I owned a Maruti - 800, MPFI vehicle and wanted to upgrade . I looked for Indigo, Ikon, Esteem and finally zeroed down to Accent, as mix of Price, After sales service, Resale value, Looks, Power etc..
Pros are - comfotable, fun to handle, piecefull cabin, Air conditioner, Spacioous cabin and boot space Cons are - Lack of power at some speeds, poor steering control at higher speed, poor paint quality. Fuels consumption is average to good.
Accent is fun to drive even in dense city traffic thanks to power steering, very low cabin noise, excellent AC. Its very good to handle in Stop and go traffic conditions. Out on highways also, the vehicle handles well till 90.. but above 100 kmph, the slightest rugh patch on road creates over response from steering. I think the Power steering shoudl be disabled over 60 kmph speed to cut this over response. Accent has continuously returned with 12-13 kmph in city and close to 14 on highways. Its very enjoying on long trips thanks to generous boot space
The paint quality is not up to the mark. Slightest touch by any vehicle and paint chips out. It is difficult to drive in seoond gear on uphill and needs frequent gear shift.
The dealer response - Planet Hyundai - was good but the first dealer - Concept Hyundai even failed to provide test ride even in 2 weeks.. always coming with petty reasons like vehicle is out to some other town and someo one is using the test vehicle and so on..