Hyundai i30

[Rtth84]

if only the i30 got manual transmission, then the FC and power delivery will definitely be better

[Ff2004]

Not many i30 on the road yet.

I am sure many will go for forte since price the same and it is a sedan.

Forte and i30 is with different engine right? Forte seems to be powerful than i30 on paper.

 

BTW, are both forte and i30 with power window? One touch and window close or open by itself type.

[Lewiss]

I prefer GTI V50

[Lewiss]

No, all avante, cerato v2, i30, forte are the same engine....

 

The different is tuning and gearbox.............

[Windchoco]

  On 4/7/2009 at 7:17 AM, Lewiss said:

I prefer GTI V50

 

Wa... that 1 can buy 2 x i30 liao.... lol

[Kxbc]

Saw quite a few i30 on the roads. Its kar chng is nice but the bosom does not impress. But overall nice package for a hatch, exterior-wise.

[Stargate2]

How about i10 and i20? Wonder when are they coming.. and the price?

[Yr1985]

I got a colleague who speaks exactly like you about I30, he used to drive a Jazz.

[Leeshunda100]

On lar...think no more TS later go down and sign.

the more u think the more u hesitate.

just buy it but most important u must like it

[Lewiss]

That`s what we means.......

 

Whatever car la..... The most important is YOU LIKE IT

 

Dont care other people say la......haha

[Windchoco]

Definitely the car owner must like what he buy... if not the minimum 3 years in that ride will be v miserable... lol

[Ff2004]

  On 4/7/2009 at 7:20 AM, Lewiss said:

No, all avante, cerato v2, i30, forte are the same engine....

 

The different is tuning and gearbox.............

Oh i see.

Does i30 come with power window? Previously, korea car does not have power window and need to keep pressing on the open button in order to open it.

 

BTW, i30 is expensive than avante and only becoz of the build quality?

[Eacs]

hi there all,

 

thank you for your inputs. My only fear its a Korean car.No offence.Resale very bad.

[Veryfree]

honestly, i was sort of scouting around for a second hand car. to my surprise,

i cannot believe my eyes to see some Jap cars like a decent early Y07 civic 1.6

is asking for $45k negotiable. wow, if the myth of Jap cars can hold good resale

value, it must be a bleed for the owners who bought these cars & lost $30k in 2 years.

 

A new i30 now cost $47k, a civic 1.6 cost $72k. with a $25k gap, how much can

an i30 lose?

 

after all, owning a Jap car is no glamour from owning a Korean car, it's like

wearing a Hang Ten tee comparing to a Gordano tee.

 

IMHO, i30's quality, power and driving feel, is worth at $47k, alot better than

say a civic. no offence to civic owners, Hyundai intended to build an i30 as

a civic beater, looks like this time i30 wins.

 

(buy an i30 instead of a civic 1.6A, you'll have extra $25k to party)

[Lewiss]

Yes, it does come with p window.

 

Now a day hatch back design price is higher than saloon/saden design as compared 10/20 yrs ago....

 

Build quality for i30 i mush say is very mush better

[Lewiss]

Agree, today how many cars will gain good resale value??? IMO is how long would like to keep?

 

Do you like the car, enjoy driving it??? Not just buy it and start to think the resale value.............

 

just my personal view, no offend

 

 

 

 

[Windchoco]

In the 1st place there are no such thing such as high resale value... In Singapore, typically, the name of the game here is that cars have value that only lasts for 10 years. Resale value = Paper value + body for this 10 years.

 

Paper value is fixed from OMV + COE, and although u have higher OMV in a Jap, it also means it depreciates more thus u lose more over time because u bought a car with higher OMV. As for body value, after 5 years , typically MIJ = ~5k, MIK = ~3k , but current market conditions is so bad that dealers are willing to take in your car only at paper value with almost no body.

 

In Singapore, Drive car = lose $$ from day 1... Y not try to lose less instead? Unless of course, buying a car to you is like buying a handphone.

 

2 cents

[Comfy]

giordano these days are not that cheap either.. i30 is hell lots cheaper than civic.. believe most would be happier with that 'extra' cash in the pocket..