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accent or attrage or almera better? looking for a small car to replace my dad's sunny. any recommendations?

My opinion is that Accent and Attrage are pretty close, see if you like kimchi or sushi. Attrage is also a 1.2L engine vs Accent which is 1.4L. I didn't see Almera.
 

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My view on the 3 models u mentioned as i went car shopping 2 months back:

Accent - Best looking of the 3. However, the back seats were not comfortable (too upright). Interior also more less spacious than my old accent. Test drive not too bad. Best of the 3 in terms of safety features as it comes with 4 wheel disc brakes & ESP. Other feature wise quite spartan (eg. no auto aircon, no keyless entry or start engine etc.). Boot space decent but still smallest of these 3. Add $5k more can look at Elantra liao. Use tier 2 price for realistic comparison, as tier 3 chances are really low.

Attrage - Not as nice looking as Accent, but looks nicer than Almera. Seats are on the firm side rather than luscious. Interior very spacious for 4 pax for it's size. Driving position is higher than average sedan so quite good visibility all round. Gadget wise is the best of the 3 (eg. auto aircon, keyless entry & start engine, fog lamps, leather wrapped steering with audio controls etc.) as the other 2 are really basic. Rear seats cannot fold down so cannot fit big bulky items, though the big boot space does help a bit. Test drive was pretty decent considering it has the smallest engine of the 3. Cheapest of these 3 if u are trading in old car and taking their loan n insurance.

Almera - Biggest car of the 3 in terms of external dimensions and engine capacity (which SE says is similar to Latio). Interior space i think quite similar to Attrage, possibly a bit more wider so 3 pax behind will be less squeezy. Interior quality wise is worst of the 3, feels like a model from 10 yrs ago. Did not test drive. Take a look at Note instead while u are there.

Even a proton is on par with all these 3
 

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i bluff or playstation tok rubbish
 

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Hyundai pricing is based on Tier 1, 2 & 3 de... with different freebies.. Lowest tier pricing chances of securing COE is very low de..

If considering Hyundai Accent do try out the back seat see if it's comfy for u.. my wife says the back seat sitting position is too upright, not comfy..

i went for the cheapest tier. coe was 55889 when i put my deposit. it took me 4 bids to get it. the max amount bidded was 56000. i feel that the chance of getting the car is still there.
 

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other great things about hyundai is

1. you are not forced to take any stupid car loan. you can pay cash or go out and find your own loan.

2. you dont have to sign up for their insurance. you can go out and find cheaper insurance

of course, you can ask hyundai to do everything for you if you are lazy
 
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Dun waste time with them. They just want to lock up your deposit to boost their cash flow.

playstation got say like never say.

for the top tier, it is almost 100% that you get the coe.

for the second tier, you have a very good chance, more than (80%) chance. if you have signed up in during the last two month you would have gotten it on your first bid.

my friend and i went for the third tier.
i book elantra elite. i got the coe on the fourth bid. i got the car one week after the bid was secured
my fren book accent. four out of the six bids have been used and he is still waiting.

for the other hyundai models, you have to ask other people. i do not have any experience. i also dont want to make inaccurate comments. not like the playstation. never buy anything, just come here and tok rubbish
 
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playstation got say like never say.

for the top tier, it is almost 100% that you get the coe.

for the second tier, you have a very good chance, more than (80%) chance. if you have signed up in during the last two month you would have gotten it on your first bid.

my friend and i went for the third tier.
i book elantra elite. i got the coe on the fourth bid. i got the car one week after the bid was secured
my fren book accent. four out of the six bids have been used and he is still waiting.

for the other hyundai models, you have to ask other people. i do not have any experience. i also dont want to make inaccurate comments. not like the playstation. never buy anything, just come here and tok rubbish

May i know when u booked? Must say that 96999 for elantra elite sounds like a good price
 

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May i know when u booked? Must say that 96999 for elantra elite sounds like a good price

i booked on 1 aug 2015. if you booked on the lowest tier today, it should be the same price. what you see on sgcarmart.com is the price for the highest tier. what you see in the newspaper advertisement is for the lowest tier price.

having said that, you may want to check out komoco for the exact price.
 

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also komoco sometimes chut pattern.

on 25 Jul, i went down to the showroom. they quote me 105 999. i walked out straight away.

one week later i went down, another agent served me. she quote me 96 999. she told me that there is a very high chance to get the coe because,
1. they have 6 bids.
2. coe was on a down trend then
3. the number of coe was increased for aug to oct.
but they have to bid for 2 months before they managed to secure the bid
 

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My view on the 3 models u mentioned as i went car shopping 2 months back:

Accent - Best looking of the 3. However, the back seats were not comfortable (too upright). Interior also more less spacious than my old accent. Test drive not too bad. Best of the 3 in terms of safety features as it comes with 4 wheel disc brakes & ESP. Other feature wise quite spartan (eg. no auto aircon, no keyless entry or start engine etc.). Boot space decent but still smallest of these 3. Add $5k more can look at Elantra liao. Use tier 2 price for realistic comparison, as tier 3 chances are really low.

Attrage - Not as nice looking as Accent, but looks nicer than Almera. Seats are on the firm side rather than luscious. Interior very spacious for 4 pax for it's size. Driving position is higher than average sedan so quite good visibility all round. Gadget wise is the best of the 3 (eg. auto aircon, keyless entry & start engine, fog lamps, leather wrapped steering with audio controls etc.) as the other 2 are really basic. Rear seats cannot fold down so cannot fit big bulky items, though the big boot space does help a bit. Test drive was pretty decent considering it has the smallest engine of the 3. Cheapest of these 3 if u are trading in old car and taking their loan n insurance.

Almera - Biggest car of the 3 in terms of external dimensions and engine capacity (which SE says is similar to Latio). Interior space i think quite similar to Attrage, possibly a bit more wider so 3 pax behind will be less squeezy. Interior quality wise is worst of the 3, feels like a model from 10 yrs ago. Did not test drive. Take a look at Note instead while u are there.

i saw the attrage too. the most attractive thing is its fuel efficiency. the other two models dont come close. it is also very spacious.

the worst thing about the car is it is very flimsy. dont believe, go down to the show room, open the boot, then slam it shut. it will seem like an earthquake hit the showroom.
 

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thanks dork32 for the info!

coming back to topic, can any kind soul clarify the specs for the accent?

2 airbags or 4? sgcarmart and oneshift info conflicting..

anyone managed to squeeze out additional stuff?
 
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