Love the Lantra font, reminds us of Stargate Atlantis, like Kia it’s crazy how these brands have changed in a relatively short time.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty good, isn't it? Yes, the way that Hyundai and Kia have moved on in the last 25 years is absolutely extraordinary!

Great walkaround! These were one of those cars that although never the darlings of motor magazines were perfectly decent well enough made cars for people that just wanted a good value comfortable and reliable car.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I don't think Hyundai and Kia were taken that seriously by motoring journalists for maybe ten years after this car was made, but in truth, many people just went out and bought them, ignoring the mediocre reviews, and enjoyed reliable and well equipped transportation.

The Lantra was on my list when I bought a 1995 Astra 1.4. The Vauxhall dealer was closer and the Hyundai dealer was not interested in giving a good value for my trade in because the Accent and Lantra were flying out the door. All were better equipped than the equivalent Ford, Vauxhall, Renault, Rover or Peugeot. The Lantra estate was a very sexy, curvy piece of design, especially in dark metallic blue. Great walkaround, many thanks for the memories.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the midrange car having all this equipment would have been extraordinary at the time! I don't imagine they had to give you much of discount if they could sell most of the cars that they built without much incentive. The Lantra Estate which appeared with the Mark II did look quite nice, didn't they?

@seancooke4127

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes, a great value deal if you are buying direct without trade in. The Vauxhall guy gave me £1200 more for my Cherry red Peugeot 205. One owner, full service history. No brainer really.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

@@seancooke4127 , yes, Vauxhall have always been very heavy discounters, haven't they? The 205 does sound like it was in quite nice condition, I would like to review one of those...

Nice, my late father had one in green. The engine wouldn't turn over unless you put the clutch to the floor. Which he forgot to tell me. {Does Hyundai still do this?} It was a very reliable car, my father was so impressed. He bought a sporty looking Hyundai Coupe next. {at the age of 75}

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would have been an American market quirk, which the Koreans seemed to be quite keen on for some reason... Most manual cars need to have clutch pressed to start these days, but my SsangYong takes it one stage further by requiring both the brake and the clutch to be pressed. I would love to see one of these in green, hoping to have a Coupé on the channel at some point.

The era when Hyundai really became good. The early 90s was the time when Hyundai moved on massively, and by the mid 90s, they were definitely a solid mid range car manufacturer. The Mitsubishi engines were top quality, along with the beta series Hyundai made. I do have a preference for Japanese cars as they were extremely well engineered in the 80s and 90s, but the Japanese engineering definitely got passed down to Hyundai. The lantra was and still is comfortably better than the Cavalier/Vectra, Escort and able to compete with the Mondeo. They are still good cars as of today. Hyundai are now the kings of the mid range and give Audi and Mercedes a run for their money.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

2 жыл бұрын

Well, if you liked this video, you will find a full review of a slightly different first generation Lantra on the No Budget Reviews playlist! Certainly, the Mitsubishi engineering that was used in this car and also the early Protons was very reliable indeed. These days, Hyundai and Kia are some of the most competitive normal cars around, both backed by excellent warranties.

This was a big car for Hyundai. Such a move on from the Stellar and the Pony and great to see one again. Jude must have quite the driveway

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does feel different from a Stellar! Hoping to get one of those on the channel at some point too. Mr Jude Currie does indeed have a few cars....

The button on the lower part of the driver's door card is the remote boot lid release - it can also be opened with the key as well. If the new owner doesn't have a copy of the owner's manual, then this link will come in helpful: www.hemanual.org/first_generation_j1_1990v_1995_-1.html

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much indeed! Sorry, I didn't see this comment at the time, it has only just appeared... I think if you put links in KZread comments it can cause them to be hidden.

I've had 2 of the later models lantras from 97, on P reg, 4 door saloon in white, and estate auto in red, both good cars, like this one there are very few left. For A to B transport they did the job with ease.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

I think most people who bought Lantras had them as sensible daily transport, and there is nothing wrong with that. Would love to be able to drive a MkII as well as this MkI!

My parents had this model brand new in 1995. With a special dubbel tinted color. And a subtile spoiler on the trunk with a 3th braking light. It looked so nice. 4 Electric windows. Sunroof and a/c. One thing that wasn’t nice was the 1.5 engine. Loud and slow. But i loved the model

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ever so much indeed for watching! Yes, I think the 1.5 was only for European market cars, although it is hard to find correct information about these. Definitely very high specification for the time, however. This car would have looked better with the high level brake light!

I had one of these on an M reg. I had it from brand new up to 55,000 miles. The only thing that failed was the gear box (quite a big thing) Had a reconditioned one fitted and got rid of it soon after. The new owner took it up to 167,000 before rust killed it off. Nice video, thank you. Took me right back to see it again.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Glad you enjoyed the video. I actually reviewed another first generation Lantra back in December for the No Budget Reviews series on the channel if you want to take a look at it. Was the M reg one you had a manual or automatic? Yes, rust was a big problem on many cars of this age, wasn't it!

@mark1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I'll check out your other Lantra video Lloyd. The M reg I had was a manual. Hyundai dealer put a reconditioned gearbox in it for £500 I think it was. This was back in 2001. I really liked that car even though it lacked creature comforts - air conditioning being the main one. I have never had a car without air con since I had that trusty old Lantra. Apart from the gearbox it was a very reliable car. I drove it across Europe down to Greece and back several times. 😎

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

@@mark1968 , yes, lots of Mitsubishi engineering, so quite possibly a Mitsubishi gearbox. The episode of No Budget Reviews on the Lantra was a 1.5 manual, which was a bit slower than this. No air conditioning in that one either!

Very very beauty car😍😍

@lloydvehicleconsulting

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ah! We had them here in New Zealand brand new, although at the time Korean cars were still considered either cheap and tinny or at best, an interesting curiosity. However Hyundai, like Toyota, learned from their mistakes, and today are major players in the Kiwi car market!

@lloydvehicleconsulting

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is actually another Lantra of this generation (a 1.5 manual) which I covered on No Budget Reviews soon after I filmed this automatic. They certainly were considered cheap and tinny at around this time in Britain too.

@alaricbragg7843

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Must have had something good in them if they lasted this long!

@lloydvehicleconsulting

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaricbragg7843 , yes, I suppose so!

@alaricbragg7843

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Believe it or not Hyundai rallied one of these in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship! There was also a Super Touring Car version raced in Australia in the mid 1990s!

@lloydvehicleconsulting

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaricbragg7843 , yes, I can well believe it, they were pretty reliable back in the day.

Nice looking cheap car. Hyundai (and Kia) has come a long way since the Lantra.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, it's completely unrecognisable from the sort of cars they sell today, isn't it?

Don't know how it came to be in the car park.... Magic teleportation was a little known optional extra at launch 😄

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, sir! A car equipped with a fine optional extra.

Joseph, I have not seen a Lantra (Elantra) of this vintage in a very long time! These were cheap used vehicles, disposable because they were Hyundai. I knew they used Mitsubishi parts when first introduced in the US in 1986, but I did know they were still using Mitsubishi parts when this was manufactured! The interior does remind me of the Elantra GLS of the era, and I believe US versions did have air conditioning. Another brilliant observation and video!

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it is good that we have finally got a car on the channel which you recognise from the American market! Yes, the engines in the first Lantra were all Mitsubishi units, just like all other Hyundais up until that point. I have no doubt that air conditioning would have been expected by most US consumers by this time.

@frothe42

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I am liking all of the vehicles you have featured on your channel as well as others. Your channel, as well as the others I watch from the UK 🇬🇧, have a unique perspective as well as a common bond; the love of motor vehicles, whether classics or more modern vehicles. It is why I watch you and the others. It also helps me spot other vehicles that are very unique like a locally owned Triumph Stag and spotting a Nissan Figaro at a local car show in 2019. I would not have known about these vehicles had I not watched channels like yours. I definitely appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your channel, thank you so much!

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

@@frothe42 , there are some cars I have filmed which I really don't like, but I do tend to choose the ones that I am fairly keen on, which I think is normal. Figaros and Stags are relatively common over here, whereas in America, I know that they are rare. This video was actually a little bonus to another episode of No Budget Reviews which you will be seeing soon....

@frothe42

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Well, I am really looking forward to all of your videos whatever they are, and your perspective. It's about learning something new, and I do learn something from you and the other UK 🇬🇧 channels like yours.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

@@frothe42 , we have a great enthusiast community over here. We also have some very good classic car and new car channels. I like both, and so I film both!

There was a red one that I saw driving around my home city of Norwich a few years ago. Unsure if it's still on the road. I remember when these first came out in 1991, they looked a lot more modern than the Stellar it replaced. Iirc cheapest car to have air conditioning in the UK at that time.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can't remember if the X2 or Scoupé had air conditioning on the contemporary models when this was new. These are pretty rare now, I certainly have not seen one for quite a long time...

There are still a few of these to be seen in Australia.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Gosh, this is a really rare car over here. I suppose the weather isn't so severe in the winter in Australia.

What are the chances that I am thinking of buying a similar Hyundai Lantra (from 1998) and at the moment I type in youtube this video gets uploaded XD

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that is wonderful! I do hope that you enjoy your MkII Lantra if you buy one. These cars are almost forgotten in this country, I am glad to have had the chance to film one, even if I could not drive it on this occasion....

Es a carburador o inyeccion

@lloydvehicleconsulting

3 жыл бұрын

Fuel injection, as were the majority of cars in Europe after 1992.

Cuánto me cotizan mi tío hunday Elantra 1.6 , Año 1995 GSL full , con , GNC, todo los papeles Al día , con 230.000klm., h

@lloydvehicleconsulting

5 ай бұрын

Lo siento mucho, pero no lo sé...

Looks like a matchbox car

@lloydvehicleconsulting

11 ай бұрын

I assure you, it was a real car, and it was the usual size.

@danielferstendig

11 ай бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting because most matchbox cars came from the uk I wish there was a mbx version of that car.

@lloydvehicleconsulting

11 ай бұрын

Not sure, I am afraid.