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Old Sep 10, 2002
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Tiburon

I keep seeing these! At first, I was like, "dude that's kind of an ugly car..." but each time I see one I like it a little bit better.

I just saw a pic of an 03, it looks totally different. I think it was like 170 hp or something? Anyone know how heavy they are? Sounds like they could whoop on us.

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yes tiburon is fast... v6 6 speed, its not bad. exterior. interior
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raced one the other day some chick. they do pull *** but nailed her with the 50 shot. not by much though.
only problem is that is very much a chick car i dont think you will se many guys driving it.
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great car, too bad its a hyundai
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great car, too bad its a hyundai[hr]
What do you think people said when Honda first appeared?
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Old Sep 10, 2002
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IMO, it kinda looks like a Supra
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[hr]i dont think you will se many guys driving it. [hr]
I'd drive that car
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just take off the hyundai emblems and you're all set [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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it looks nice its just to bad it has apc stiched on the seats
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joe you have been waiting a while to use that havent you
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I don't think people buy Hyundais intentionally.

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that tiburon is one hell of a car. my neighbor has it in blue with rims. so nice. and the fact that such a small car has a v6 engine is amazing. costs pretty much the same as our cars. I'm thinking of stealing my neighbors! Not a girls car at all. Best car hyundai has come out with. Korean power!!
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the new tiburons are the only hyundais that i actually like
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I almost bought one before I bought the Civic, and again a couple weeks ago. After visiting newtiburon.com, I have chosen not to get it. Hyundai has had several recalls for faulty paint jobs. Reports show they only used 2 coats of paint on the outside of the car. Also from the website, the V6 used in the Tiburon is too weak to withstand a lot of modifications, they tend to break. They also have had many recalls for the factory sunroof being faulty. From information and polls taken at that website, approximately 40% have had their car taken to the shop within 1 year of ownership. Not only that, the majority of people who have had problems with their car say that getting Hyundai to do warranty work is like pulling teeth. All this from newtiburon.com. If you don't believe me, check out the website for awhile and read around. Remember the old adage, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Don't fall for it.
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I almost bought one before I bought the Civic, and again a couple weeks ago. After visiting newtiburon.com, I have chosen not to get it. Hyundai has had several recalls for faulty paint jobs. Reports show they only used 2 coats of paint on the outside of the car. Also from the website, the V6 used in the Tiburon is too weak to withstand a lot of modifications, they tend to break. They also have had many recalls for the factory sunroof being faulty. From information and polls taken at that website, approximately 40% have had their car taken to the shop within 1 year of ownership. Not only that, the majority of people who have had problems with their car say that getting Hyundai to do warranty work is like pulling teeth. All this from newtiburon.com. If you don't believe me, check out the website for awhile and read around. Remember the old adage, if it's too good to be true, it probably is. Don't fall for it.[hr]
Let me see, Don't buy the new tiburon cuz it has recalls, check the 7thgen civic recall list again. There were 2 recalls if i remember correctly and they weren't just your exterior problems. Tiburon too weak to withstand a lot of modifications. The 7thgen engine isn't exactly your perfect modding engine either. From what you can read, lots of people have problem with warranty issues too. It happens with every vehicle. Couple decades ago, you'd almost never see a "white boy" drive a honda. Now you got the same people saying, oh look it's a hyundai. They've come a long way from what they used to be, just like Honda, noone knew about it before, but look what you're driving.

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Actually the motor they used for the car is from their Santa Fe....the ratios are all off...and it never should have been released...Theoretically it should be as fast as a GSR...not even close...they struggle to beat our cars..well at least when I race em....but hey...Its not that bad of a lookin car....
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The V6 version of the Tiburon wouldn't struggle. It'd eat your ex for breakfast lunch & dinner.
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oh, and there car, i see some pontential for it
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Oh my...I love this car. Check out this body kit for it:
mmmm....widebody



This one is just too wild for me:

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The body kits look very nice. The car looks nice overall but I don't think you can get the V6 one same price as our civic tho.
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