'Humdrum' - My 2009 Hyundai Accent: A Tour
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2019
- Join me on a rambling tour of my 2009 Hyundai Accent hatchback, affectionately known as 'Humdrum'. I talk about my experience with the car, give a walkaround tour of the exterior as well as an overview of the interior, and point out tidbits of information about things of interest!
TO NOTE: When I mention rust, I should've explained that I do get the car undercoated every year!
A power outage meant I lost my original intro clip to the video, so I dive right in! Enjoy! :)
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Aloha from Hawaii, thank you so much for making this! I've been eyeing an Accent of this generation, and normally I rely on used car salesman's videos to get a preview, but your video really went above and beyond! I especially appreciate you explaining in depth about how you actually use the car in daily life and the interesting challenges / quirks you've encountered over the years. I love cute little hatchbacks like the Accent, and this really looks like the perfect fit for a beginning driver. Thank you once again! :)
You're very welcome! :)
I do love my Accent...aside from keeping rust spots at bay up here in the salty winter roads and salt air if Nova Scotia, it's been dead reliable! :)
I'd HIGHLY recommend it to anyone looking for a 'cheap and cheerful' daily driver! FYI, if you can drive a manual and are a 'petrolhead', get the Accent with a stick...the auto transmission saps the gun out of it (my brother and mother have Accents of this gen with the auto trans).
The Kia Rio of this generation is a great car as well and actually shares the platform and exact same driveline as well as pretty much all the underpinnings with this Accent, so they are just as good! The Accents look a little nicer to me though :)
@@rallydarkstrike2940 what color your car is called blue?
@@bayfinest1938 The paint on my car is called 'Midnight Gray Metallic'...I agree, it does look more blue than gray! :)
I just bought this same car a few days ago for my first car. Mine is an automatic though and does have a\c. I'm still learning about all the bells and whistles and getting adjusted to it, but I love it. Same roll down windows and manual side mirrors.
Mom has the same! Hers is a 2010 Accent sedan (mine's a hatchback) with the auto trans...no A/C, Cruise, power anything or anything else though!
I am a car guy so I enjoy driving the manual transmission a lot more. The auto is OK, but it doesn't feel as zippy!
I'm from Brazil and moving to Canada next month. I bought this car to help me there and go to work. However I got the automatic SE version 2008. I'm really excited to use since it's gonna be my first car! And your video helped me a lot to seein the things about the car as well! Amazing video!!
Thanks for the kind words friend! It's been a good little car for me, still have it...approaching 230k kms on it now! :)
Mom has an auto version (the sedan, not the hatchback like mine) - hers has been good to her too!
This is by far the most in depth vehicle review I’ve ever seen! Great job. I’ve been wanting to get one of these badly for three reasons, #1 stick shift #2 fuel economy #3 its just a nice little hot hatch and they just dont make hot hatches any more let alone a stick shift one. But after watching your video i want one now more than ever
Thanks for the kind words friend! I would love to do more videos on 'Humdrum', as I call my Accent, but I don't have a lot of time! :)
The fuel economy is very good...I've been being a little more careful than usual with it and 666.8km on a 45L tank! I usually get around 630-640km per tank, which isn't bad!
It's hard to find a decent little stick shift hatch...I do really love this car, as basic and cheap as it is. It's approaching 193,000kms now. The only major parts I've had to replace are a starter (due to the grounding cable on it rusting away due to the winter salt here), a fuel tank (not a cheap repair, but not the car's fault....Hyundai used steel tanks which isn't a big issue, but again...it rusted due to the salt here. and the interior door handle stopped working just two days ago on the driver's side (a snapped cable that runs from the door latch to the handle on the handle end.
The starter was fairly cheap as I had my indie mechanic put on a known good used one and it's pretty easy to access. The tank was quite expensive....$900 I think it was, but it's been fine since. I was quoted $255 for the door handle repair as the cable isn't available as a separate part and is integrated into the entire latch assembly....poor design choice, but needs must!
Otherwise, just maintenance items here and there like coil packs, spark plugs, belts, tires...brakes...the usual!
Not sure where you live, but if it's somewhere with salt on the roads in the winter, it's worth it to take the rear interior trim panels out and have rust protection sprayed INTO the rear quarters around the rear wheel wells....and just getting rustproofing done as well on the car in general is a great investment to help them last!
Check out the 2006-2011 Kia Rio as well....they are the same car underneath as these MC-generation Accents, so use the exact same engines and transmissions and are just as simple and robust! :)
I've got a few more other videos on my car here and there on my channel (and also other car stuff!) if you wanted to check those out too! You can check out opposite-lock.com as well - it's an auomotive forum, very friendly community! We don't ALWAYS talk about car stuff, but it's mostly car stuff and open to all kinds of cars! I'm on there as RallyDarkstrike as well and make posts about my car there too!
I hope you get your own Accent, and again, thanks very much for the kinds words, it's humbling to know people enjoy my content when I have the time to put some out!
@@rallydarkstrike2940 thanks alot bud im definitely going to keep all that in mind. I live in NYC . We do get road salt , probably not as much as Nova Scotia but i will be using your tips for rust prevention when i finally get one. I am surprised however that you dont do your own mechanical work .
@@gabrielpichardo1492 I would love to do my own mechanical work....I honestly haven't done a lot of it, but my issue is I don't really have the time, the place or the money for tools at the moment sadly! Working towards it though!
The most I've done myself is install the fog lights that are on my car...they are OEM-style, but I did the wiring with a kit and installed the housings myself. Also had to swap out the grill insert as well :)
Some HubNut vibes here, I feel! Awesome to see so much love for an often-forgotten little car, top work dude 👍
Also didn't know "faff" and "nick" were used outside of Britain - every day's a school day, as they say!
Thanks mate! They're not used often here, but people do use them on rare occasion! :P
I truly appreciate your "rambling" informative video! Your thoughtful, kind, honest and well-informed point of view is greatly appreciated as I look for an affordable second hand car as a newcomer in NS. Many thanks!
You're very welcome! :)
It's been a great little car for me...basic yes, but peppier than you'd think, fairly practical, economical and reliable! Thanks for the kind words! My brother and mother both have similar Accents in sedan form with automatics and they've treated them well also!
A note...if you know how to drive a manual, the manual transmission is better in my opinion. The Auto transmission in these isn't bad or unreliable or anything, but the manual feels a lot more responsive :)
You could also look into the 2005-2011 Kia Rio...it was a platform-mate to this car and pretty much shares the exact same underpinnings as this generation of Accent (same engines, transmissions, suspension components), so just as reliable, economical, cheap and practical!
Also...welcome to Nova Scotia, glad to have you with us! :)
@@rallydarkstrike2940 I much prefer driving stick as opposed to automatic, so that manual is what I have been looking for. It is funny you mentioned the Kia Rio- I live in Yarmouth now, and am currently organizing a test drive with next week with the following:
1) 2010 Hyundai Accent with 180,000km at $3000
2) 2008 Kia Rio with 272,500km at $1700
Both cars are manual. I am an student living off student loans and have been really dinged by not researching vehicles into the past and had just turned into money pits so am a bit traumatized. I'm not the most knowledgeable about cars. I wasn't expecting such sweet response, so I am tempted now to ask for your insight on my options! No worries if you can't though,
Wishing you a wonderful thanksgiving weekend!
@@gillianstaples7383 Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I live further up the coast from you towards Lunenburg/Mahone Bay. Ah, student loans....I do not envy you. I graduated in 2011 as a teacher (substitute right now, nothing permanent yet, sadly...COVID hasn't helped with that with the school closure last year...) and have managed to pay mine off...I do not miss them!
I'd go for the Accent over the Rio based on the kms alone - the Rio might be fine if it's all highway miles (so go take a look at both!), but 272k kms is a lot of kms! That Accent is similar kms to mine - mine's currently at 179,000 :)
The Rio would have the same engine and transmission as the Accent, so everything should be nearly the same under the hood. Some good info to know (and this would apply to ANY car you test drive):
Check the bite point on the clutch...if it's higher up the clutch travel that means the clutch is pretty worn and could need replacing semi-soon...mine is still on it's factory original clutch, but it's starting to get a high bite, so I know it's likely not going to last TOO much longer. You can test for clutch slip (which means the clutch is shot) by accelerating normally until you are going, say, 50-60kph, making sure you're in 5th (the Rio and Accent would be 5-speeds) then flooring the gas for a second, and I mean only a few seconds, as you don't want to lug the engine too badly. If it's worn and doesn't have much friction material left, it would likely slip at this point from the sudden engine load. Check that the gearshift moves in a notchy, but fairly easy to move way. I can move mine with two fingers with a little effort into any gear, so if if's a lot more stiff than that, it could be an issue with the gearbox linkage. Reverse on the Accent or Rio is accessed by a lockout lift-ring under your fingers on the gearshift - reverse is in a slightly unusual place in both cars, a dog-leg to the left and UP from first, rather than the customary bottom-right on most 5-speeds. If you take them for a test drive on the highway, the revs should be around 3000rpm at 100kph...a lot more than that (especially uphill) and the clutch might be slipping.
Look for rust in the rear wheel arches, not even visible rust, necessarily, but bubbling as that is a sign of rust behind...that's probably the worst offending place this gen of Accents and Rios can rust. Check the rockers as well, and look them over for rust everywhere, of course, but the rear arches are the first place I'd look. If you don't SEE anything, run your fingers along the arch lip outside and inside and see if you feel any bumps or crusty rust in behind. If there is rust on the front two wheel arches, that's not AS big a deal as those panels are removable/replaceable, so you could get used replacements from a local salvage yard for cheap, potentially (especially if you didn't care about color match).
If you want to go for the Accent, any color is fine, but FYI if it's the burgundy color they came in and you care about you car's appearance, that particular burgundy paint only was known for clear-coat peeling on the plastic bumper covers and door handles that ends up looking a bit hideous...it doesn't cause rust, it just looks bad.
Make sure to ask if they've been regularly undercoated and if they have service records to go with either car for repairs and oil changes and the like. You want one that's been undercoated as winters are salty here in NS and we live in a salt-air climate). DEFINITELY get a local mechanic to inspect either if you seriously considering buying one before you buy...on a lift they can spot problems you wouldn't be able to tell just looking them over.
Check to make sure the CV shafts aren't damaged on either car (i.e. the front axles from the transmission to the front drive wheels). An easy way to do this is find a large empty paved parking lot and (quieter than gravel, so easier to hear!) start turning in tight circles at almost full-lock both turning right and left...the trick is to ACCELELATE slightly while doing these turns as you don't always hear the clicking until the car is under acceleration load - if you hear a repetitive loud popping/clicking that changes with the wheel speed, that axle on the opposite side is bad. (i.e. When turning right, you hear the popping/clicking, that means the left axle is bad). Repair costs for those would be like, like, $140-ish for the part, plus the labour to install it...so a few hundred bucks.(I have a video going up tomorrow morning that has an example of this clicking/popping sound in it as I have to get a CV replaced on my car in the coming weeks, so check that out tomorrow after 9am if you want!)
Uh...check them to see if the tire tread is worn evenly across...if there is 'feathering' on one edge of a tire (inner or outer edge), that means the alignment is out or something could be bent in the suspension (usually the former though), which isn't a showstopper, but you'd need to get an alignment so it wouldn't ruin any new or used tires you buy and they're not that expensive, but not cheap.
....Uhhhh....can't think of much else off the top of my head, had a long day, so not quite with it, haha! Otherwise, the usual 'make sure everything works' (though they're pretty basic, so not much to go wrong). Make sure there is no Check Engine light, make sure the A/C (if any) blows cold if that matters to you. Check fluid levels in the reservoirs and for leaks under the car...blackish stainy puddles would be oil, coolant would be a limey green, automatic transmission (if equipped) power steering, or brake fluid would be red/brown. If the oil is very black on the dipstick, it might not have been changed in awhile.
Check Engine lights aren't a showstopper either, but definitely get it checked by a mechanic first as some are pretty generic warnings that mean not much as wrong, but others can be a bad sign, so get any Check Engine light looked at the if the car seems fine otherwise.
If you start the car and let it just sit at idle for a moment and you can feel a light stumbling once and awhile, but there is no check engine light, that might just mean it could use some new spark plugs...pretty cheap fix...mine does this when the plugs get worn.
I'll end the novel there, haha! :)
Cheers!
@@rallydarkstrike2940 I'm almost in tears at how thoughtful you are in giving me all this information!! I've been bugging my brother ( hes back on the west coast) to look at car listings the past month and half because he is the car-savvy one but I think I've been annoying him because he is so busy haha. I honestly would be willing to pay you to look at a car for me! Please email me if you are interested: gee.staples@gmail.com I recently drove through Lunenburg/Mahone Bay for the first time and oh man do I wanna go back.. GORGEOUS!
@@gillianstaples7383 You're very welcome - glad to help with the info! I'd help more if I could (i.e. checking out rides for you), but sadly, I don't know if I'd have time to look at anything for you and you are a ways from me, unfortunately (over 2 hrs!)....aside from sub teaching, I work a side job as well, so free time is a bit non-existent most weeks :(
Yarmouth is a nice place too, though I rarely get there and haven't been there in years - a lot of folks consider it a bit 'middle of nowhere' there...I often use the webcam stream from Cape Forchu in Yarmouth to tell when bad weather is starting in the winter as the storms tend to come up the coast, so if I see snow on the webcam there, it'll be here soon! :) :P
It's a very nice area around MB/Lburg, yes...I'm glad to be around here! I've got a drive video somewhere on my channel where I give an impromptu tour of Lburg/MB if you're ever bored and want to kill some time, haha.
Feel free to ask me any more questions if you have them: darkstrike AT Google's mail DOT the usual email ending! :)
Literally thank you for this, I got this same car today, I’m so used to my 2006 Corolla and honestly had no idea how to open a hatchback or use the back wiper😂 I like to learn about what I’m driving so I’m not sat looking for a switch or handle for a half hour 😋
You're very welcome Kaylee! I love my Accent, hopefully yours gives you as many trouble free and enjoyable miles as mine has! I'm sitting in mine on the way to work while stuck waiting for construction as I type this...haha!
Cheers! If you have questions, just ask as I may know the answer! :)
About the rear wiper; if it's like my '11 Elantra Touring, it will swipe for 5-6 times continuously, then settle into an intermittent mode. Try it out.
Nope, if you use the sprayer, it will operate continuously while holding the spray switch, but if you let go of the switch, it will do maybe 3 more swipes and then stop. If you just turn it on, it just starts swiping constantly...that's it's only mode :)
I bought the same car new in 2009.It has 194000 klms on it and still runs perfect.It has the original rear brakes and exhaust system.I live in Ontario and after eleven winters the car still looks good.I still really like it.It has always had good maintence.I drive it to Vancouver Island and all over the states before covid-19.Buying a used Hyundai is good.Make sure you have a machanic look at it first.Just a honest review.
For sure, mine has been great! I had to get the brakes re-done, but it's on the original clutch and original exhaust! :)
Love it, thanks for the video!
Thanks for the kind words! 'Humdrum' (as I call her, haha...) is still going strong! 234,000kms on it...soldiering through the road salt of the Canadian winters at the moment! Grrrrr...
How tall are you by chance, and hows the visibility in the driver's seat? Im looking at one at the moment it seems like a nice car but at 6'2 some cars like the Prius have near zero visibility without leaning backwards like a yard chair haha! Good very clear video btw
I'm about 5'7! I have never found rear visibility to be an issue! As long as you adjust the mirror well, it seems to work quite fine. The driver's seat also has some very limited height adjustment as well FYI!
The hatchback model like a mine is also easier to check your blind spots as the doors are actually physically longer than the sedan models, so when you look over your shoulder to the drivers side, there is more glass there to see out of instead of the B-pillar that would be closer on the sedan model.
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Im actually thinking about buying myself one of these fabulous cars for me one day in my life and I just actually want to make it the fastest Hyundai Accent in the whole world and also make it so stupid fast and also making it such a fantastic sleeper car
I also have a 2008 Hyundai Accent manual transmission. Aloha’T
Nice! My brother and mother both have Accent sedans of a similar year with the automatic transmission. They work fine, but the automatic doesn't feel anywhere near as peppy...
I have the sedan version. It's been a good first car.
All great, one question, how do I open the trunk without a key?
Hi Robert - I don't believe there is a way to open the trunk without a key, sadly. If it's an Accent sedan you're talking about, there is, as there is a handle to the left of the driver's seat on the floor...but if you're referring to an Accent hatchback of this generation, the trunk can only be unlocked with the key.
That being said, if your car had remote locks as some higher-trim Accents had, I imagine the trunk would unlock with the keyfob? Base model Accents like mine though, the key is the only way.
would you say paying 3 grand from a fb market place for one similar to this one in the video mileage etc? im curious if its a decent deal or not.... from canada also as i seen from your comments.
Depends on the mileage and condition! I'd say that's not bad in the current market, though maybe a LITTLE high....used car prices are very high, but if it's a model exactly like mine, there are not many features and they were only something like $10k-$11k when new.
Mine has about 202,000kms on it now as I type this and still going strong! :)
i like that year the hatchback let see hows the ride ?i might get one i did see one a 2008 AUTO,KNOW STICK.
It's an economy car, so the ride isn't GREAT, but it's fine. I just had to get the shocks and struts replaced a few months ago...but the car has 230k kms on it now on not-the-best roads so they are definitely a maintenance item at this point.
My car is a manual, but my mother has the automatic. The auto is fine, but the manual feels FAR more sprightly.
If your ever in a accident your gas receipts will pop out like an extra airbag!LOL😂
Haha, they would! Not sure they'd be as effective, but :P
They stole my exhaust manifold w/ the catalyst converter would it Be easier to use Megan or get the original manifold??? Need advice “ Thanks Aloha’T
I would think it might be easier to get an original manifold. Do you have any salvage yards near you? We have a 'Pick 'N Pull' salvage yard near us...it is a salvage yard you can go to to find your own parts, and then remove them from the cars yourself. I remember going there to replace the stereo head unit in my car once and it only cost me $20.
Maybe you could find a cheaper replacement manifold with cat still attached at a similar yard? That would be the cheapest way without having to buy new! You could get the manifold from a sedan or a hatchback, as they are the exact same for both!
These have always been like a budget civic hatch from the 90s to me. Minus the high theft rate.
I have honestly find mine just as reliable as a Civic as well (our family had a 2000 Honda Civic sedan for years, so I have experience to back that comparison!), and, if you live somewhere where there's salt on the roads in the winter and you keep it undercoated yearly, they don't seem to rust as badly as older civics either!
how many km is on it now or its done on the life
Hi! As of today, it's at around 234,000 kms :)
Still going strong and surviving through all the Canadian winter road salt - still love the car! :)
Fun Fact. The manual that they put in this gen is a Mitsubishi transmission.
Are there 6speed manual that can be had or be retrofitted?
@LLCoolPass I remember correctly not stock but the Hyundai Tiburon Beta Motor and tranny of this year should be able to swap into the Accent. I have seen videos if people doing it but it seems rare. May be worth looking into.
I agree though... the 6 spd would be nice haha.
I have a blue 2000 hatchback and it runs like a fun go cart, Im not sure why i like it but its like a hot wheels toy car that gets me to the beer store hahhaha
Haha, same here....most people think I am crazy for loving a cheap, basic ecobox so much, but I do really love mine! I will say it's far more peppy (well, at least it feels that way) with a manual transmission than with the automatic. My brother and mother both have sedan Accents of the same generation with the auto trans and they work fine, but they just FEEL so much more lethargic!
@@rallydarkstrike2940 I got the same as yours but a red one 2008 model and that little 1.6 hauls if you give her the beans. Very fun car. :D
Mine is manual too. Thats why XD
Is it reliable?
It's been very reliable for me! Short of normal maintenance and replacing maintenance items like filters, timing belts and spark plugs, I have only had to replace two parts...the fuel tank and the starter. It's even still on the original clutch at 186,000kms! :)
Both the fuel tank and starter weren't failures due to build quality, but due to where I live in Canada and the fact the roads are heavily salted here in the winter. The seam on the fuel tank rusted out and was leaking, so it needed to be replaced - that was around $1000 CAD. The starter was also due to rust...a cable that runs from one part of the starter to the other actually rusted in half, so I couldn't start it....but being a manual, I just bump-started it until I got it fixed! :)
The body is rust-free considering the salt - I do get it undercoated faithfully every year - so if you are getting one, it's a pain in the butt, but take out all of the rear interior trim panels and get undercoating sprayed directly into the rear quarter panels from behind!
I do have one spot that rust repeatedly comes back on on the rear-right quarter wheel arch, but that is also not due to the car's build quality, but due to a poorly done repair by a local body shop that fixed some fender-bender damage back in 2015 :(
Long story short I would highly recommend any 2006-2010 Hyundai Accent sedan or hatchback, or any 2006-2011 Kia Rio sedan or hatchback to anybody looking for cheap, reliable, and fairly comfortable transportation! (The Kia Rio of the same generation was a sister car to the Accent).
Does anyone know where to order body kits for this 09 Accent?? I have the exact same model and can’t find anything…
Very sorry for my slow reply - missed your comment! Sadly there is not much available in the way of body kits for this generation of Accent. I saw a rear 'ducktail' style spoiler that mounts on the hatch in several pictures online but have done a LOT of research and emailing shops and dealers and nobody knows where they came from :S
I guess on Nova Scotia you don't need AC
It would be NICE in the summer, but I don't find it's required! I'm comfortable enough without it and just having the windows open :)
Hello! From Halifax Nova Scotia
Greetings! :D
I’m looking at a used one
Go for it, they are great cars! :)
did you end up getting it? if so how much was the car?
@@unit1jeremie did not get one
Get oot!
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Was that a burp?)
And 28:55
@@katiwyekjopny haha, nope, more like groans from me stretching or reaching! :)
@@rallydarkstrike2940 ok, anyway, thanks for the review :) I'm considering buying that model and there are few reviews of Accent hatchback on the Web, more of sedan...
Does the odometer stay on when car is off???
It does, yes! :)
@@rallydarkstrike2940 thanks you, I thought there was a short. I just bought a used one because of the gas prices. It's been saving me money. 😆
@@teemoleague907 Nope! It's completely normal for it to be lit up when the car is shut off and the key is out of the ignition! :)
They are very good cars on gas especially if you have a manual transmission in yours and know how to drive a standard in an economical way! In warmer temperatures, I routinely get 640-650 km to a tank, and the car has a 45L gas tank. My best on one tank ever was 676 km, but that was cutting it pretty close to empty, haha!
all trim levels have ABS
Mine does not. Canadian market cars don't.
I don't think mine has abs.
Nope. Just has a speed sensor at the wheels. Thats it.
Nova Scotia repping.
You know it! :D
@@rallydarkstrike2940 I'm your 28th subscriber! Woooooo! Go Maritimes!
@@Del-Canada Haha! Thanks! I sadly don't have time to make videos very often, but I always enjoy doing them when I can! My other hobbies are computers and tech stuff, so you might see me post some videos on that stuff sometime as well! :)
I would say this one and my salvage yard walk around video are the two that I put the most effort into so far :)
@@rallydarkstrike2940 Same here. Been doing the tech thing since 1985. Seems like a million years ago now. Thanks for the replies!
This guy apologizes way too much and it's annoying. Stop apologizing for the sun dude.
He's Canadian. We do that.
I'm Canadian, it's what we do :P
I'm sorry! ;)
@@BigBadThor Yes we do!