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| Thread Author: Ambo | Replies: 19 |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 14:00
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Ambo
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Hyundai i10 S Air 1000 mile review My wife found the i30 too big so we downsized to an i10. This is one of a group that I would define as “urban plus†since it is nippy in town capable enough for the occasional 100-mile trip. Arthritis led me to sell this in favour of something with wider door openings. My wife having bonded with the original car, I had hopes that the new, 2014 model would answer and so it proved. It is 5†longer, 2.5†wider and 1.6†lower, although it looks lower and sits down well on the road. These modest increases have led to a lot more interior space and the car looks less boxy and more grown-up. This is the basic version of three. It is less powerful, fielding a 997 cc engine compared with 1248 for our previous i10, 65hp versus 85hp. The difference is not that obvious however, though it might be with four-up; there are in fact three rear seat belts but the hard, narrow central “seat†is more suitable as a picnic table. The deal included the usual Hyundai 5-year warranty; 5 years’ of full, car-based breakdown cover and 5 years’ annual health check. Extras included an emergency spare wheel (£50), rear parking sensors (£300) and a three-year service package (£349). It looks smart in solid white with beige interior and has an air of improved quality (apart from a little uneven seat stitching) although it seems odd, after so many years of remote locking, to revert to a manual key yet, this turns out to be far less of a nuisance than I thought. Two keys are provided, locks on the front doors operating as well on the rear doors and boot. The door seals are very tight and doors need to be shut with a good bang. All four doors now have full size bottle holders. There is a cubbyhole with a deep lip below the ICE system, roomy enough for three or four pairs of glasses, but the sliding storage tray under the front passenger seat is no more. The dash is much improved and has a proper analogue fuel gauge compared with the earlier barcode type. The ignition switch operation is awkward. The feature advising gear change points persists, albeit in more presentable form, but is just as useless, often leading to a stressed engine if observed. Perhaps because there are running lights (a novelty to me), the instruments are always illuminated in daylight when the engine is running, whereas they used to be hard to make out. There are two power sockets plus Auxiliary and USB. There are no visor mirrors. The electric front windows are controlled by the driver but the rear windows have winders. The wing mirrors are manual. The ICE system is so-so but not much used much anyway. The very useful compartmented tray in the boot (“luggage roomâ€) of the previous car is no more but this leaves more grocery space and the loading height is lower. There is some extra space for small items around the (optional) spare emergency wheel. All round visibility is improved as is the gear shift. Parking is easier and the car is docile in traffic but the gutsy little engine provides plenty of entertainment in the right gears, on the many twisty little country roads where half of our driving is done, as the car corners well. It does not have the same propensity to stall as the previous car and the i30 but in common with those, it tends to lack power at motorway overtaking speeds. The main brakes are adequate but engagement can be sudden. Suspension and seats are firm (Hyundai features) so bad road surfaces can make themselves felt in thumping. The small-car ride is a bit fussy, so very long or frequent cruises are probably not its forte. The 14†wheels are steel and there are no bothersome locking nuts. The trims are through-bolted so ties are not needed. Road noise is rather high. Indicated petrol consumption is 46 mpg with the (improved) aircon mostly on and frequent use of 3rd and 4th gear, rather than sleepy top. A nice touch is a double hook on the inside of the filler flap, on which to hand the cap, on its captive lead, while filling. Overall, a good buy for its intended use. |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 15:15
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - diddy1234
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sounds like a great review and that you are happy with it. If I found a good deal, id be tempted to buy one. what are the revs like at 60mph and 70mph ? Does it struggle on the motorway ? What is the best feature on the car , and also the worst feature ? |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 15:24
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Armel Coussine
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Unless absolutely minimal expenditure is the first priority, seems to me it's a mistake to opt for the smallest engine size. It's likely to use more fuel in normal driving and will be slower of course. Indeed bigger (new, modern) cars are more economical really (although more expensive to buy and run). And they are so much nicer to inhabit that the extra cost is worth paying if you can beg, borrow* or steal it. *at non-usurious interest rates obviously. |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 17:20
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Harleyman
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We have been considering replacing our 2009 i10 with the new model. Current one has done just under 40K miles and has been virtually trouble-free although it's currently in my workshop, the air-com pump having given up just a month outside the 5 year warranty period. I did try speaking to the dealership but was told that any concession would have to be made by Hyundai after the car had arrived at the dealership; given that they're 30 miles away I decided to do the job myself, as a new pump is stupid money and good second-hand ones are available for about fifty quid. I realise that I'll also have to pay for it to be re-gassed but that should not cost a fortune. Fault seems to be pump seizing through lack of use, according to what I've gleaned from t'internet. A work colleague bought his original i10 a few months before us, and has recently upgraded to a new model. He told me a few weeks ago that on balance he wished he'd kept the old one; the seats in the new model are apparently even harder than the old one. Given that this was a known criticism from many owners I'm both surprised and disappointed that Hyundai seem to have failed to acknowledge the failing. |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 18:31
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Bill Payer
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| Nice write-up from the OP. I admire very basic cars, but am really regretting not having elec rear windows on the Golf we got for one of our daughters - the winders get knocked and you don't notice the window is a bit open until you're on the move, and then you can't reach it. Perhaps reaching it is not a problem in an i10? :) |
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New Wed 8 Oct 14 20:45
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - John Boy
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We looked at an i10 when my other half began to have difficulty bending to get into a regular car. It was okay for that, but we thought the seats would be uncomfortable - apart from being quite hard, the base is rather short. We eventually chose a Vauxhall Agila B (Suzuki Splash clone), which has much better seats. I would have thought, also, that it was the benchmark for ease in entering or exiting a car. It's not only the seats which need to be high, the roof line needs to be too. I saw OH crack her head getting into a Qashqai recently, because it only fulfills the first requirement. |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 09:44
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Ambo
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The revs are not obtrusive at 60 or 70, diddy, but I can’t check where they come in on the rev counter as my wife is away with the car just now. As I said, its lacks power at motorway overtaking speeds but is quite happy apart from that. However, I don’t have much to go on since there is no motorway in our area and I have only used it on short stretches of the M27 so far. The best feature on the car is its roominess; that of it, its manoeuvrability. The worst, for some, will be the economy-style locking, manual rear view mirrors and rear windows. Try it out, but time was you could get a long, unaccompanied test drive. With a Colt, I once got a whole weekend. For the i30, I got a day, a full tank of petrol and a refund of the £10 insurance deposit at the end. The dealer in the present case would not play ball and assured me that this is the case throughout the industry now, due to the attitude of insurers. |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 09:59
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Roger.
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It's an attractive looking little car. The Koreans have definitely upped their design game for the Western markets. |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 11:58
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - John Boy
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| I was referring to the old model above. I've just seen one of the latest ones and would agree that it looks really good. For a start it doesn't have that appalling "car ferry with bow doors missing" look of so many recent designs. |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 13:26
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - RattleandSmoke
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Nice review, especially useful as my dad has the old shape 2012 i10 and I am thinking of replacing the Panda next year. I have decided it really doesn't like the cold weather and finding the fault is getting difficult. A new i10 is on my list, as the warranty makes it very attractive to me. My dads i10 has been very reliable apart from needing new rear bushes (warranty) and a new gearbox (developed a hole, was leaking oil so they replaced the gearbox). |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 13:35
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - TheManWithNoName
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| The OP could have been describing our second car - a Hyundai Getz. I quite like the basicness of it and its simplicity. It too isnt so good on long runs but ideal around urban and semi urban roads. |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 09:44
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Focusless
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>> ... Hyundai Getz ... It too isnt so good on long runs ... Got a 300 mile jaunt up to Newcastle tomorrow morning in our 1.3 Colt, then back again on Sunday. Can't say I'm particularly looking forward to it, but that would probably be true even if I was borrowing BBD's Lexus. Did look at train tickets, but that would be at least £274 for the 2 of us (could have been just under £200 if booked long enough in advance). |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 10:25
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Roger.
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>> Did look at train tickets, but that would be at least £274 for the 2 >> of us (could have been just under £200 if booked long enough in advance). HS2 anyone? Who will be able to afford to travel on it? |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 11:37
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Harleyman
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>> >> ... Hyundai Getz ... It too isnt so good on long runs ... >> >> Did look at train tickets, but that would be at least £274 for the 2 >> of us (could have been just under £200 if booked long enough in advance). >> Can sympathise to a degree, but just hang on a minute. It's not that many years ago that we'd happily contemplate such a journey in a far worse car than that. The two mentioned , even in most basic form, have creature comforts as standard which were only dreamed about in much higer specced cars only a generation ago, and are probably capable of cruising at speeds more befitting an upmarket saloon of that era. We're getting soft.... or spoilt. Or mebbe just old. ;-) |
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New Thu 9 Oct 14 17:07
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - Avant
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Very interesting review, Ambo. Elder daughter has an i10, after four Toyota Yarises: it was much cheaper and appears to do the same job just as well. She'd happily have another, although it may be worth taking advantage of the 5-year warranty and keeping it a bit longer than the 3 years each she kept the Yarises. On balance, although I appreciate that you went for value for money, I think we'd go for the mid-spec 1.2 version, as she has at the moment. You get a few more goodies and quite a but more zing, and hopefully it'll be worth more the other end as well. |
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New Fri 10 Oct 14 18:01
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - busbee
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I have the 2014 i10 PREMIUM 1248CC. The good points: quiet on a smooth road surface, plenty of power to accelerate for overtaking, nice ride, sound system plays a USB mp3 music stick and indicates both the title and the folder it is in -- Makes displays of 5 or 6 MP3 music combo's in Currys yesterday look very primitive. Some did not even display a music title. Just a number. They each played a different piece of music as their first one on my stick! Not sure about petrol consumption, I just fill it up when it needs it, but IIRC I did get 51mpg when I measured over 3 top-ups somewhere during the first 1000 miles when I was treating it very kindly. Dislikes: Hard seats -- I have to use a cushion else I get a pain in the bum after about 20 minutes. I never new my bum was so bony. Trafficator direction arrows too dim to see in daylight in some circumstances. Their clicking sound is also too quiet for me unless I am waiting at traffic lights. Speedometer uses a red 30mph mark on a black background with a red pointer -- red on black in some daylights baaahh. Takes too long to see it. Had it on a Micra and hated it. Bright daylight ahead and you sit their shading your eyes to see speed when going to pass a Gatso. Steering no where near as good as on a Micra K12. OK at general steering, round corners and obstacles etc, but straight ahead it needs nudging with silly little 5mm or so correction nudges. On the K12 (not latest Micra) I never noticed I was doing it. Only when I sat in this car. Garage tells me others have said similar. Problem is caused, it seems, by too high a gearing. You can't nudge 2.5mm. I miss using a car with key less entry where you put the key in your pocket when you go out and and then forget it. A little button on the handle does everything. In spite of this, I do like the car. Last edited by: busbee on Fri 10 Oct 14 at 18:04
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 09:16
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - nice but dim
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I'm appealed to this car. Looks good, the SE spec looks to have a good amount of kit too. Planning a change of car next year, fuel economy, simple working mechanics and low running costs are top of the list. I know you said it is suitable for the occasional 100 mile trip. In your opinion does the car feel like it could be suited a 20 mile each way motorway commute daily? I don't think I need the space for a medium segment car anymore, well at least for the next few years. |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 10:07
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - WillDeBeest
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| 20 minutes to numb bum doesn't sound like a hundred-miler to me. Our 2000 Fabia (ironically enough, the Comfort model) had that problem. It was also slower and used more fuel than the petrol Saab, never mind the diesel Volvo when that came along. It didn't get many long trips. |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 10:41
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - WillDeBeest
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Just to add to my previous thought, NBD, there are two factors to consider for your motorway commute. (Mine is 26 miles, so I have given this some thought.) First is time. 20 miles by motorway ought to take 20 minutes or so, but add the word 'commute' and unless you're working nights or very short days, it can easily be twice that, twice a day. For that you need something comfortable; not large, necessarily, but not cramped, not noisy and with some decent options for passing the time. Something i10 sized might do it, but that bum-numbing seat doesn't bode well. Second is safety. Yes, you'll hear that today's tiny Toyota is more crashworthy than a Volvo 960 from 20 years ago and it may well be true, but would you regularly want to be on a queue-prone motorway with barely a briefcase's thickness between you and whatever fails to stop in time? I wouldn't, and for that reason wouldn't consider anything smaller than a Golf when the time comes to replace my old (but not 1990s-old) Volvo. |
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New Thu 16 Oct 14 11:58
Hyundai New i10 1000 Mile Review - nice but dim
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WDB - Often 45 minutes, sometimes 30-35 obviously it depends who decides to have an collision on a given day. Once the 10 mile of M1 roadworks are finished should be back to 30 minutes. Its just all in the thoughts stage yet. My current jamjar (2002 Mitsubishi Carisma 1.6 107k) has provided excellent service for the last two years but the addition of 35k miles since ownership and add the fact that I haven't spent a penny hardly apart from tyres and minor home services, I know it will spring a bill at the thick end of three figures come MOT time next year even more so adding another 15-16k on the clock until replacement time late next year. It's too early to start a new car thread but my means are a such, 7kish tops (2k cash + 5k loan and what ever few pence the old will fetch. Able to seat myself and occasionally my young daughter and a passenger, Boot size not critical, power/speed not critical but able to pull its self along at no more than 80mph. I like my toys, as enjoyed on current car (MP3/Bluetooth radio, EW, trip computer, AC) so wouldn't like to lose those if possible. Main one for me is running costs. I'm getting about 42mpg on my weekly mix of 70% motorway and 30% local over about 15/16k per year. Hoping to reduce the fuel and tax spend slightly (along with a few other personal outgoings by next year) to accommodate the loan to make as possible minimal extra spend. Safety is important too agreed, although strangely I don't find I get un-comfy in a car even given the fact I've owned a mix of 80/90's cars over the years. |
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