WHY DID I BOTHER BUYING THIS CHEAP HYUNDAI MATRIX FOR £350?

[@SGM805]

That would be on the road for another nineteen years in India 🇮🇳

[@localreviewking134]

Do you not mean 90 years?

[@rebel4721]

😆 🤣

[@paulmoore394]

It's no Hindustan Ambassador

[@FinLT]

After 19 yrs in India, another 20 in Africa:)

[@keithleivers4061]

And a top gear special with captain slow 🎉

[@davebromwich4575]

£350, low mileage…. Surely that’s got to be worth a road trip to Pinin Farina head office in Cambiano to ask the design team what the hell they were thinking!😂

[@HighPeakAutos]

Hahah imagine

[@Brian-om2hh]

Not really. Nobody cares anymore.....

[@wellybobs4403]

Ok.. first question.. the parking ticket in your door bin? 😂

[@wolfgangezeh2221]

Was about to ask same, you beat me to it!🤣🤣🤣

[@HA05GER]

Yup just see that 😂

[@nigelbryant5932]

Was going to say exactly the same thing

[@darrenquarterman2611]

I’m guessing he decided to park in a more convenient place than the local ncp

[@peakyparttimers9362]

I noticed too😮

[@hammo1935]

Matt I love the way you are so enthusiastic about all cars whether a £350 Matrix or a very expensive Bentley. Your channel is both entertaining and informative. Thanks

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@deadp01]

In the municipality I work here in Greece, we have five of these. We bought them for free with an EU program, some 22 years ago. The four of them still run like a peach, the one waits to be repaired, as someone thought that it doesn’t need any oil at all in its life. They all have passed the 400.000km mark, one has more than 500.000. Their engines are ok, they have good punch, they accommodate five adults easily and luggage, the driving position has good view and they are easy to park. They have managed to survive lot easier than fiats and opels we also have at work. Yes, some trim fell off, some dirt here and there, they don’t have n easy life, but these old bungers start first time every day, whatever the weather. Well done Hyundai.

[@saxon-mt5by]

The Matrix was a better car than it looks. I bought mine when it was five years old as a cheap stop-gap; fifteen years later I still have it! I never keep my cars for more than three or four years, so it must do something right. It got slated when new because it was marketed as an MPV, and it really wasn't - it just didn't have the versatility of a Meriva or Picasso. But as a commodious, but compact, family hatchback it's brilliant. Mine's a 1.8 CDX auto, and apart from replacing the front subframe it has been faultless - serviced annually its still on the original exhaust and battery!

[@LG23223]

You can tell by the way it was parked in the bay that your employee wanted to get out of it as quick as possible 😂.

[@user936]

it had that "pre-abandoned" look going for it

[@matthewgodwin3050]

I'm ashamed to say that I didn't even know what a Hyundai Matrix was until you showed it to us. Not the best looking car in the world, but for someone who just needs a car, I bet this would be fantastic. That interior and it's gadgets is perfect for kids. Shame it needs so much welding, it would probably do someone quite well for couple of years otherwise. Weirdly I don't hate it. It's the perfect example of a white goods car that fulfills the dictionary definition of a car, perfectly.

[@melchorvincentagot1002]

I must say it's a car you wouldn't give a shit about aside from oil changes and basic maintenance.

[@localreviewking134]

Because of its chunky design, this car is unlikely to blend in with the crowd, making it easier to find among the sea of BMW or AUDIS,. My personal choice would be to take the bus home instead of the Matrix though.

[@joshuawadie2978]

I heard that the hyundai matrix made in motor show 2004 Nigeria🇳🇬

[@snbala]

Hard to believe how far Hyundai have come styling wise from these and also hard to believe it’s a Pinnafarina design. Will do someone for cheap transport though. Great video.

[@jamie_ar]

Sit this beside an Ioniq 5 and you'd think they were from different galaxies 😂

[@Conservator.]

Pininfarina have made some beautiful cars but also some hideous ones. This Matrix is not alone.

[@connclissmann6514]

​@@jamie_arGalaxies were manufactured by Ford. 😊

[@randomthingsstuff6591]

Hyundai is ugly now

[@davidorama6690]

I think the Italians were having a laugh at the Koreans expense.

[@free_bird33]

I don't know what y'all are saying...my parents bought a 2006 matrix brand new,and we still daily it.160k kilometers,no service for THIRTEEN YEARS,now that me and my brother grew up and both are mechanics,we take care of it,but never had a single engine fault!

[@MitchB-ps6hx]

You should really keep this as your daily driver because it really suits you😀

[@TheMentalblockrock]

He actually admitted to enjoying driving it!

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Funny isn't it - we get annoyed that this 19 year old car has come to the end of its life. But we forget that cars from the 1970s were never expected to get past 10 years of servicable life. Our expectations have changed so much in the past 50 years when it comes to cars. RIP Matrix 😔

[@Pipboy83]

"WHY DID I BOTHER BUYING THIS CHEAP HYUNDAI MATRIX FOR £350?" Not a clue mate, sadly! Some you win some you lose :)

[@aluwanimoyo4093]

My Mum had a Hyundai Matrix many years ago. We got it second had - it was an absolute lemon - faulty engine but we absolutely loved it to bits. The upright seating, tray tables in the back, relatively rugged inside and huge windows that gave it a beautifully bright interior. We adored it, I really miss it! Big window cars are a lost art - they way to dark and claustrophobic these days. My Mum would have loved the automatic - ours was manual.

[@longbar2344]

no taste then lol

[@aluwanimoyo4093]

@@longbar2344 not much class with you either mate. Here Iam trying to share an alternative positive experience without attacking the original opinion and you come and attack me as a person - you are a twat and a troll and I don't appreciate your negativity.

[@longbar2344]

@aluwanimoyo4093 wow. feelings hurt but least i've never owned an ugly car

[@_SkyEye]

Don’t mind the heartless, these people don’t understand the value of personal stories like this one.

[@legambaz]

@@_SkyEye Yeah. Some of them barely made it out of school

[@br4kecheckd]

This makes a Multipla look like a masterpiece

[@barryoneill5854]

If you look carefully in the glove box, there's usually a balaclava supplied so the owner can drive around without being recognised.

[@georgeharrison2795]

I went on holiday and my hire car was meant to be a Ranaut Megan, we were given the diesel one of those instead. So disappointed when we saw it. Took 2 adults and two children with loads of luggage. We did a lot of mileage and only had to fill up at the end of our two weeks. Adults and children alike were all really impressed with the comfort, and drive comfort. In particular the air con which could get to cold and we were in south of France during the peak of summer. A wonderful car and many fond memories

[@brandywell44]

You missed the big storage bins under the sliding rear seats. I used to have one of these. They have a 3 speed box with a top gear lockout, anti hunting, button for around Town. They are a wide track short wheelbase car which means they are not as stable or relaxing to drive at Motorway speeds. There is a facelift version too but by this time Hyundai were getting more expensive and were not the bargains they used to be.

[@X-Minus-One]

The car I learnt to drive in. Parents had theirs for about 15 years. Good work horse. No sound proofing whatsoever, at 60 on the bypass you felt like you were in a soft top.

[@KendalSmithy]

After I started working as a handyman 12 years ago I was looking for a car which I could use as a van, and that little car would have been just the ticket. Take the seats out and you've got a great workhorse!

[@philcross1057]

What did you part-ex it against? A stapler?

[@ifyouarefeelingsinister]

An air freshener

[@mymohdazrul]

Been using a 2005 model. 1.6 A. reliable. spacious. visibility very good. supple ride. full tank can get you 600km range.

[@ashraff_khan]

But dia besar tak bro

[@mymohdazrul]

@@ashraff_khan pada saya cukup besar

[@jamie_ar]

When those rear screens popped up my mouth dropped open 😂😂😂

[@kevatcrewe]

Better than a Sh!troen C4 Picasso! Speaking of which, an auto blue one is sat across the road from my house now and sounds broken 😂

[@zdendaderman5253]

Is there a Citroën piccasso registered in the UK with over a million miles on the clock. I believe there is.

[@chrisdewar89]

Would love to see a catch up video, of all the cars you've had an either sold on or scrapped.

[@legambaz]

It's functional, comfortable, great do it all except for racing down the road. Great sitting position and visibility I might add. A great town run-around car for sure. Hyundai parts can be pricy for this level of cars and they're not very long lasting. Interior panels may be plasticy but they last longer than many conti stuff. And i do like the over all styling of it except for the front grill.

[@davidellis4031]

The EOL on the plate should have been a clue! (End Of Life)

[@andrewboon8733]

Might have been ugly but it was the best family car we ever had. It never let us down and was like a van when the seats were down.

[@markpirateuk]

I have taxed a lot worse cars, I would happily give £500 for it, would make a great dog & tip run car, you are not worried if it takes a hit in the supermarket car park, & you could drive it to the festival of the unexceptional 😁

[@keith1786]

Wouldn’t take it near a tip, you’d end up walking the dogs home

[@Jamie-Evo]

Its like an S600 back there, 🤣 rear media 😯 I'm surprised it hasn't got heated/cooled reclining rear seat option as well 😂

[@Thanos.m]

Stylistically challenged but jokes aside they are actually really decent family haulers loads of storage there is hidden compartments everywhere very spacious and dead realiable my aunty has had one from new thats got over 300k 🤣

[@robinjones6999]

has the recent heat wave affected your gray matter?

[@NGMonocrom]

Well, you didn't overspend on this one Matt. So yay for that silver lining.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Beats an electric car

[@tonypacke6954]

I would never slag off Hyundai's as I ended up with a Lantra (that was before the Elantra) after having a series of blue oval products as a company car. Everyone tried to break them but the 1.8 manual was bomb proof. In fact I never had enough road to see how quick it was. One of the guys got 126 mph with a aircraft GPS unit onboard. The air-con was awesome, should have had a warning sticker on it. it would make your fingers shrivel up as if you had been in the bath for a couple of hours. Unfortunately on switching it on you could feel the engine struggling but I have never driven anything since that had that degree of cooling. Nearly passed out when I got home and opened the door to find out how warm it really was outside. That was obviously before we started worrying about global warming. it was never hot in the past was it!

[@Conservator.]

It’s good practice to turn off your aircon a short time before your destination. It will avoid you passing out 😉 and it will dry up the cooling elements preventing molds.

[@jamesmaddox7567]

@@Conservator. how long to destination roughly? a few minutes?

[@Conservator.]

@@jamesmaddox7567 Exactly, just a few minutes, no more.

[@simongarner2036]

How does it go from ‘no advisories’ at the last MOT to now needing a load of welding? The inconsistency between mechanics is astounding. I get my cars MOT’d at a different garage to where I get them serviced. Both passed with no advisories but at the service were flagged Red for corroded brake discs. Currently contemplating whether it’s my MOT tester or mechanic that’s dodgy 😅

[@owensteele1645]

Being written off at one year old could explain why it's going through tyres rapidly, as mentioned on Car Vertical MOT history, the alignment will be out. It's also frequently going through CV joints and has suffered corroded brake pipes from quite a young age. And finally structural rot affecting the suspension and sills since five years ago.

[@danecowan678]

I do love weird cars though, particularly cheap old Asian cars like this. Wouldn’t want to own one as my own car though, just like to see them drive by 😂 For example, first car I bought and sold for profit was a 2004 Picanto and it was rubbish but I was just drawn to it 😂

[@davidwood7872]

😮horrible car Matt but it had plenty of spec, how much did you eventually get, please update when you get rid/sell

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

The Daewoo Tacuma looks like an Alfa Romeo compared to this thing

[@paultaylor9652]

I thought you might of have had it as a courtesy car Mat😂

[@davidrendall3867]

Matt love the parking ticket in your door pocket 😂

[@alanfaultless]

Not Pininfarina’s best work.

[@chaoszombie9995]

You know what? I’m presently surprised with this car… like yeah the outside is rough… but there was some seriously cool technology in this car… especially for one made in 2004 at this price point..

[@histriamagna1014]

I had one from 2005 to 2011. It was a high spec 1.8 petrol. Thirsty but super reliable small city mpv. Miss my Matrix.

[@chrischadwick3079]

No rust in Thailand, so with maintenance the càrs last but much more expensive to buy second hànd.bet you needed to know that.❤

[@paulmcgee1867]

All their cars until recently including Kia were just a mishmash nightmare of copying everything on the road. This one’s a lovely example though! 😂🎉

[@christineayres7199]

Fun fact if you take it to Spain with you , you would get 10 times the price you paid for it back LOL

[@hertztv9980]

False. It would only be a case if it was non-uk car(steering wheel to the left)

[@christineayres7199]

@@hertztv9980 really?

[@ThomasCollectables]

Sure there will be a little bit of profit in there, someone can use it until the end of its MOT then decide if they want to cough up for the welding. Once welded someone could probably get another few years trouble free motoring out of it.

[@johngunning2123]

Well, I didn't expect this outcome although I've never heard of a Hyundai Matrix. Looks good, drives well and would make an economical little shopping trolley for someone. I'd forgotten about the rust issue on British cars. I don't think it is the ugliest car I've ever seen. That title has to belong to the British Leyland Austin Allegro. Ugly and unreliable. The Austin Princess was another car with similar credentials. Come to think of it British Leyland turned out some crap in its time.

[@alexandruvintila8697]

I know this is a car channel, but damn I love that Explorer II 216570 😍

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks!

[@svernon7472]

I had one of these on a 07 plate,used it for tip runs and building work etc....everyone took the piss out of it ,but I loved driving around in it.😂

[@geraldhornsby]

I feel sad when I watch videos like this. It's a working car, with loads of great features, but if it's rotten as a pear, you can't trust your nearest and dearest in it.

[@christineayres7199]

Ah but Car Vertical cant read minds , good example my old Colt had an accident as i know i was driving when it happened but i and the 3rd party who hit me settled cash on roadside as it was only a minor whack in the side my cars only worth like £500 so thats why i didnt go through insurance , so yeah dont buy a car from me LOL

[@guyemmott4009]

Let a subscriber buy it from you so they can fix it up with just parts and their enthusiastic labour .🤔🤷🏼‍♂️😃

[@reececawthorn54]

Love his content but cant help but think hes the kinda guy to buy his missus skechers for their anniversary

[@alexanderobuhov8231]

Cheap, compact and roomy car with higher roof, I used Matrix to transport gravel bikes to spot outside of city.

[@carukchannel]

Seen the auto box and also thought there was wages in this car regardless, anything auto under 2k is gold currently. Would of been interesting to see how much welding was needed as it would take a lot to put me off breaking out the welder. Great video as always 👍👍👍👍

[@trianggaindralukmana2184]

Small inverter welding machine and some stick weld is enough to reinforce to keep running actually but no perfect. I have rust body daihatsu taft or fourtrack and keep it running since buy it 2011

[@TheMentalblockrock]

Agreed, if you can weld, this would be money all day long. Even if it;s a whole days worth of welding, you'd earn FAR more than a days wage out of this car. Personally, I enjoy welding so I would jump at this car, perfect project flip.

[@Thorpeman]

Fix it up and have it as your runabout in Spain 😊

[@alexandrecouture2462]

I knew about the Toyota Matrix, but not about the Hyundai Matrix. That's one thing about silver cars: it's hard to get the exact color match. One thing is sure, it's worthy of the title of Low Peak Auto. :)

[@blabla-sv4pm]

You are right, it is quite ugly, but I also find it adorable and practical!! Almost a classic, and probably smooth to drive with petrol and automatic plus all the equipment. Perfect for an elderly person or someone fancying old asian cars...

[@Djekkie-gj7jz]

What an exaggeration to call that one of the ugliest cars. Admittedly, it is not the prettiest, but there are certainly uglier models.

[@joshbrailsford]

When I was growing up, an older couple who lived locally had a Matrix in a pale metallic green. I never thought it was hideous, just a little unusual - perhaps the colour helped. Shame this one couldn't be saved as, in many respects, it presents as quite a practical, well-equipped vehicle.

[@mj8745]

Turns out your bottom wasn’t soggy this time, but the cars was haha Love the vids… similar like for cars and property.

[@skodakatie7341]

It is a real shame that this car isn’t going to live on for a while longer, granted it is hideous, and it isn’t prestige in any way(save for the infotainment system). However it could have been a cheap runaround for someone. As always great video Matt, I really enjoyed it😊.

[@leeh6953]

I wouldn’t even be a Passenger in that monstrosity 🤦‍♂️

[@PKWeaver74]

Still better looking than every modern BMW

[@HirooKoslov]

KE54 EOL. It certainly seems like this car is EOL (end of life).

[@TheChiudikas]

I had 2008 1.5 Diesel with manual gearbox for three years. Great car, the rear seats ar so easy to get into. Perfect if you have older parents or in-laws who you often take somewhere on a trip with you. You can also slide them back seats back and forward and adjust the angle of back support. Lots of options to trasnform the boot to load stuff. Was very handy when i ised to carry my wifes paintings to exhibitions. Mine was also in black which looks 200% better that all other color options on this car. Miss it very much.

[@mothball5425]

I have a 2007 Matrix and I LOVE IT 😊 Tall, roomy, windscreen like a small conservatory, tray tables which I never use but just like the idea of 😂 ..did I mention the front seats lie flat to make near beds if you remove the headrests and slide them forward? There are so few around we owners greet each other, someone in one let me out into traffic the other day and we both laughed. Happy days 😅

[@mothball5425]

Oh yeah, aircon like a gale and secret compartments under the rear seats for stashing your wallet when you go wild swimming 😊

[@ryanbrown4130]

Bought one as a cheap stopgap car when my old Renault needed some work. Honestly they're good cheap little workhorses and I definitely would buy another if I needed to.

[@leeallen1407]

I actually like these as i think they are a bit left field..i actually looked at some with heated leather and sunroof but wanted an automatic.....

[@mbr8308]

Loving these cheap car videos. I know you don’t like Vauxhalls and it’s totally justified but would you ever do an Astra J or H video.😅

[@bi5048]

Quite many here back then in early 2000. Some people bought it because this model was the more affordable model to a larger one Hyundai Trajet.

[@geoffreygoodyear3746]

Just 3 vids back we were all enjoying the bentley dream.....😂...now this! ..you really know how to cover all the bases!🤣👍

[@C1dagoat491]

5:40 we can see the parking ticket😂

[@markmundy3435]

I spotted that, bad lad!

[@connclissmann6514]

Locking nut for those wheels seems as useful as Telly Savalas having a comb. Thanks for the video.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Hahaha

[@davidbillberg2203]

Hyundai Matrix..... yeah.... wow! Next: try and buy something for €100

[@gusmacdon]

You can get more than that scrapping a car

[@davidbillberg2203]

@@gusmacdon Sure but What's the fun in that?

[@desmondroberts6034]

I've seen them around, they're a fun looking compact people-mover slash young-family car. I've smiled when clocking the Pininfarina badge! That may well be worth more than the car if its the same spec as those on vintage Ferrari cars!

[@NotRubensDad]

They might not be the most desirable car about but my misses had a 1.8 CDX auto and apart from being criminally thirsty it was not a bad car to actually own, never went wrong and they are really spacious for the footprint of the car. CDX is the better one with the full leather, but the diesel isn't a bad thing and much better on fuel than the petrol.

[@musoseven8218]

I agree with you re the Multipla and the Matrix, the Multipla had some good concepts going for it, it was just fugly. Whereas the Matrix, was fugly and had fugall (see what I did there🤔😉😂) going for it. I'd just purchased my Bentayga and now I want a Matrix, I wish I'd waited now. Or are we all just living in a Matrix, as the Cathars theorised🤔🤔😉😉✌️😲😲💜 Interesting too, that a commenter's FIL owned it, what a coincidence!✌️💜👍 Hyundai's of the era, based on the Getz platform, had poor lacquer finish, alloy wheels corroded very quickly, poor under-sealing, especially around the sills, the washer bottle pipes would leak and flood the car interior mats. Later era, second generation, including the later still; IX20, i20 et al, they had duff stop/start, duff electrics, windscreens would delaminate, springs would break and like earlier models the drop links etc would fail prematurely. But they came loaded with kit in the high specs. Some of these may or may not be fixed under 5 year warranty. I know of Kia Stinger owners who have complained about premature spring breakages (mind you in the UK province of China, the roads are awful) similar with drop links too. Shame, as that's a very cool halo car.

[@a1harrogate]

"mmm, I can do worse than that…" Funyy, very funny 😂

[@robertastk]

I remember I was ±12 years old and my dad was shopping for a brand new car. We went to look at matrix. As a child I remember I was really excited for big windows in the back, plush seats and folding tables. Thank god my dad haven't bought one. Instead he bought Mazda 6. And since I drove that car in my first year of university I was thanking in my mind that he did buy Mazda instead of Matrix.

[@asriazmi]

viciously underrated car. Buy one and go for 30 days euro trip

[@thearousedeunuch]

This thing's perfect, especially for the price! It would be the ideal first car for someone who took their driver's license recently.

[@neilcussons4744]

Ken Barlow has one in Corro, look out for it!

[@JohnnyPaton]

Nearly bought a Matrix in 2003 but opted for a Mk1 Phase 2 Renault Scènic instead. The Renault, despite having a interior and design 5 years older than the Hyundai, felt more modern and just nicer.

[@markvincent5241]

Another great video, did notice the penalty notice in the door though Matt.

[@lesvassallo5760]

It's a car It will get someone from a to b, rather than it sit on a scrap heap You saved another one🎉 Have to say though it looks better pixilated than in the metal

[@mickeysmouse4800]

I could crap out a better looking car than the Fiat Multipla.

[@justinsamuels5516]

The clue was in the license plate.. EOL stands for 'end of life' in medical patient notes... but yes TBF to it, it did drive well!

[@archechme]

"they obviously don't know I'm in a 1.6 SE Matrix automatic with rear screens do they? Get some respect." hahaha had me in stitches! Also, this matrix is the reason why I have 37 layers of undercoat on my 23 year old Toyota which was sold new in Japan, you just know it'd have bubbly arches and soft sills within a month of british roads.

[@kdri155]

Said in a Hyacinth Bucket accent of course....One for us Brits obviously.

[@archechme]

@@kdri155 "the lion does not concern itself with the opinions of its prey my darling"

[@PointNemo9]

What was the scrap value?

[@kobakoba1240]

I'm wondering what your thoughts are on Skoda Superb/Octavia's with the Laurin-Klement luxury package? I mean like worth buying it or go for a Merc/Audi/BMW with minimal options?

[@dixon296]

Definitely worth a look but if you get the elegance it's got about 90% of the trim there's a lot more of them and they offer better

[@SleepyGarfield73]

The Matrix may not have been attractive, but it's a positive supermodel when compared to the SsangYong Rodius - maybe you need one of those to be P-ex'd so a video can be done on it.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Wasn’t the multipla car of the year ?

[@johnwakefield5340]

Why was I not surprised that this car was very rotten. Thankfully you didn't spend a fortune on this one. Great video as always.

[@kasunmaddumahewa715]

I had one. Nice & comfortable Korean vehicle.

[@ristic_aca]

Anybody wondering if the dvd player worked?

[@theobster]

I really like the way they look, I honestly struggle to tell cars apart these days, these have a certain individuality. I’m from a design background and in my experience folk are very conservative when it comes to car design and I find people interested in design tend to like the looks of different cars. Popularity of opinion really is no judge of design, I love design based around functionality, some of my favourite cars of recent times are Fiat Panda mk 1+2, Nissan Cube, Mk 1 and the last Espace😆