Hi
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:43 pm
My name is Diane, I have a 1999 Coupe SE - only just. It's on it's last legs (deemed uneconomical to repair by a reputable garage). When I bought it about 6 years ago, I had a ancient Vauxhall Cavalier that had just peacefully passed away in its sleep, and I was looking for a Toyota Celica, but there was nothing affordable that was half decent. I needed a car in a hurry so went to aforementioned garage and asked what they had for under £1000. They had just one, the Hyundai Coupe. I had heard of Hyundai but thought they were boring middle-aged people's cars. Although I am actually boring and middle-aged, I don't want to look it. Without even seeing the car, I said I'd have to have it. Then I went for a test drive, and wondered where it had been all my life. It's cute, sporty, yet just big enough to be practical (during recent house renovations, I transported a full sized bath home from Screwfix - and the hatch back even closed down).
Alas, all good things must come to an end and my little Coupe has developed terminal problems, so I thought I'd go back to the original plan and buy a Celica, found a cheap but ok one last Sunday. It's a good, reliable car, and I like it, but not as much as I like the Hyundai Coupe. I fear I have been spoiled for any other type now. Already I have guiltily been loitering on Autotrader, just in case the Hyundai of my dreams is out there .....
Alas, all good things must come to an end and my little Coupe has developed terminal problems, so I thought I'd go back to the original plan and buy a Celica, found a cheap but ok one last Sunday. It's a good, reliable car, and I like it, but not as much as I like the Hyundai Coupe. I fear I have been spoiled for any other type now. Already I have guiltily been loitering on Autotrader, just in case the Hyundai of my dreams is out there .....
