Had this for about a year, cost just £675 and now has 98,000 miles on the clock. Its a 2.0 16v inline 4 with 139bhp (not the quickest thing ever but not slow either). Its held up well over the years and all the electrics (sunroof, mirrors, windows, cruise control etc…) work perfectly. Will be keeping it for another 7-10 months after which I will be looking at a 208 GTI
Nice car, looks well kept. This wouldn’t have been sold too far from me when it was new, there were tons of “ECN” plate Hyundai’s round here from 1999-2001ish.
What does that ECN mean? Has it any particular meaning then? Or is it just that Hyundai ordered 100K of these plates with ECN and different first 4 characters?
As to the car, looks pretty good! Also, more horsepower than I have in my Saxo haha!
A Hyundai dealer probably registered a group of cars in one go meaning they got ascending reg’s Y941, Y942 etc… This is based purely on the fact that its what happens at my work when we register multiple trucks so I might be wrong.
The ECN tells you where the car was registered new, the last two letters, CN, meaning it was in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area. Newcastle and Middlesbrough registrations cover most of the North East, so that’s how I saw so many Hyundai’s up here with that plate ending.
Oh I didnt know the UK had a system like in Germany.
Each state in the US has a different colored plate. Is there a system like this where you guys live?
The system here has changed entirely now. Cars like Chewdoo’s were the last to use that system, once they got to Y they ran out. Plates are now in the format AA51 AAA, or AA02 AAA, with 51/02 telling you the age, the first 2 letters telling you the location of registration when new, and the last 3 being like a random serial.
I just bought one of these myself, it really handles well for a cheap car.
Well unfortunately the Hyundai has gone to car heaven as it failed its MOT due to some severe rotting on the sub-frame and rear axle (the exact phase used was ‘your lucky that both back wheels haven’t snapped off over a speed bump’). So since it was looking like a expensive and time consuming job I instead stripped it and scrapped it. I have however acquired a new vehicle, a Peugeot 307 HDI and have made a couple small changes to make it mine.
