Hyundai Problems

You will be getting a new wheel. I have contacted Hyundai Australia and the company admits it has some rare problems, perhaps caused by people's skin types, but is happy to replace any affected steering wheel after a running change to cars for Australia.

The Kuga is a good drive but, like Rob, you should get her to test drive the Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson before making a decision.

Hyundai Australia says your car should leave Korea in the next week for a November arrival in Darwin. Expect some champagne from the dealer to celebrate its arrival.

Your choice is a good one, and the i30 gets The Tick, but wait until December as Hyundai will be pushing hard to make its ambitious sales target for the year. That will mean great deals in showrooms.

I would not recommend a Captiva. At the moment, the CX-5 is best in class but the Tucson also gets The Tick.

You will definitely find it easier to work with the Hyundai at your height, and it's a very practical wagon as well. I'm not a fan of the Outlander, which makes it easy to recommend the i40.

Without knowing exactly what is wrong it's hard to say how much it would cost to repair, but I wouldn't imagine it would be more than a few hundred dollars.

We've been warning for a long time that some dealerships are using this sort of thing as a major profit centre, when much of it is unnecessary and you can get it for less at a specialist company.

The Celerio is fine for that sort of use and the price is very good, but if it was my sister I'd get her to spend the extra on the added size of the Accent and the five-year warranty.

I couldn't recommend either one, both have issues with their transmissions as your homework suggests. I would urge you to look at similar models from brands such as Mazda, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia.