
75mph only asymptotically, it might be a FINE car. Granted, I was
driving it in Braddock Heights, MD (which isn’t at a very high
altitude, but still enough to affect car performance), but it is still
pretty bad.
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Matthew T. Russotto russo…@eng.umd.edu
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I work in the car business. Stay away from a Hyundai. What you save in purchase
price will soon be more than offset by repair bills. There is a reason they are
so cheap. They are terrible cars.
Yeah, rode in one and it felt like shit. Also felt like it was gonna
fall apart in the middle of the road.
I’ve also seen tests on the bumpers and they crunch easily because they are
plastic.
Markus Bernd Biehl (gt19…@prism.gatech.edu) wrote:
: I am currently in the process of buying a used car. Due to its nbeatable
: price, I consider getting a Hyundai Excel. Although Consumer Report wrote
: bad things about with passion, I don’t believe that this car can be so
: inferior.
: Do you have good or bad experience with 1987 – 1989 Excels? Please report
: about it. It should be a rather interesting topic.
: Thanks,
: Markus
: —
: Markus Bernd Biehl, Opns Mgt, Ga Tech
: 31944 Ga Tech Stn, Atlanta, GA 30332
: Internet: gt19…@prism.gatech.edu
: uucp: …!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt1944b
My parents had an ’88 Excel for a while, and I wouldn’t recommend them
(at least, not that model year). The engine with automatic trans. was
very underpowered (especially for hilly New Hampshire). Also, I agree
with one of the other posters on this thread that the car seemed to be
straining at highway speeds (even reaching 60mph was a challenge at
times). Further, the car seemed like it was starting to develop
several serious mechanical problems after only about 50,000
well-maintained highway miles. For one thing, it was overheating in
warm weather, and seemed to lose coolant constantly without any
obvious external leaks. If I knew then what I know now, I would have
suspected a cracked cylinder head. (I have an ’89 Escort to thank for
that bit of automotive education, but I digress…:-) ) There were
also some problems with brake rotors and such. Stay away, unless you
get a really great deal, and just need a cheap backup car. All IMHO,
of course.
Paul
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Paul Secinaro
p…@kepler.unh.edu
Synthetic Vision and Pattern Analysis Laboratory
UNH Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Well I "inheritated" a Precis (Mitsubishi’s version) and though it
has been abused it is still running strong at 130,000+. I use it for
work, and it hauls around 500-600 lbs of paper in back. It doens’t have a
lot of power, but the basic engine is a good one (I think they slap a
cheep carb on it). It did need a new altinator, some transmission work
(not real expensive) and uses a little oil these days. Not a fancy car,
but it is real cheap.
–Roger
Markus Bernd Biehl (gt19…@prism.gatech.edu) wrote:
> I am currently in the process of buying a used car. Due to its nbeatable
> price, I consider getting a Hyundai Excel. Although Consumer Report wrote
> bad things about with passion, I don’t believe that this car can be so
> inferior.
> Do you have good or bad experience with 1987 – 1989 Excels? Please report
> about it. It should be a rather interesting topic.
> Thanks,
> Markus
I used to have an Excels when they first started to import it to the US.
I hit a large rock which ripped out the right front wheel and did a lot of
structural damage to the frame. Funny thing is the structural damage somehow
caused part of the roof top to cave in. We could not explain otherwise how
the cave in happened as there is not a single scratch on the roof top.
In a (wicked) sense, it was good as I was trying to get rid of the car and
the insurance company gave me $5,200.00 for it. In case anybody is interested
I was insured with AllState in NJ.
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Toan Tran
Hewlett Packard, California Design Center
t…@cdc.hp.com