Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  2006 model purchased in 2008! - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By Lacey C - October 30 - 9:36 pm

  I purchased my 2006 Tiburon in 2008 at 30,000 miles! As an 18 year old this was a dream. For the price I financed, the vehicle depreciated in value rather quickly. I was "upside down" after only 2 years, the amount I owed was more than the car was worth. Thats the thing about Hyundai though! HOWEVER, I drove the heck out of this car daily, I needed new brakes and new battery in 2011 at around 130,000 miles. (This is amazing for the amount of mileage and wear I put on this vehicle) In July 2014 at 154,000 miles, the car began overheating daily and therefore we replaced the radiator. I drove it fine until December 2014 when it randomly overheated one winter day and the following morning would not start. At 160,000 miles the car required a totally new engine. The cost of the engine replacement was more than the car was valued at the time but I sucked it up and replaced it anyway. I vowed to keep up with the oil changes on schedule!! After the new engine, we lived happily ever after until I purchased a 2011 BMW Mini Cooper in May of 2015 (huge difference, I know, but remember I was only 18 when I chose the Tiburon and now I am 25) Im now experiencing major problems with the Mini and Im about to re-tag and insure the faithful loyal old Tiburon again because she has always been there for me! The other quirk to the Tib that I must mention as have others, the thing EATS tires!!!!! I cant even count how many times I have had to buy tires for the car! Its no joke!

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  Love it, but CONSTANTLY in the shop. - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By Folsom Local - April 5 - 8:00 am

  Car is BABIED, and yet at only 25k miles Ive had to put her in the shop nearly every 3 months for something major. It never ends. Had to replace numerous speed censors, the entire flywheel/clutch assembly, complete transmission change-out (mine is a 6- speed manual, that suddenly gave out a couple weeks ago), and sunroof control, along with ongoing minor annoyances like constant blown fuses from stock wiring issues. Ridiculous. I love this car to death and take such good care of it.. but every time I turn around Im running into major work that needs to be done on her. Having bought her used, I only get the 60k mile warranty, so I might SELL her before then! Yikes.

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  I really like it! - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By happyindywoman - March 1 - 7:41 pm

  Since the first time I saw a Tiburon, I wanted one. Finally, in 2009, I purchased one. It was the first sporty car Id ever owned and I loved the low slung design. Unfortunately, after I drove it for a few months, I started to have trouble getting out of the door. Back problems soon followed. So I gave the car to my husband who loves it. I think I would have had the same back problems no matter what low-to-the ground car I had driven; it has nothing really to do with the Tiburon. When it reached 58,000 miles it suddenly stopped dead on the street. Fortunately, we were still within the warranty period (barely) and ended up getting a completely new engine under the warranty!

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  2006 Tiburon = Best Tiburon of em all - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By Uifz - February 12 - 7:30 pm

  So youre thinking about making a car purchase, however you want something different out there. Youre tired of all those 4 door sedans, that all look the same, drive the same, and are BORING...well no fear...because I was in your shoes about a year ago. The 2006 Hyundai Tiburon is an awesome Sports car! The look is great (especially yellow), the ride is comfortable and its got some juice to it too. Its a QUICK car, not a FAST car (theres a difference). The car simply stands out because of its engaging and creative look. So far in my one year of having it, zero problems with 20,000 miles of driving since I got it! Did I mention, its inexpensive?

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  best you can get for the money - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By Mike - February 12 - 8:46 am

  Ive had this car for four weeks and Ive had so much fun with it. So far Ive racked up about 3,700 miles with it and I have to say Im definitely satisfied. When buying my car, I considered the Civic Si, Scion tC, Acura RSX, Mitsubishi Eclipse, Corolla Type S, and of course the Hyundai Tiburon. It was so typical to think "eww, korean car", but after many test drives, I picked this car because it had what others didnt offer (two-tone interior + leather, auto climate and auto headlights, V6!!!, etc). There are bad parts like the lack of a trunk opener on the remote (despite being electronically popped open), but i like this car. Dont be fooled by my long list of cons, Im just picky.

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  i love i - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By i love it - July 26 - 2:13 am

  i bought my "Tib" in march 07" and i love it. even though there is not much to do under the hood. there is a lo you can do with the look. And at a great price too.

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  I dig - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By I drive hard - May 12 - 3:16 am

  The orange crush color is a definite head turner and the car itself is a fun drive. Before giving it to my girlfriend, I drove it hard. Hard enough to bald the tires and bend the master cylinder. Woops! Weve done mods to car like an AEM intake, headers straight back with no cat to an ARK exhaust, with a stage one clutch and a light weight flywheel, and a short throw shifter. It sounds nice and isnt obnoxious. My only real complaint is that for a V6, 173 hp is a wee bit under powered. I guess that means if you want a bit more bite and more growl do a an exhaust and an intake. The car will get a little more hp and sound real nice.

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  Solid car - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By Andy - June 3 - 7:56 am

  Great performance. Handles well. Best sports car for the price. So far no major issues with the car. Smaller issues with radio, sunroof were immediately handled under the warranty.

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  transmission issues - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By jenni - December 16 - 4:16 pm

  I bought my 2006 Tiburon in November 2005 and I have loved my car, I have never had problems with it. Then my clutch started making a rattling noise that was so loud that the passengers could hear it. Once the clutch was pushed in, the noise would stop. I took it in and they told me that my entire transmission would have to be replaced. Thankfully it is covered by the 100k powertrain warranty. I did buy a K&N air filter for it, and thankfully I didnt put it in or they probably would have said that it voids the warranty. How stupid. Im not sure how many other people have had problems with their transmissions. This is obviously a defect.

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  Owner - 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
  By my tibby - September 26 - 10:00 am

  Love this car however multiple problems continue to arise and costly at that. Of course from what Im hearing clutch problems are very common with these cars, Im a single mom who cant afford all theses costly problems.