Latest new car... a Hyundai.

Picked up my new Hyundai i20 active today, first impressions seems very good for a cheap small car.

Insurance is a third of what my 172 (with more mileage & Charlotte as a named driver), road tax is just £20 a year, 5 year unlimited mileage warranty, cheap finance, good mpg, nice spec car... couldnt really say no to the deal my friend offered me.


For anybody looking for a new cheap car, I would really recommend the Hyundai range, certainly not what you would expect from a cheap car.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps5f42c813.jpg

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Originally Posted by Penfold aka The Dealer

Picked up my new Hyundai i20 active today, first impressions seems very good for a cheap small car.

Insurance is a third of what my 172 (with more mileage & Charlotte as a named driver), road tax is just £20 a year, 5 year unlimited mileage warranty, cheap finance, good mpg, nice spec car... couldnt really say no to the deal my friend offered me.


For anybody looking for a new cheap car, I would really recommend the Hyundai range, certainly not what you would expect from a cheap car.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps5f42c813.jpg

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Got to love the warrenty and tax cost.
Whats the build quality like ?

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Originally Posted by Alan

Got to love the warrenty and tax cost.
Whats the build quality like ?

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Havent done any mileage in it yet (10miles), but interior is nice, good feeling leather steering wheel, some nice chrome finish on the interior handles (feels like a good quailty metal rather than plastic), doors shut nicely and have a heavy feel to them, interior feels just like your typical mid spec Renault, Ford, Vauxhall etc... Seats are abit basic... but do the job.

Electric windows all round
Electric mirrors & electric folding

All new hyundai's have air con as standard


Oh also forgot comes with 5 years RAC cover aswell

Build qualitys fantastic. Great cars :agree:

it will be for sale next week

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Originally Posted by Robbo

it will be for sale next week

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Nope, it ticks the right boxes for work etc, hence why I brought In the 1st place :)

Will most likely be selling the 172, and doing something to get rid of the 5...

We recently had an i30 as a curtesy car. Quite frankly I'd rather walk! :laugh: That said I don't know how much they are brand new? It just felt really cheap and tinny to me.....

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Originally Posted by Alex

We recently had an i30 as a curtesy car. Quite frankly I'd rather walk! :laugh: That said I don't know how much they are brand new? It just felt really cheap and tinny to me.....

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Well a fiesta to the same spec would be £13,490.00, Clio £13580 where as the Hyundai was under £10k... so a fair bit cheaper..

my dads got an i30 few weeks ago and i was quite suprised how nice it is! i was expecting if to be flimsey and plasticy, but feels and looks pretty well built and pretty well specced, he paid 10k for a 1 month old ex demo:)

I suppose compared to an R5 they're pretty well built :laugh: but compared to my 2001 VW they felt tinny and liable to fall apart - just my opinion mind.

I guess for the price they're not all that bad :)

You should drive the newer passat al..... your year cars by far the best. new passat = :disagree: big loada crap.

How much is your clio?

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Originally Posted by car.crash

How much is your clio?

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Waiting to see how things pan out before deciding to sell the clio, such a good car for what there worth... Hardly be worth selling.

Tons of car for pocket money.

should have waited for the Dacia....

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Originally Posted by Sparkie

should have waited for the Dacia....

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Test drove the Dacia Sandero.... Utter shocking, you could tell how it was the cheapest car... a stereo is an optional extra!

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Originally Posted by Tony Walker

You should drive the newer passat al..... your year cars by far the best. new passat = :disagree: big loada crap.

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That's surprising, I like the newer Passat as well. I hear they have issues with injectors though?

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...6daaf048-1.jpg

Average mpg over the past few days... Granny driving ftw :)

I dread the day I'm watching my mpg and listening to heart fm.:cooter:

I love doing 15 odd in the Audi everyday.. Live for today