i went down to mazda yesterday to look at cars since im having no luck finding an rx-7 (its really pissing me off). I saw the protege 5 sitting there an walked over to take a look and while i was walking over i saw the tiburon and i had too look i got in it and started messing around it looked pretty cool. I would of test drove it but i forgot my damn liscence. What do all of you think about it. The one i was looking at was the gt v6 with the ultra sports package 3 and the4 speed automatic shift-tronic transmission. Should i buy it i really want too! oh i forgot the leather seats and the 380 watt stereo that come standard

 

Hold out for a 7. My sister has a tiburon fx and I can't stand driving it, FWD junk, whenever I get on it nothing but wheel spin and I don't go anywhere. She's also had a bunch of problems with it (perhaps it's a lemon, unsure, our other hyundai (sonata) had some problems too though). I guess it depends on the price, but regardless... It's just not worth it. You can generally find a 7 for less money, and it's a true sports car, RWD, limited slip, rotary, 50/50 weight distribution... and it's just far more attractive.



And if you want to go fast, you can make the rx7 very fast for alot cheaper than it would cost to make the tiburon go fast and handle. Have you tried cars.com and autotrader.com? where are you located?



my $.02

 

Isnt the top of the line tiburon $21,000? **** me if I would spend that on one of those, the re-sale on it will kill you. Hold out for a 7, or the new Mazda 6.

 

I read in my brothers car and driver, that the new Tiburon isn't that great (to some it up). Plus they said when you shut the door it sounds like it's goin to fall apart........ jus my .02cents

 

ahhh! you guys are probably right but the car looks cool! what about the protege 5? is it any good? i gues the only way to find out about these cars is to drive them myself huh

and when i closed the door it didnt sound like it was gonna fall apart maybe they slammed it too hard

 

The Tib is a great car. Don't compare the Hyundai of yesterday with the Hyundai of today. The motors are designed in a joint venture with Mitsubishi. Not only are they willing to prove they will back it with the best warranty hands down (10 years 100,000 miles). The Tib is awesome and looks like it has some Ferrari styling to it.



I drive 60 miles a day and couldn't afford to keep my Honda going, so I bought a 2001 Hyundai Elantra and the first year has been great. 140 HP stock and it was CHEAP. Of course the warranty was the clencher.



Anybody read Sports Compact Car? See the Tiburon from Texas? He put a 2nd engine in the back of the car for a 2 engine AWD. 600+ HP from a single turbo setup. It blew the competetion away in the performance quest for the Utilimate Sports Car. I mean how many cars do you know that run a 10 second 1/4 mile?



Now before I get pummeled with responces. I in no way think the Hyundai is on par with a RX-7 or just about any other SPORTS CAR. But if you want a sporty ride (Eclispe, Honda, ... etc) with no worries for the next 10 years, The Tiburon is definately an E-TICKET.

 

You bought the Elantra new? To me the difference is the Elantra is transportation, the Tiburon looks like youre trying, although the new one is definitly a better looking car then last years. If youre going to lease one its one thing, but to own, the car wont be worth anything used.

 

the new tiburon looks pretty nice, but the older one was butt *** ugly. I dont know too much on the tuburon, but the i like the looks of the mazda 6. it just a sweet lookin car.



i know wut you mean bout finding a used RX-7. lets just say i will be going boinger for a while.

 

The Protege5 is a pretty nice car. My buddy just got one to replace his ailing Ford Ranger. Its basic transportation, with a lot of sportiness and utility thrown in.



That new Tiburon looks like Hyundai threw a Mustang, a Celica and a TT in a giant car blender and half-baked the results.

 

For cheap transportation... and a 10 year 100,000 miles of worry free driving why not.



Yes I bought my 2001 Elantra new. $10,700 is what I paid. It has AC, PW, PDR, PM, 5 speed, 140 HP Motor. I added alarm system, MP3 player, tinted windows, wheels and a few extra speakers.