Mornin' all ^_^

I just joined today after finding your forum hiding on page two of my google results. That'll teach me to set google to "uk only" :57:

Anyway, I organised a test drive 2 weeks ago at a dealership in Blackpool (west coast UK). I arranged to drive a 1.6 "comfort" petrol i30. Before the test date I read so many good reviews of the diesel version that I changed my test to a 1.6 CRDi diesel i30 comfort.

Arrived at the dealership and all they had was a 2.0L CRDi "premium". They said they'd had trouble sourcing a 1.6 but I said what the heck - I'll be able to judge the build quality and ride style anyway. The test went very well I must say. Solid. Quiet. Smooth.

So in I went after the test and made a deal where they'd take my battered MGZR in px and do 0% finance. Result.

Got home that night (the dealership is near where I work) and the phone was going mad.

The dealership said that all i30 "comfort" models destined for the UK were still on ships, and they couldn't guarantee they'd get allocated any.

:o

They offered to do me a deal on a 1.6 CRDi "premium" with a £600 Hyundai discount on the upgrade.

No. No. No. I said.

No. I don't need a self-dipping rear view mirror - I know when I'm being blinded.

No. I don't need reverse parking sensors - I can park pretty good on my own thank you.

No. I don't want anti-glare windscreen - it'll affect my satnav.

No. I don't need leather seats - my **** gets hot by itself without leather to help it.

No. I don't need leather steering wheel - sweaty hands are my forte.

Yes. Automatic door mirror-folding would be nice, but I've lived without that technology for 3 decades and have never had my mirrors clipped.

No. No. No. Seventeen inch alloys is just 2 inches more to clean.

No. Climate control sounds interesting.

Actually, it sounds very interesting. So does the electrically heated windscreen. So does the drivers armrest.

So I went for it.

AND NOW to the question

Was I being lied to? Is there a shortage of the lower-specced comfort and style models?

Either way, I'm glad I ordered the top spec package for what amounts to £1800 extra :thumbsup: .

This post has been edited by Shambles: Feb 17 2008, 01:13 PM

Hi M8,
well the 1.6 turbo Diesel is hard to find here too. we don't get 1.6 petrol or 2.0 TD here in Australia, also our models are called by letter designations.
let us know how it goes and if it breaks.
cheers