Comments on: Greener Hyundai i30 CRDi

By: adam

adam — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:36:32 +0000

I have had my i30 for 4 months now and it has proven to be very impressive. The ride is comfortable and the styling is very nice, it looks good and seat 4 adults or, in our case, 2 adults and two labradors very nicely. The most impressive aspect of all is the fuel efficiency which is simply incredible. I am averaging between 3.9 to 4.4 l/100km, and this is a genuine combination of inner city and freeway driving. It has literally halved my fuel costs.

By: Cupid Stunt aka No Name

Cupid Stunt aka No Name — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:59:21 +0000

Jeeze Frugal – with that differential its only the drivability that makes it worthwhile. the big D here is only 25cents equivilant extra, plus our Rego is CO2 based with the best CO2 less than 100gm/100km costing nothing and the worst >250gm/100 costing £400 (thats going to rise). Then its the diesel that does make sense.

By: FrugalOne

FrugalOne — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:07:08 +0000

Do the math now, diesel is $0.35cpl MORE

Game Over diesel

Cheers

F-0

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:34:37 +0000

I just scored a 2009 i30 SLX 1.6 CDRi, 5-speed, moonlight blue with rear spoiler (extra $495), tint, dash mat, floor mats, cargo mat, delivered to my home 1200km north of Perth with a full tank of fuel, stamp duty and rego paid for $29437.

By: Dazz

Dazz — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:47:49 +0000

Hi Victim…

From my understanding from what is being said by some knowledgeable people on

http://www.i30ownersclub.com

It is better to just drive off gently to warm the car up (and wastes less diesel too).

Obviously, a cool down (idle) period is still recommended before you switch the engine off if you have been driving her hard just prior to arriving at your destination.

If you have deals to offer by all means post them on the above site as there is a lot of discussion there about after market add-ons including Cruise…

Rgds,

Dazz

By: Victim

Victim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:34:31 +0000

Sorry
Ph 1800 559 279
NSW Only

By: Victim

Victim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:33:17 +0000

Speaking of Cruise. I have personaly installed Cruise Control in about 20 I30 Turbo Deisels and test driven them as well and i am amazed by the power these little hatches have.I am going to have to install a remote engine start in mine as i have a bad habit of not warming a car up.this way i will be able to start it from the kitchen before i leave the house.Remote engine starts in Australia are illegle so i will not be able to offer this for sale but if you want cruise control i can help you there. No this is not a spam thread,I do have my own I30 on order and in the comming months will be developing more I30 options not available anywhere else in the world.Watch this space.
Cheers
Tom

By: Victim

Victim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:24:42 +0000

Have mine on order. cant wait to be cruising the F3 in something more comfortable than a Holden Combo. The Combo is a great little work van but i should be able to handle working from a hatch

By: mum

mum — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:50:08 +0000

all I thought I had to do was check out a few car yards, read the specs brochures, take i my current car for appraisal,get the best price and bingo selection made easy!!….The I started to read reviews and comments such as this trail about the i30. Thanx to all of you who have posted regardless of your own particualr agendas, I have learned some more, thought some more and while not sold completely, can have a bit more of a decent conversation with the car sales bods. Am interested in an automatic diesel, trying to keep the price low ,not do too much damage to the e/ment, and hopefully be able to sell in a few yrs. maybe I should get something (corlla/tiida) for a year or two and then change to a diesel auto when there are more on the market in my price range by that time???

By: Dazz

Dazz — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:09:17 +0000

Hyundai Lover,

You’re obviously very careful drivers think I’m getting just over 1000km to a tank which I am still happy with (only done 2100km).

Don’t forget to visit Hyundai Forums if you haven’t already lots of positive comments and shared information.

Cheers,

Dazz

By: Hyundai Lover

Hyundai Lover — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:06:55 +0000

Gooday Dazz. Sounds like a top idea, I believe there are Govt incentives in Europe for people to go diesel, over here seems the opposite. Will email you with my support, like you said “worth a try”.

Agree with you on the Hyundai, they are a good car. I haven’t showed anyone that hasn’t been impressed with the inside build of the vehicle with all the intelligent little compartments. This car has a look and feel of quality not cheapness. Filled up to-day after getting 1090 klms on about 54 litre of fuel. My partner did half the driving so I was pretty impressed with that figure. Cheers.

By: Eyma Teapot

Eyma Teapot — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:13:04 +0000

oops ,
Minor correction. Porche rate no.2 in the JD power ranking and last i checked these are made in europe and not thailand or south africa.

By: Eyma Teapot

Eyma Teapot — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:07:12 +0000

F-O
Mate, i havent seen the article so am going in blind but in response to your claims. I am with Dazz, nothing wrong with the tyers. I have the Kuhmos on my Slx and find them grippy in all conditions and they dont create excessive road noise.
Better economy, Well dont forfet that the punto is a smaller car with a tiny 1.3 engine versus a 1.6 so you would exspect it to be more fuel efficient wouldnt you?
In regards to air bags and trip computer, for just a few bob more than the punto you can get the slx model with 6 airbags and trip computer and more.
As for your claims of superior euro Quality, take a look where JD Power rate Hyundai NO.3 vs any euro brand and that puts that argument to rest also.
No contest, I30 wins by knock out first round.

By: Dazz

Dazz — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:38:06 +0000

Whoops – Sorry lost it for a moment.

F-O (and anyone else who’s interested) go to the Hyundai website, click on i30 then on compare down the bottom. Add Fiat Punto 1.3 ($23,990) to comparison allow plenty of time to read and scroll down for all the extra features/benefits of the i30SX diesel over the “equivilent” but dearer Punto.

Back in your box F-O

By: Dazz

Dazz — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:10:06 +0000

F-O

(thats not a greeting thats an order!)

Nothing wrong with Hankooks or Kumhos and I doubt the fiat would be as well finished or as reliable as the i30 and the Warranty (3 years i’m guessing)

Don’t know why you are on this forum F-O isn’t anyone pasionate enough about Toyotas to start one for them?

Cheers,

Dazz

By: Frugal-One

Frugal-One — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:19:37 +0000

In todays TheAge newspaper they have a test on the i30 CRDI

Its compared to 30-something diesels

It got 3.5 star score [as did the VW Polo]

The FIAT Punto BEAT IT and got a score of 4.0.

The FIAT has std. cruise-control, and trip computer, quality euro tyres, better economy,4 extra air-bags [total 6] also its safer as its a 5-star NCAP rated.

Better looking to boot.

WELL DONE FIAT, YOU WON! @$23,990 its only $2500 more for vastly superior Euro quality.

Back-in-your-box-Hyundai!

Cheers

F-0

By: Dazz

Dazz — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:52:42 +0000

Hi Eyma,

Hyundai politely refused to offer any support or incentives for an i30 club (apparently they don’t support any clubs world wide). However, I’m prepared to take the risk of giving out my email address here (dazzling_darryl at hotmail dot com) for expressions of interest for a club which I would be happy to administer.

We would be able to share info like the fact that Sunland now make an i30 dashmat (code E36 i think) which is a different code from the current Elantra one? With enough members (once the i30 takes off) still quietly confident of negotiating some deals on “our” behalf.

Have done over 1000 km since picking up the i30 on Thursday at 4.30pm and sitting on 110kph (by my GPS – about 115kph by the speedo) with 2 up and luggage equiv to a 3rd getting around 5.4 l/p 100km or close enough to 1000km out of a tank – i can live with that!

All up (taking everything into account) the i30 is now the best car i’ve owned (the first one to beat the Australian built 1991 Nissan Pulsar SSS – which got many rave reviews at the time) Also had a 1993 SSS Bluebird (with the head up display) a couple of nice Hondas, several Lancers including an early GSR with a motor as smooth as silk…and a 1990 Seca CSX.

Still happy I didn’t pay the extra $990 for ESP even if I did get flogged for it on another forum!

Cheers,

Dazz

By: Eyma Teapot

Eyma Teapot — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:10:36 +0000

Dazz,
As fellow i30 owner, would be interested in any progress you make towards a owners club.

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:45:22 +0000

will aus be getting the i30 wagon?

they have it in uk and europe and it looks very good.

would sell well here too

cheers

F-0

By: Dazz

Dazz — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:20:48 +0000

Hyundai Lover,

As mentioned on another blog on this site, I am currently waiting on feedback from Hyundai about their support for an i30 Owners club (three working days before someone will get back to me) If successful and I can get enough members I plan to try and negotiate for say a 4 cents per ltr discount on fuel for i30 club members (diesel and petrol) from one of the fuel companies – it’s got to be worth a try!

Dazz