Yep Dazz,

Our Getz Click is the same colour only ours is a 2 door. We love driving the Getz and have done nearly 13 000k already since the middle of December. We're doingless now that we have the i30.

I shall have to organise some photos of our two Hyundai cars soon. Lately I have been getting home too late to even think about it.

Dazz, how can we get more of those who posted on CarAdvice to come across to this forum? Did you get any emails from people about forming an i30 club in Oz? Why not start a thread here to see if any are interested on here. This might be a place where we can gather a few of us together to see what eventuates.

Bob

Hi
three months wait,I didnt even wait 3 days.Walked into dealer on a Saturday afternoon in November 07 and had my car on Tuesday morning.It only took a couple of days because I wanted the tint , paint and upholstery protection done.But i recon it would be worth the wait.
cheers Ian

Ian,

You were one of the lucky early ones. Once word got out about what a gem this little car is, the supply ran out and the waiting periods increased day by day. I signed up early in December and had to wait 3 months. But you are right, it is worth the wait.

I notice your in Adelaide. We are in the murray mallee about 40 minutes drive from Murray Bridge. We are starting to see more i30 on the road weekly. Early next week we will be fitting our personalised SA plates, white to match the car with blue letters, OURI-30.

Bob

Hi Bob,

Cuppla things...

We could copy and paste a link to this forum in the Car advice forum and/or formally invite Eyma Teapot and a few of the others over as you did with me.

Haven't had any emails yet but guess it's early days not everyone seems to visit daily as you and i do.

Don't know if you noticed my comment about getting Hankooks tyres on my SLX versus Kumhos on yours but feel better after showing the i30 to my mates at the local Goodyear tyre centre today.

Apparently they come out of the same factory and are a good middle of the range tyre (around $180 each retail i think) cheapies of our size apparently available from about $130. Might look at Goodyear Ducaro or Excellence Eco 5 for around $200 when they need replacing (think it was the excellence they said was original equip on Mercedes C class!

Bye for now,

Dazz

Dazz,

I knew the Kumho and Hankook were from the same factory in Korea. I had Hankook tyres on my Pathfinder that we traded and they were excellent. It seems as if the 16" tyres for the i30 are common enough on other vehicles in Australia.

I shall post some pics on the weekend.

Bob

How much roughly will 17" tyres cost to replace?

Out of interest, i rang Hyundai yesterday to enquire about servicing costs for my SR. I was told that the 6 month 'intermediate' service (this isn't compulsory) is about $150 whereas the 12 month (compulsory) service is about $200. The diesel costs about $380 for the 12 month service apparently!

Buddy, you can always cut the service cost's by supplying your own oil and other service parts, just make sure the oil meets manurfacturer's requirment. and buy genuine filters, i have found most dealers mark up all the prices a lot and this put's service costs up. they even add imaginary things they dream up. just thought i'd tell you. like say you might buy oil same as dealer uses and pay $40, were the dealer will charge $60 or more for that so take $60 off and you saved $20. i have always done it this way .
Cheers

Hi All,

When the time comes to consider replacing tyres you might like to look at the Michelin Energy range.

At www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk you can check out emission and consumption data for all UK cars. The i30 in UK setup is listed. So, as our American cousins say..."Your mileage may vary" :)

For the Peugeot 308 HDi which comes with a choice of Michelin Energy tyres or standard ones you will see that the standard 308 HDi delivers 130 gm CO2, 4.9L/100Km. With the Michelin energy fitted it delivers 125 Gm CO2, 4.7L/100Km. A considerable improvement for a Tyre with a very long life and shorter breaking distances according to Michelin.

Details on the technology can be found at www.michelin-green-meter.com/

I am fairly sure that I have seen something which said that these tyres are now fitted to the Kia Cee'd in the UK. Hyundai have said they will fit them to the i-blue range. According to Michelin publicity Hyundai are "evaluating" whether to fit them as standard to the i30.

Cheers :beer:

This post has been edited by The Bun-yip: Mar 29 2008, 04:27 AM

Nice pics Dazz & Buddy. They remind me that it is worth the wait.

This thread has really seemed to pick up, woohoo! Just wish I knew what you guys were on about 80% of the time :-) I might have to ask you to explain some things in girlspeak in the near future, lol


Jess

Hi all,
New to the forum but thought I would add my experience.
I ordered my i30 CDRi Manual on 4th Jan and got it on Thursday (27th March). We have a Mazda Tribute but needed a second car for my new job and wanted something economical. Couldn't go past the i30 when compared to others in its class.
The sales guy was completely honest with me upfront and said he didn't know how long it would take to arrive. It didn't worry me too much as I have just changed jobs and moved to Adelaide in late December and had 3 months training where I could walk to from home.
Basically if you want a standard petrol i30 (no protectz pack) there is no wait (the dealers have plenty of them) however if you want the diesel versions (or any optional extras) then they are selling more than they can get and you will have to wait.
Some dealers will tell you they can get you what you want quickly just to get your signature, but you may then have to wait anyway.
So far worth the wait even after 3 days! Also probably not the right spot for this but if you only got one remote key (I got two) and one key without remote then apparently you can go back to your dealer and get a second remote one under warranty. If you lose your remote you cannot open the car with the spare as it sets off the alarm.
Cheers

Welcome to the forum Hadders!

Wow didn't know that about the remote, I only got one with my SR and a spare key. I'll ring my Hyundai dealer on Monday to see if I can get an extra remote!!

Thanks for that advice Bun-yip, hopefully I won't have to buy tyres for a looong while yet.

:beer:

Do we have to lose the first remote first? Or can we just go in there and ask for another one for free?

Hi chb,

The sales guy told me that because of the issue with not being able to unlock the car without the alarm going off they were having to give second one's out under warranty.
I can't imagine that it would only be one dealer so give yours a call.

The dealer told me that mine was the first one that they had received with 2 remotes and that Hyundai had realised that this is an issue. They may have to order your new/spare remote so could take a while but not sure on this as it wasn't an issue for me.

Maybe this should be added as a separate topic to let people know! What do you think.

This post has been edited by hadders: Mar 30 2008, 01:31 AM

Hadders,

A new thread about hte 2nd remote would be a good idea. Once you find out more and we have it as an official position from Hyundai, then we have something to go on. We would certainly love a 2nd remote.

Bob

No problem Bob.

I will see if I can get an official response from the dealer tomorrow for you.

Bun-Yip, what is the reason the Mich take less power and Tq to drive them? like are they a lot lighter? or do they have less contact? ( like a very open straight tread patern? or do they run higher tyre pressures? also what country are they made in?

Myself i have been very impressed with the Good Year Tyres that came on my Falcon V8 Ute i have driven it hard, carried loads towed trailers and never had a wheel alinement and they last 110,000k's still with tread i'm on my second set and the car is 4years old has 203,000k's still plenty left, plus they grip well wet and dry and have not had a flat. made in Australia too.
But they would not be a tyre to use on the i30 as too heavy these are good year Cargo 215 . 60 x 16" but o a car like the i30 i would expect the good year cargo to last 200,000k's as the ute has 500nm Tq @ 3,200 rev and get's 80% TQ @ 1,500 rev so hard on rear tyres.
cheers

Hi All
this is Hyundai Australia's answer to 2nd remote
Dear Ian,

Thank you for your enquiry.

Unfortunately, the i30 vehicle model as well as the keys are imported via
Korea, and only one set come as standard with the vehicle, this being one
remote with a key inside and one single key. Therefore any spare parts
(e.g. additional remote / keys) have to be purchased separately via the
Hyundai dealer.

If your alarm goes off and you do not have the key with the remote handy;
placing the key in the ignition should stop the alarm from continuing to
sound.

They just want to make money out of us buying another remote
cheers Ian