I think the Accent is a nothing compared to other cars. It's quite a pig on gas.
But! for the price (I paid 15000$ Cdn for a middle model series) You can't go wrong
I could have got a Yaris for 17500 (with the same options pw pl 5spd)
A honda fit for 18000? 19000? (what ever the price is)
Yet they all seem to get the around the same mileage (well a few mpg better than my car)
I put 2200km on my car a month. Why buy anything better than a cheap-o econo car and to pay more? bah, an avg of 30mpg is acceptable to me. I'm learning to deal with it really. I do not drive below the limit. I do feather foot my acceleration and try coasting here and there.
bah.
What do you do. Can't expect miracles I Thought I could.
I'm learning to deal with it!
I will continue my hunt and try and gain better mileage