Hyundai i10 1.2 SE, underrated little car ?
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What ho chaps.
http://johnsonshyundai6-px.rtrk.co.uk/new-vehicles...
The above link is just to give you an idea what car I'm on about, I have no links to that dealer at all.
Due to my van being broken, I borrowed my elder daughters i10 yesterday, to take daughter number two from Worcester, back to Hull uni.
What a fabulous little car it is, hers is the 1.2 litre model.
With 3 adults and loaded to the roof, as uni run cars tend to be, it returned 45 mpg.
It was quiet and refined at motorway cruising speeds (nsl plus a bit), very happy making progress on B roads, handling was sharp and responsive, but it really was the motorway cruising where it surprised me.
How these cars have come on, at one time she had a Skoda Fabia 1.4 comfort model, this i10 beats that hands down in every way (I do realise there is 14 years difference between the models).
I'm a fussy git, and having started driving in the late 70's, I'm a big engine big car chap, but these small cars have really come on.
The only "faults" I could come up with were :
It has no ash tray or lighter (she doesn't smoke, I imagine you can spec one).
Stupid retina burning led drls, I imagine these can be turned off, she actually likes them.
Strange turning lights, where when you are on dipped beam if you turn the wheel you get another 60 watt halogen lamp lighting up towards the direction you are moving, they are just not needed, will no doubt annoy others (miserable old gits like me), but both my daughter and wife like them.
It has a change gear indicator which is just complete b
ks, I'd have that disabled.
The only strange thing, given this is a 14 plate car, is it has two H4 headlight bulbs, so you get that very small but noticeable no light period when you go from low to high beam, and vice versa, I haven't driven anything with only two bulbs in the headlights for many years, even my van has four.
Overall a very lovely car, quiet, refined, well finished (no cheap interior on these), and a five year unlimited mileage warranty.
If you're looking for a car in this class, I'd certainly suggest you try one, my wife had a brand new Kia Picanto on an 06 plate, this is light years ahead of that.
http://johnsonshyundai6-px.rtrk.co.uk/new-vehicles...
The above link is just to give you an idea what car I'm on about, I have no links to that dealer at all.
Due to my van being broken, I borrowed my elder daughters i10 yesterday, to take daughter number two from Worcester, back to Hull uni.
What a fabulous little car it is, hers is the 1.2 litre model.
With 3 adults and loaded to the roof, as uni run cars tend to be, it returned 45 mpg.
It was quiet and refined at motorway cruising speeds (nsl plus a bit), very happy making progress on B roads, handling was sharp and responsive, but it really was the motorway cruising where it surprised me.
How these cars have come on, at one time she had a Skoda Fabia 1.4 comfort model, this i10 beats that hands down in every way (I do realise there is 14 years difference between the models).
I'm a fussy git, and having started driving in the late 70's, I'm a big engine big car chap, but these small cars have really come on.
The only "faults" I could come up with were :
It has no ash tray or lighter (she doesn't smoke, I imagine you can spec one).
Stupid retina burning led drls, I imagine these can be turned off, she actually likes them.
Strange turning lights, where when you are on dipped beam if you turn the wheel you get another 60 watt halogen lamp lighting up towards the direction you are moving, they are just not needed, will no doubt annoy others (miserable old gits like me), but both my daughter and wife like them.
It has a change gear indicator which is just complete b
ks, I'd have that disabled.The only strange thing, given this is a 14 plate car, is it has two H4 headlight bulbs, so you get that very small but noticeable no light period when you go from low to high beam, and vice versa, I haven't driven anything with only two bulbs in the headlights for many years, even my van has four.
Overall a very lovely car, quiet, refined, well finished (no cheap interior on these), and a five year unlimited mileage warranty.
If you're looking for a car in this class, I'd certainly suggest you try one, my wife had a brand new Kia Picanto on an 06 plate, this is light years ahead of that.
They're great little cars. My mum has one which is now two models old and like you I was amazed at how quiet and composed it was at 70 on the motorway. It's a comfortable place to sit, has air-con, electric windows, acceptable radio/cd/mp3 player and gets really good mpg.
If you're after a practical little runaround you won't find much better value.
Just edited to add that my mum had her car on the scrappage scheme for about £5,000. I'm sure you can find the current generation for less thank £10k, at that price it's quite a premium over the old models.
If you're after a practical little runaround you won't find much better value.
Just edited to add that my mum had her car on the scrappage scheme for about £5,000. I'm sure you can find the current generation for less thank £10k, at that price it's quite a premium over the old models.
Edited by MG-FIDO on Sunday 28th September 12:44
Think Hyundai as a brand have shown a big improvement across the range last few years
I have been running around in an IX40 Estate last couple of weeks and it really feels like a quality product, the 1.7 diesel is one of the most refined I have come across set the cruise to 90 and its almost silent on the motorway!
I have been running around in an IX40 Estate last couple of weeks and it really feels like a quality product, the 1.7 diesel is one of the most refined I have come across set the cruise to 90 and its almost silent on the motorway!
I bought a new i10 SE for my business a couple of months back, albeit the 1.0-litre 3-cylinder model. I got an ex-demo model with 2,000 miles on it for £7,995. I think it's fantastic! It's well-built, sounds funky, roomy, economical, refined (for this type of car) and has that amazing 5-year, unlimited mileage warranty. The most amusing thing, however, is that the DRLs look very much like fog lamps and they wind up those who don't know what they are. 
OP, regarding the DRLs: the SE model doesn't get the LEDs - they're halogen on all but the top-of-the-range Premium model. And no, they can't be turned off.
OP, regarding the DRLs: the SE model doesn't get the LEDs - they're halogen on all but the top-of-the-range Premium model. And no, they can't be turned off.
David87 said:
I bought a new i10 SE for my business a couple of months back, albeit the 1.0-litre 3-cylinder model. I got an ex-demo model with 2,000 miles on it for £7,995. I think it's fantastic! It's well-built, sounds funky, roomy, economical, refined (for this type of car) and has that amazing 5-year, unlimited mileage warranty. The most amusing thing, however, is that the DRLs look very much like fog lamps and they wind up those who don't know what they are.
OP, regarding the DRLs: the SE model doesn't get the LEDs - they're halogen on all but the top-of-the-range Premium model. And no, they can't be turned off.
She must have the premium model then, and I'm sure they can be turned off, anything electrical can be turned off !OP, regarding the DRLs: the SE model doesn't get the LEDs - they're halogen on all but the top-of-the-range Premium model. And no, they can't be turned off.
Her boyfriend works for Hyundai in Worcester, so I guess she will have the top of the range.
Modern small cars in general are amazingly competent in comparison with those of 15 or 20 years ago. Refinement, quality and economy have come on leaps and bounds since the days of the original Punto/Saxo/106/Pride etc etc. And I remember thinking how far small Fiats had progressed when I went from an Uno to a Punto!
The missus got a 1.2 Premium a few weeks a go, it's just ticked over 1k. It's a cracking little motor. Only slight problem is the TPMS warning light is showing a fault on the system so a trip back to the dealer is needed.
The Picanto might be the same car underneath but going off the model we looked at the build is not as good and the finish inside felt like a class down on the i10.
The Picanto might be the same car underneath but going off the model we looked at the build is not as good and the finish inside felt like a class down on the i10.
kambites said:
There's one problem with the i10 - the Kia Picanto is just as good, just as cheap, and has two years more warranty. My parents have a 1.25 Picanto and it's an astonishingly good car compared to small cars of even ten years ago.
The Hyundai versus Kia warranty thing is an odd one, and how you use the car determines which is best. Kia offer seven years and 100,000 miles, whereas the Hyundai one is five years and unlimited miles.Basically, for old dears who do 1,000 miles a year the Kia one is better, but for my car that will do about 30,000 miles a year, the Hyundai warranty wins.
Stu78 said:
The Picanto might be the same car underneath but going off the model we looked at the build is not as good and the finish inside felt like a class down on the i10.
Curious. When my parents were looking, I felt the opposite to be true - the Kia seemed slightly quieter and just generally better resolved. Might have been a difference in spec though, rather than a fundamental difference in the cars. Edited by kambites on Sunday 28th September 20:41
kambites said:
How many people do 30k miles a year in an i10 or a Picanto? 
Edited by kambites on Sunday 28th September 20:43
Thankfully it's not me who does the driving. It'll be interesting to see how it holds up by the end of the five years. I think it could be in contention for the highest mileage one around. It has nearly 12k on it now (must have had it a little more than a couple of months then!). The only downside is the service intervals are at just 10k mikes.I believe Kia and Hyundai are the same company, so the running platform will be the same for the Picanto and the i10.
My daughters i10 is superior to the Picanto my wife had brand new in 2006, but of course the Picanto will have moved on too.
The warranty is subjective, I'd guess they both have the same exclusions etc, although my experience with both the Kias my wife has is the warranty is superb, I think we made all of one claim, on a 58 redg Kia Ceed, an ABS sensor, they collected the car, left a loan car, and returned hers fixed.
The build quality and reliability does seem to put euro companies to shame.
My wife has driven Smart cars for a few years now, no issues with those either, although her current 11 reg smart for two has just been recalled for a possible electrical fault.
My daughters i10 is superior to the Picanto my wife had brand new in 2006, but of course the Picanto will have moved on too.
The warranty is subjective, I'd guess they both have the same exclusions etc, although my experience with both the Kias my wife has is the warranty is superb, I think we made all of one claim, on a 58 redg Kia Ceed, an ABS sensor, they collected the car, left a loan car, and returned hers fixed.
The build quality and reliability does seem to put euro companies to shame.
My wife has driven Smart cars for a few years now, no issues with those either, although her current 11 reg smart for two has just been recalled for a possible electrical fault.
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