Talk to me about Hyundai I30's
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Ok so had a bump in the misses 2004 Astra last night and its a total loss due to the damage and air bags going off
so time to get her a replacement and fast.
Talk to me about Hyundai I30's up to £8k so something like this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
any pointers etc
thanks in advance
so time to get her a replacement and fast.
Talk to me about Hyundai I30's up to £8k so something like this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
any pointers etc
thanks in advance
I have a 2010 model of the i30 1.4 petrol bought new in 2009. No mechanical problems as yet, although it does have a couple of interior squeaks and rattles. To be honest it's pretty soulless but it's very practical (rear seats fold completely flat - surprising how many hatches don't).
As has been said, most reviews tend to favour the 1.4 if you're going for petrol. Pretty economical - I have hit 52 mpg driving like a granny - according to the computer (granted, it's "optimistic") but day to day it tends to read about 40mpg which is quite good in my eyes, about 400 miles on a tank (50 litres - £60 to fill up, give or take) when driving under normal circumstances - a good mix of town/A/B roads. Note that when cruising on the motorway, you won't see any better than this if you drive over the speed limit (so I've heard officer).
Also, the Hyundai is reportedly on a softer set up than the C'eed, but it drives fairly well really, and is only sluggish when loaded up (note I've not driven anything with an engine larger than a 1.4 so its totally subjective). Also, it's got enough of poke most of the time, but you really wont surprise anything. Regardless, I regularly do 250 mile trips and don't feel uncomfortable at all for the duration, and I'm 6'3" and powerfully built.
Hope this helps
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te.My Dad has one (diesel auto). Very acceptable and rather less agricultural than something like a mk2 Focus diesel. Quite a bit of road noise though. From my experience of Golfs the Hyundai is some way ahead on actual rather than perceived build quality, is better to drive and the dealer service seems excellent.
Dr Interceptor said:
Would rather buy a 1 or 2 year old Focus than walk into a Hyundai/Kia dealership.
Except the Hyundai dealership you'd only need to go there once to buy it & maybe the occasional service. As opposed to knowing the receptionist on first name terms at the percieved quality VW/AUDI/Ford dealership to sort out all the warranty gremlins or as your Ford is unluckily out of warranty the parts dept. cptsideways said:
Except the Hyundai dealership you'd only need to go there once to buy it & maybe the occasional service. As opposed to knowing the receptionist on first name terms at the percieved quality VW/AUDI/Ford dealership to sort out all the warranty gremlins or as your Ford is unluckily out of warranty the parts dept.
I run a Fiesta Diesel as my daily hack... only had it eight months (and 10k miles) from new so far, but it hasn't put a foot wrong.Certainly no gremlins,
Dr Interceptor said:
Would rather buy a 1 or 2 year old Focus than walk into a Hyundai/Kia dealership.
Personally I don't have a problem with the brand. Some of their cars now (potentially including the i30 replacement) look genuinely good, and the C'eed seemed a very good car, and having owned a Skoda anyway, I don't really have any issues with brand identity. At least it seems Korean cars have a bit more panache about them than many of the generic Japanese boxes.I'm sure the C'eed and i30 do probably share some engines and a few other oily bits, but the difference was just unbelievable. It was on a work trip that we had the Hyundai and another colleague had the C'eed. The i30 was a 1.4 petrol and the C'eed was a 1.6 diesel.
The Hyundai's interior was very cheap and plasticy with no real attempt at perceived quality. As I said, the sun visor fell apart when we went over a speed bump and all the controls were really tinny and cheap feeling. Whilst I appreciate that this doesn't make a difference to actual mechanical reliability, it still matters when you're paying a reasonable amount for the car. The ergonomics where cramped at best and the seats offered no lateral support. The steering wheel was that shiney platic rubber and the general placement of controls was pretty hap hazard. Mechanically, it wasn't really great. The engine was totally gutless in a way I've not really felt for about 10 years and it started to develop this rather odd VTEC like step in power which seemed to vary on the day. The dampers felt like they really struggled to cope with the mass of the car when 3 up and the steering had absolutely zero feel and also very little self centering. The ride was pretty choppy 1 up and there was a lot of transmitted road noise. We also only managed about 30Mpg!
The C'eed on the other hand was in a totally different league. The engine was torquey and responsive and managed 50Mpg average despite being driven hard. There was a real sense of solidity to the whole thing, the seats felt supportive and the ergonomics were spot on. The damping was easily as good as a Golf or Focus and I honestly think the general public would think it was European if they did a blindfold test with it.
IMHO, the Hyundai rates in my worst 10 cars I've ever driven. Souless and good at nothing with poor quality to go along with it!
Edited by ArosaMike on Tuesday 20th December 10:49
When running a daily hack I also rate highly the number of available dealers - should there ever be a problem with the car I like to know that there will be a dealer somewhere nearby that I can take it to and get it sorted quickly.
A quick search on both websites just as an example:
Hyundai has 9 dealers within 30 mile radius of my GU postcode, with the closest dealer being 6.5 miles away.
Ford has 20 dealers within a 12 mile radius of my GU postcode, with the closest dealer being 0.2 miles away.
A quick search on both websites just as an example:
Hyundai has 9 dealers within 30 mile radius of my GU postcode, with the closest dealer being 6.5 miles away.
Ford has 20 dealers within a 12 mile radius of my GU postcode, with the closest dealer being 0.2 miles away.
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