Comments on: 2008 Hyundai iLoad Review

By: lar

lar — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:06:58 +0000

i have vw transp. 2000 mod. 80 lt. tank 900 km city drive towing trailer . thinking buying iload diesel , what do you thik

By: Mongooman

Mongooman — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:33:14 +0000

All I can say is why are the Sydney suburban Police departments buying up iloads by the dozen for their fleets and used as paddy wagons? They seem heavy duty? Can someone back me up and comment on that, they dont look flimsy tinys like the Hiaces, dont think the rear wagon part Panels would echo a lot of vibrating road noise?, once again can someone comment on that? Think Toyota could have done a better job of the rear Panels on the Hiaces! I’m in two mindsets about whats the best brand to buy. Seems for value for money and latest safety features, the iload looks the best, only the reviews on the fuel economy appears misleading from what the manufacturers spec are saying and what the owners are saying. How does fuel economy really compare with other brands ie Toyota Hiace/Ford Transit/VW Transporter wheres the reliable data? Think on the whole the diesel option looks best but gee theres a big price difference between petrol & diesel, can it be justified?

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:23:20 +0000

I have taken them all for a drive-Transit,Hi-Ace.The iLoad leaves them for dead-4 wheel disk brakes/much more power/tacho and better instrumentation,mp3 player and ipod plug/better suspension/5year warranty…my present Hyundai Sportswagon is 15years old,has 250,000km on it,never had a service(except the 1st free one-I just changed the oil and filter every 10,000km)just 2 exhaust systems, new disk pads…still drives like the day I bought it.Service is bullshit.Just change the oil and filter every 10k and it will last forever.I pick up my new iLoad on the 31st April $32310 drive away.I never went for accessories they were just priced off the planet.I will buy “copies”/non-genuine parts.Hi-Ace is basically the same van that came out years ago-they have rested on their laurels and name and have not upgraded or improved the thing much.Also they are far too expensive for what they are offering and they won’t do deals.For some reason, we get the shit Hi-Aces here.They sell updated versions in Asia e.g. the Philippines with tacho and better panels etc.

By: Des

Des — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:24:06 +0000

I’ve had the ILoad Diesel Auto for over a year now. Overall it’s a good to drive (my first van) for a van. Goes well, smooth and reasonably quiet.

The only disappointment is the fuel economy, around town I’m getting around 500k’s to the tank (which is 75L) when I drive nicely.

By: MrCourier

MrCourier — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:14:58 +0000

I’m a courier driver and purchased an Auto Diesel iLoad just under 12mths ago.

Drives really nice, couple of things I don’t (didn’t) like about it.

1. Safety feature – auto locking doors when you hit 40km/hr. Dealer turned this feature off for me at 1500 service, extremely annoying for a courier driver who is stop/starting every 2 mins and hits 41km/hr between stops

2. gazza mentioned the “vibration” under breaks. Only happened a couple of times to me, but it’s a worry – it’s like you are without breaks for a second – a worry when you are driving towards a wall.

3. I haven’t had it serviced by Hynudai – other couriers have told me too many bad stories about over priced servicing- so I’ll stick with my local mechanic.

4. The most annoying – and this would be a killing point for me purchasing this van again. I’m at around 25,000km and due for some new front tyres (rears are lasting a bit longer). The van comes standard (well mine did) with Hankook tyres. I’m told there is no Hankook distributor in Qld for the moment. I’ve found some suitable tyres (similar price to Hankook I’m told also). I’m looking at $240 per tyre? Are you friggin’ kidding me? I’m looking at 4 new tyres per year – so $1000 (by the time they are fitted and a wheel alignment is done).

My previous van was a Ford Econovan Petrol Auto. I always said that Ford still sold these I would have bought another one, pity they don’t.

Don’t get me wrong, the iLoad is a really nice van to drive – but come on – anyone buying these is going to do a hell of lot of kms in it per year – why the hell use such a weird arsed tyre size? I had larger customers when I had my Econovan, often carrying 500+ kg and the tyres ($80 each) functioned just fine.

Regular servicing + a set of tyres each year and you’re looking at $2000 to own this van on top of your other standard fuel & rego expenses.

By: rompo

rompo — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:48:00 +0000

I just getting a job at australian post delivery parcel, I went to look for hiace they cost a lot, I went to see the iload, very comfortable and cheaper, mean a little bit more money left for me at the end of the day. but my boss told me, it has to be LWB what do you think of iload in term of load capacity for parcel? =) your kindly

By: gazza

gazza — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:38:42 +0000

josh,you said the brakes are covered under warranty up to 20 000k, so does this apply for every 20 000k after that. have you been quoted for out of warranty work such as machining discs, pads, new discs & labour ?
will they stand by their 5 year/160 000k warranty if you don’t service it through a hyundai dealer ?
my experience with dealer/service centers is they will all rip you off.
has anyone else had vibration under braking ?
or any other problems ?
any other hidden warranty/conditions or small print ?

By: GHOST

GHOST — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:13:36 +0000

IN LIFE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

THE GHOST OF FRUGAL ONE WAS CORRECT AS POSTED!!

By: scoda

scoda — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:08:12 +0000

Hows the skoda roomster going now?

By: LenZ

LenZ — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:01:39 +0000

OK, we’ve just bought a Diesel iLoad for my wife. We own Border Collies and they do some agaility work. So she gets to load all her equipment in the back and have the dogs in the middle. We separated the areas with two cargo barriers (the middle one had to be custom made by Milford’s so now they have a template! .. lol!)

Has anyone done any rust/paint prevention and can they recommend anyone in Sydney (say brooky area?). Would like to put some 17″ alloys on it eventually. Anyone esle running them?

Loving the iLoad so far and right now the positives outway the negatives.