New shape i10

photome

Anyone on here bought a new shape i10.

My wife fancies one and we have been offered a good deal on the 1.2 premium, we have had a test drive and it drives ok, but all the hard plastic puts me off,

just wondered if anyone had one and loved it or hated it for any reason

DUTR

If it's for your Mrs, then she has the last say, things that appeal or appease one, may not another.

clayton16749

I'm no badge snob and no car expert, but my personal experience of Hyundai's is bad. I've found them to be cheap and you can tell sort of cars.


I'd go for something a bit more solid. Honda, Toyota maybe.

photome

clayton16749 wrote: »

I'm no badge snob and no car expert, but my personal experience of Hyundai's is bad. I've found them to be cheap and you can tell sort of cars.


I'd go for something a bit more solid. Honda, Toyota maybe.

thanks

she has an i30 at the moment its 5 years old and apart from a couple of minor niggles sorted under warranty it has been great, she is just looking at something smaller

jackieblack

We've got the old shape i10, which we love. It's comfortable, reliable and cheap to run, tax and insure.
I've not seen the interior of the new one but are considering a new i10, or possibly i20, and letting our daughter have our current i10 when she passes her driving test.

photome

Thanks jackie if you like the old shape you will love the new shape. they are worlds apart. (we have test driven both)

there are too many clutch issues with the i20 or we would consider that

buglawton

clayton16749 wrote: »

I'm no badge snob and no car expert, but my personal experience of Hyundai's is bad. I've found them to be cheap and you can tell sort of cars.

I'd go for something a bit more solid. Honda, Toyota maybe.

Weird statement. I've been driving the same Hyundai i30 for 5 years. But have also, for lengthy journeys, hired Fords (Focus) and VW (Golf) not to mention owned Vauxhalls over the years. Apart from warranty-sorted niggles the i30's build quality works out fine.

One part of the above statement is true, I did find my i30 to be cheap, in price. However, due to the high ratings the motoring press have awarded Hyundai, new prices are nowadays cheekily high.

jackieblack

photome wrote: »

Thanks jackie if you like the old shape you will love the new shape. they are worlds apart. (we have test driven both)

there are too many clutch issues with the i20 or we would consider that

Didn't know that about the i20, so that's helpful, thank you.
Was thinking that a little more room might be good for my ageing parents as Dad has recently stopped driving and I'm thinking that I might need to drive them places more in the future, particularly if my Mum was unwell or when she decides to stop driving.
Although, from the outside, the new i10 looks a bit roomier than the old one so that may be sufficient.

photome

jackieblack wrote: »

Didn't know that about the i20, so that's helpful, thank you.
Was thinking that a little more room might be good for my ageing parents as Dad has recently stopped driving and I'm thinking that I might need to drive them places more in the future, particularly if my Mum was unwell or when she decides to stop driving.
Although, from the outside, the new i10 looks a bit roomier than the old one so that may be sufficient.

They may have sorted the clutch issues now (this link mentions a few) http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/hyundai/i20-2009/?section=good and if they have you may get a bargain on the old shape i20 as the new shape one comes out next year,

The new i10 is roomier inside than the old but it is still "small" although room in the back for 3 adults at a squeeze so long as you are not going far

sh0597

Does it have 4 wheels and look like a box?

DominicH

I have test driven a couple of the new i10s. I have also taken several VW Ups on extensive test drives as a comparison, since it is the class leader to date. My verdict is that the i10 is the better car. Very refined with less engine noise than the Up, less spartan interior, better kit for the same money (e.g. standard speakers on the Up are poor), and ride, handling and build quality seem comparable. I prefer the Up's shape, but if it were my money it would be the i10.

Getting out of an Up back into my Focus felt like getting into a much more grown up car. I didn't get that feeling with the i10.