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Hyundai Accent 2003 Problems

Are you having problems with your 2003 Hyundai Accent? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest 2003 Hyundai Accent issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the 2003 Hyundai Accent in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

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Japanese option the best

Reliability and resale should be the key factors in your decision, given you're doing about 30,000km a year. That's considerably more than the average, and in three years you'd be clocking up close to 100,000km. With that in mind I suggest you go for a Japanese brand with a reputation for quality and reliability. That way you are more likely to have a trouble-free run and have a car that will be highly valued on the used-car market when you come to sell it. The Lanos and Accent are both built in Korea by companies whose credo was cheap, cheap, cheap. While the reliability of their products wasn't necessarily poor, their cars weren't built as well as their more expensive Japanese-made rivals. The Korean makes don't hold their values as well as the cars from Toyota, Mazda, Honda and Nissan. I'd consider a Nissan Pulsar, a Mazda 121, Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla, all of which are good, robust cars with good resale potential.

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