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Preludes are discountinued for a while and had a lot of rust prolems The performance was not that great. Some of the sporty civics are hot for the young racer crowd. Th Tiburon has a great warranty very sporty and easy to handle. Inexpensive too. New under 20K

Th Tiburon has a great warranty very sporty and easy to handle. Inexpensive too. New under 20K

I test drove a Tiburon 'Tuscani' V6. Truth be told, it was a lot of fun. The acceleration would literally pin you in your seat, which was surprising coming from a mere 172 horsepower V6 (the Celica GTS's 4 cylinder has 180 hp and doesn't feel anything like that). However, it's the same problem with Mitsubishis: I don't trust the reliability of Hyundai as much as I do Nissan or Toyota. I know that they are a lot better starting with the 2003 model year, and they probably will at some point be the equal of Toyota, Nissan, and Honda on reliability, but the newer Hyundais aren't yet old enough to know how well they are going to hold up over the long term. I've heard enough horror stories about Tiburon's (admittedly, these were the older ones) to be a little leary of buying one.

But they are a hardcore driving machine.