Interested in purchasing a 2001-2003 Accent....

[Kraya]

There are a couple I have been looking at, most of them are around 100,000km. What are common problems with these cars that I should be aware of? I dont want to buy a car thats known to need expensive repairs.

[bychance ford]

Originally Posted by Kraya

There are a couple I have been looking at, most of them are around 100,000km. What are common problems with these cars that I should be aware of? I dont want to buy a car thats known to need expensive repairs.

i have an'02 accent--just make sure that if you find one that the timing belt is changed when recommended.mine had 67,000 miles,not km(sorry i do not know the conversion)and it was recommended to be changed at 60,000 miles-the teeth on the belt went and bent a few valves and the cylinder head had to be repaired at a machine shop.

[Kraya]

heh.. thanks for the reply, but kinda late... i bought a 97 civic last week

[kirbinster]

I just bought my son a 2003 Accent GT Hatchback with auto trans, ac, alloy wheels and front and side airbags plus all the normal equipment. It is in great shape and only has 32,000 miles on it. It also has 14 months left on the 60 month 60k mile warranty. Picked it up for just under $5,000. So far it seems like a great little car, he loves it.