Celica Forums General Discussion General Hyundai coupe vs Celica

6500 isn't kinda high, 8350 is

Hyundai is a crappy car company. I test drove a GT V6 before buying my GTS, and several things were bad about it. The inside was VERY cramped, and felt cheesy. having to lift up on a lock to go into reverse is RETARDED, as in the side mirrors blocking half the road up when you turn. Also, during the test drive I took it up to 100 MPH (no sales rep) and it was scarry. Loud, hard to control, nose dives when you shift it.

Plus, a piece of weather stripping came off the car during the test. All that for $21 grand (6spd is an OPTION, another gay feature)

would that make it an inteeble...or maybe a beegra? LOL!

I also owned a 2001 Elantra before the GTS, and at 40K miles it was falling apart. Engine sounded great when we bought it, a couple of trips up to redline (like 100 ) and it ran like shit.

well, if you rag out a car, what do you expect to happen to it?? also, you can't say that hyundai as a whole is a crappy car company just cause you had a problem with a test drive. my uncle has a land cruiser, total lemmon. Always in the shop, always something wrong with it. that doesn't mean that i'm going to say toyota sucks, DON'T EVER BUY A TOYOTA, no way.

i wish they would do the celica convertible again, those were sweet! OOOOOHH!!!!! and i just went to the toyota website, they are doing HID in the celica now, i'd totally switch over just for that! (seriously, love HID headlights, but don't trust those aftermarket kits)

A few thoughts...

1) I'd never trust a car that came from the same country as Kia's. Forget it now that they are the same company.

2) The tib is NOT even in the same class as the Celica. Look at the power/weight ratio. It's like driving around in a V6 Mustang or GS Eclipse.

3) The decision to buy one of these could only be described as the point where bad taste meets bad logic. If you need a car and only have 20k to spend, why would you get a "sporty" POS instead of a reliable "vanilla" car like a Mazda3, Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corolla, ect?

nissan sentras are ugly, if i wanted a 4 door grocery go getter, wanna-family economy car, i'd get a civic, not a sentra. i've personally already had two toyota corollas, kinda burnt out on those. and i don't want a four door car anyway, i want coupes/conv/sports type cars. (not implying that my car is a sports car. i know if i don't put the disclaimer down, one of you would go off on me about that) oh, and the mazda3 just came out like hmmmm a month ago, so that wouldn't have been an option in 2001, let alone anything bought over a month ago. and, if you don't keep a car for more than two years, who cares how long it lasts, you're not going to be around it to give a crap.

In 2001? Even better. The Protege was better than the 3 in many ways. In any case, if you really wanted a Tib and are happy, that's all that matters. I'm just saying that I'll never personally understand it.

The only point you made that I will comment on is the reliability factor and how it's meaningless if you get new cars every few years. The problem with that is that people aren't stupid... cars that have poor reputations for longevity have MUCH lower resale values. You're really going to be eating the depreciation if you get rid of your car that often.

thos it have the same power as a celica GT?

wath you pay for?
the 2,0 tib cost the same ass a GT celica!

im korean to thats way i looked at the tib or i dont wudd have thingt on buying on in teh first palce hehehe.

No it doesn't have the same power as the celica GT (but it is close). And it is havier. So Performance is a bit lower than with the celica GT. But if you are like me, and not planning to race, you will like the Hyundai. It feels smoother than the celica GT.

ok
i dont race somtimes i race my friends from ligths etc.
its not many fast cars in my country becuase of the taxes is hard on big engiens so the celica is very good its a little faster than averge.

LOL welcome to the boards your pretty funny! lol

the hundai tib are pretty nice..but i think celica still that much better then it

if your into that kind of stuff (tibbys) dont expect to see any other car praised on a celica owners site then well, a celica.

Tiburon top model is GS-R with a 2.7l V6 and 181hp with 177lb/ft of torque and the car redlines at 6k rpm. It goes from 0-62mp/h (0-100km/h) in 8.25 seconds and does the quarter mile in 16.14 seconds and.with a top speed of 142.5 km/h.

Where as a Celica GTS has 1.8l 180hp and only 133lb/ft of torque, redlines at 7800 rpm (fuel cut off in 8's rpm, goes from 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds and does the quarter mile in 15.3 seconds

its all about doing more with less

I saw that silver Tib again. This time I was behind it. Is it really a dual exhaust or is it just for looks? It made me laugh because the exhausts are made to look like 2.5"/3" pipe but upon closer inspection I noticed it was just the tip and the actual pipe was much smaller. I think I could fit a quarter in each of them

yah, it's a functional dual exhaust. and they are a little bigger than a quarter, maybe a half dollar. lol

i dont think the new tuscanis are not bad...
they are way better than what they used to be and i think it definitely looks better than celica (in stock form)

i wouldnt mind driving a new v6 tuscani...

in korea there are lot of Turboed and supercharged ones, and they are pretty damn quick...

but i alost like celicas thats why i drive one

i dont think celica gts hits 6.3 sec 0-62 mph...

best i seen is 6.5-6.6

and .2 is a big big difference

tiburon is kinda slow

i didnt fhink any one wudd say its better after my reserch it not
And i have a celica i just wannted other opinion on the car

Gotta give you lots of props because people are ripping on ur car an you've taken it and actually been cool about it. MY friend has an 03 TIB and that thing is hot, interior is sweet and the exterior is sweet as well(I only like how it looks in black and white though). But I still like the Celica and the RSX Better, another friend of mine owns a RSX.

yah, i don't take many things to heart. and i wouldn't consider the things being said on here as un-biased opinions. of course people are going to defend what they own. I don't personally care, it's just a car, and i like the way it looks, drives, and it's fast enough for me. Also, i just ask my self, do i really want to get upset about this, in two years is anyone going to care what was said on the message board. it's not worth my time to get upset. everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

haha thats at Han River Park in Seoul, Korea


ahh the good ole days

im never lived in korea but been in pusan and seoul i shall go next winter to very nice country

i used to live there...very nice but very crowded...