Originally Posted By: GiveMeAVowel
Congrats on your new ride, I have heard quite a number of good things about the current Accent, especially the engine, it is a well kept secret from what I have read, how much did you pay OTD? Most important to me is, 1) how does it handle, and how good are the seats? You seem concerned about the electric power steering, what is good or bad about it. If the price was right I might consider a base model, with a 6sp MT. I hope you show us some interior shots as well.
Interesting that it has the rear fog lamp assemblies on the bumper, are they functional or just reflector lenses?
Base model was quoted to me at $1500 cheaper. I thought about it a lot, but my wife preferred a few features of the sport trim, I preferred a few features of the sport trim, and we decided since we were buying new and keeping for a long time to get it exactly how we wanted.
They are just reflectors.
Regarding the base trim, it drove very differently than the sport trim, likely attributed to the 14" wheels vs. the 16" on the sport level(by themselves a very easy upgrade) I'm about 95% sure there are no other suspension differences between the two. Also, cruise wasn't available on the base trim if that is a concern for you. The rest were personal preference items, like projector headlamps w/ LEDs, fog lights, turn signal repeaters in the mirrors.
For the price, both represented, after my research, a strong value.
Edit: comfortable seats. Decent bolsters, feel good all around. No complaints from me.