Is the Hyundai i30 actually too sensible to buy? | ReDriven used car review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Check out the Hyundai i30 Cheat Sheet here: redriven.com/hyundai-i30/
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Hyundai products have had a reputation renaissance over the past decade, and that all started with the i30. Since this versions release in 2016, it's seen fantastic sales, gaining a reputation for quality, value for money and a great list of standard equipment.
But a few years on, and with thousands and thousands of kilometres on the clock, does it still hold on to those attributes? Or is there more to consider when buying one.
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - What is it?
01:47 - Does it look good?
02:26 - How's the interior?
04:14 - How's the tech?
04:49 - Is it practical?
05:24 - What goes wrong?
06:24 - Is it safe?
06:48 - What's it like to drive?
08:05 - How much does it cost?
08:24 - Running costs?
08:50 - Should you buy it?
#Hyundai
#i30
#smallcar
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Thank goodness for you it's so hard to find someone (in Australia also) who shares about used cars rather than the latest. Keep doing what you're doing subscribed!
Emma, you legend! Thanks so much and yep, we got sick of friends buying crap cars as there was no one offering advice on used cars, hence why we started ReDriven. Your comments have made our day, cannot thank you enough.
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Definitely!! 👍👍👍
100% agree with that one. Keep up the great work @ReDriven
I use a 2016 i30 1.8 petrol auto since new. Did 180000 kms, changed battery once at around 130000 kms. No issues, still going great.
I bought a 2017 i30 SR with 90k on the odometer. Great perfomer, very comfortable and quite economical. Great fun to drive.
I have an 2009 i30 turbo diesel. 4.9 litres per hundred and 320k km, still a great car.
I purchased a I30 SR 1.6 turbo in 2017, 6 years of owning the car I find it comfortable and very economical on long trips, Sydney to Port Macquarie my average fuel consumption 6.2 litrs per 100 Kim's.
Really like the Mechanical advice section.
What a great channel mate! Awesome idea to review used common cars and well executed! Keep it up and this will explode!
Ah cheers mate, hope you're right! - AK
The volume knob can be changed to the other side in the dash, just go into settings!
Bought one today.
Manual, active X.
One owner, full service history and from the dealer that originally sold it the first time.
2 ltr 120kw, would have loved the sr but we already have a veloster turbo so, i get my happies in that if i want
They are a great car, a family member has one with very high kms, they have never had an issue with theres.
Great review. Thank you.
Got a 2018 i30 SR what a little beauty...
I took one for a test drive today and had a couple of gripes, although minor:
Shifting 3rd to 2nd, gear stick does require a bit of a shove, to get it over, it doesn't want you to shift down lol. Might be a pest for people with a weak wrist
And that centre console lid, every time I shift it makes this tapping noise. Needs a piece of rubber stuck in there, to shut it up.
Other than that, I found it just a pleasure to drive around, it was like putting on a well made glove, it just felt... Spot on, a well balanced car, all around.
Wife hated that she couldn't fiddle with the infotainment as much as she wanted to, unless the handbreak was on.
people used to say that cliché phrase, do not buy cheap things, this car however refutes that, we use first generation from 2008 (made in Korea), she works as a champ all those years, if she had some problems, repairs was really cheap, We're currently in anticipation of a new i20.
This is basically the last step in deciding on my first car. I think I’m gonna get an i30. 😁
Did up end up buying one? If so, how's it been so far?
@@mattswhatiam I did and I’ve had it since a few days after that comment. Absolutely fantastic, I cannot complain at all. The drive is so nice, the car is practical (fully flatbeds) and is overall just a really nice experience.
@@noahhilliar7738 Oh great! Congrats on the new car, they sound like an absolute rippa, great choice on your first car, what more could you want! Stay safe out there :)
@@noahhilliar7738How about a 10 months report? How do you find it now, what goes wrong?
@@SimoBenziane yeah mate, she’s still going strong and no issues apart from regular stuff. Replacing my headlights this weekend. Nothing wrong with the engine at all and still purring, genuinely couldn’t recommend it more
Are you fellas planning on doing a review of the ford focus? Or have any recommendations between them and the i30’s? Im deciding between these two as a first car and was wondering your take on them (around 2008 - 2012).
I have 3 i30s. A 6 year old Exceed bought for a daughter - just fine. A nearly 5 year old SR Premium with the small turbo engine - definitely a Golf beater (I had 2 Golfs before) - which I bought for me but gave to another daughter 2 years ago. And a 2 year old NLine Premium which I drive. The SR and the NLine are 97% identical but the later NLine is worse than the older SR. It doesn’t have blind spot monitoring or rear cross traffic monitoring which the SR has. And the lane traffic assist is a nightmare because it doesn’t work in tunnels (and Sydney has a lot of them) and it constantly chimes 20 times in a row for no apparent reason that the dealership can explain.
It’s probably back to a Golf for me next time.
Nice mk 2 in the garage , proper car 👍
Great review. I have a 2011 i30. I have a clunk in the steering. Dealer told me it was the steering coupling Cost just over $600 to repair yet the clunking is still there. Now they say it's the whole steering column needs replacing at a cost of $2800. I've complained and now they don't wanna know me.
As I said back a little, DO NOT BUY THIS KOREAN KRAP.
I have a 2008 I30 SLX turbo diesel which we bought new. We ended up getting the same clunking noise which cost $700 to repair and not long after also continued to make the noise again.
Outside of a new clutch and cylinders it has been a solid vehicle. It has done almost 300K and we have had it 15 years - I think that is a good innings, what else could you ask for. That was until yesterday when the power steering stopped working. So we have decided to retire it and have been looking at getting a 2017 model, which is the reason I am here.
@ReDriven I also think this is a great channel. It is fine to always review things that are new, but let's face it, not all of us are in that market. It is a good change to have a reviewer looking at the used market and also Australian which is even better.
Very good for the money
Well balance and a good competitor to any continental model within the same level
The Excel, although a little cheap inside, was considered cheap and cheerful back in the 90s. They turned out to be pretty durable too! I saw a flogged one earlier this week, still plugging on 25+ years later.
No they were always a terrible car
1st gen Excel one of the most unsafe cars ever sold in Aus
Unsafe and durable are two separate things.
Do you reckon you could do a review on the Hyundai i40? I am looking to buy one soon..
Sh!t talking the Excel? The bloody things will live their life at redline with half a sump of oil and a splash of water, there's a reason there's a race series built around them, they're great fun.
What's Excel?
@@Druze_Tito A Hyundai model from the 90s in Australia, not sure which other markets received it.
Come across a lot of these with premature engine failure lately. Class action currently underway in America. Hyundai often not covering the huge cost of engine replacement
I have a second gen 2015 i30, and absolutely love it! good to see that this new generation is still keeping true to what the car is, although I must say I do find this current 3rd gen a bit ugly compared to the second. Even the base model now looks far too sporty.
Hi,
Which fuel do you use? Unleaded or 99?
@@kinleyyangden5596 The label ono the gas cap says any unleaded fuel is fine. I used to use Unleaded 98 for a while, but with the current gas prices I'm using Unleaded 95 now.
Could you review on the Hyundai Elantra sr 2017
The i30 like the i20 is a good car.
Well built and reliable.
Good quality useful family car.
Great vid! That steering wheel, no thanks :) Mine will get the same info panel in the middle despite there's a newer, slicker, glossier, higher-res, touch-only 10" option now, I hope I wont hate the older with physical buttons. Especially because the new screen's only physical button, the volume has been moved to the middle maybe to please driver and passenger as well. At least my steering will be leather. :) And the petrol engine of my choice from the new selection is a 1.5 t-gdi i-MT mhev with 160hp.
Thanks so much! Congrats on the new car too, we're sure it will be lovely.
What about 1st generation i30? I’m looking at a 2011 model. Are they good?
Can y’all do one on the Hyundai Veloster? Price seems pretty good and looks nice… but is there a reason the price is so low?
Can you please make a video about 2010 to 2011 Hyundai sonata please. Thanks
Lmfaooo chlamydia reference within first 1min ahahaha man I love your humour!!!!
I am amazed at how good my i30 I got for my partner is. It’s fun to drive, reliable, comfortable and has lots of extra features you wouldn’t expect from such a cheap car
I love mine!
Adz, what about a used i20? My soon-to-be 16yo looking at first car. Yay or nay? And, yes, I have watched your top 5 first cars under $5k.
G'Day Kane. They can be great and we have a review planned for the near future.
i have found a dealership here in France selling a late 2018 model i30 Petrol 1.0 T-GDi 120 BVM6 Mondial Edition totalling a 43k km.
The price requested is around 14K €, i'm wondering if it's worth the price ?
Cheers
I have a Porsche Cayman 981 GTS and the Hyundai Elantra GT Sport (I 30 with 1.6 l Turbo). The Hyundai is my daily driver and I am always amazed how good this car is. The value is globally un-matched.... I got the top of the line car without tech package for 20K. It has nice leather seats with red trim. Porsche charges 5K just for Red stitching. I love the Elantra GT sport. It is 100% best value while it also deliveries in performance, driving dynamics (with just a tiny bit of too much understeer), reliability and running cost. It is the superior hatch and daily driver.
Hi Uwe, awesome to read, however, I'm still stuck back on your 981 GTS! The jealousy is real mate. - AK
@@ReDriven The Porsche is nice and purpose built. Driving it remains and event - the alcantara sucks...
th-cam.com/video/ZvjRQ7zkbN4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your kind words....
@@uweheinrich6784 Ok Uwe, that might just be the perfect spec GTS. Huge congrats mate, what a special car, love the colour combo. Incredible.
@@ReDriven Thanks Mate....If you ever come to Los Angeles....let me know.
My friends old i30 has this steering wheel issue.
We've just purchased a used 2011 i30 diesel, bit of a noisy rattly engine, but the biggest gripe is after swapping out the battery one of the buttons on the radio refuses to work, preventing input of the radio code! 😢
You ever tried finding the correct aftermarket replacement radio?? Bloody nightmare!
Anyone know where to get one?
Hi.. Does the 1.6 crdi have DPF Filter?
@@RB-jx1pdNo, only in the PD series (as shown in the video) in Australia.
I have an i30 Crdi Fd manual. Very near on 300,000 km’s and never done any serious work, just regular servicing. Does 950 to 1,000km to a tank in mixed driving for me on average. Have replaced the alternator, starter motor, and a few window switches (this is expensive because the whole door has to come apart and fitting it it a headache). An interior door handle and sunshine’s also had to be replaced but it sits out in baking sun in summer and rain in winter so you might expect that impacts plastics. If it weren’t for the tacky plastics this would be the most reliable car ever made.
Hi.. Does 1.6 crdi have DPF filter?
I’ve had a 2016 Active X diesel from new, coming up to 226,000km. Only fault so far was the brake/clutch master cylinder losing pressure around 210,000km.
Bruv, set me straight. You mentioned a transmission tunnel while sitting in the back seat, but that puppy is a FWD.
My understanding is that bulge in the rear floor is a pressed into the floor plan to improve rigidity and safety.
Amirite, G?
100% mate. I said transmission tunnel purely as that's what it has been called for so many years but you're right, there is no transmission stuff hiding underneath. - AK
@@ReDriven Thank you for replying. I was kind of hoping you'd tell me the floor plan was shared with an AWD vehicle. Because who doesn't want that!
@@Bitango Funny you mention that mate. We have on extremely good authority that Hyundai tested some AWD i30N variants when developing that car but the extra weight and complexity just wasn't worth it. While quicker off the line, the AWD apparently didn't add anything in terms of driving dynamics and the amount of owners hunting outright lap times on circuits are incredibly few. A properly set up front wheel drive set up made more sense. - AK
@@ReDriven I wish I read this 4 hours earlier. We were discussing i30N vs Golf R with mates. Big debate on the AWD aspect. Mate who has owned both has more confidence in the suspension set-up of the i30N than the 2016 Golf R he replaced.
Maybe it's just down to the baby blue colour.
In this country Hyundai ( like Sunday ) made its name with the Getz. I drive an i20. Great car. Get the higher spec…worth it
A nephew had a Getz, which I drove for a bit whilst my car was having some major repairs. It is totally fabulous around the city, handles roundabouts like a little racer, well-geared at the bottom end, but lacking at the top end for hilly climbs. You have to take it out of OD to get up the hills. The only real downside. Since then, I actually replaced the older car with a 2018 i30 diesel, and love it to bits.
what year is this car???
2012 I30 diesel (239K), best car I have bought in decades. If this goes I am buying another one.
I would definitely consider the base model i30
Why not a higher trim level? In the used market there’s barely a few grand separating the bargain basement $25k when new fleet special and the $40k fully loaded luxe pack that makes a Mercedes blush. Personally I find all of those make me more satisfied with the car in the long run as there’s less I really desire in a new car if you already have heated, ventilated, electric seats, rear air vents, bright LED headlights, head up display and all the stuff reserved for the top model.
If something is to go wrong pray is not the dct
Just got my 'new to me' (used) 2018 i30 diesel automatic (Active). I liked it during the test drive, but after a couple of months, I love it even more than first drive. I mainly drive it in Eco mode, and the economy is getting better and better (I do a combo of 2/3 freeway and 1/3 traffic). For thrills I occasionally put it in Sport mode, just because! Corners beautifully (as I knew it would even before I got it). Performance is still reasonably good in Eco mode. It is cheaper to run than my smaller petrol Peugeot 206, and the i30 diesel purrs like a kitten, rarely ever going beyond 2k rpm.
I don't find the radio volume control an issue, I always use the controls on the steering wheel (as one should). The body styling is better than the previous i30 styling, sleeker and more streamlined rather than angular-looking. Sleek, not 'conservative'.
If I have one niggle, it would be the seat. Designed for an average Caucasian man (5'9"-6'0"), so not the ideal fit for an average-sized female (5'5"). Perhaps the higher models have better/wider adjustments? Seating is not uncomfortable, but nor is it ideal either. I would still choose it all over again, such a pleasure to drive. After 50 years of driving manuals, still getting used to an auto (I do miss manual, but so much more traffic and roadworks these days, an auto is the order of the day).
Over a year ago, I did test drive a 2012 auto diesel, which was fine. But my 2018 is so much better, and they have come a long way in a short space of time.
i30 vs Mazda 3, which do you choose?
Oh tough call, honestly, which ever you prefer the looks of. - AK
I will move to australia and I want to buy some car. I have budget bt 10k-15k. I have 3 choice 1.Corolla 2.Subaru Impreza 3.Hyundai i30. Do you have any suggestion? which car is best for me?
For that money, currently, it will be a much older i30. Around the 2012-2015 mark, unless manual.
My wife has had two i30s. A first generation slx diesel which we gave to my daughter five years ago and just recently sold with 225000 on the clock. Only major issue was a leak in the turbo. She currently has a second generation Elite diesel with 163000 and just got the clunky steering fixed. Cars still like new except for the crap fake leather steering wheel
I have a 2014cand even removing the head rests it still won't govdoelelk
The Excel was part of the growing pains of a new car company. It's absolutely pathetic that long standing car companies such as volkswagen or ford or GM, for example, still continue to manufacture substandard vehicles that are costly to maintain over time. Can you genuinely say that about Hyundai presently?
If you can hide a body in the boot it’s a practical car.
2016 i30 dash is nicer than the more modern upgrade.
Golf 6 or I30 2015?
i30 mate. - AK
What's so bad about the Hyundai Accent? My mate has one, manual, with over 350k km... Seems bulletproof, just tainted by unfounded Hyundai bashing
The first gen Accent was a horrible car. Felt like a tin can with wheels. Hyu daily has made great strides.
Really!! Petrol rather than the diesel 😂😂😂 you might want to ask the diesel owners. Fuel economy is unreal and the power is fantastic. I’ve heard of driving school i30 diesel’s doing over 500 thousand and the manual would have to be the best. Had a petrol SR and it was nice but twice the fuel. Diesel is the pick if it’s serviced properly
You nailed it Timothy, "Diesel is the pick if it’s serviced properly" however unfortunately, so many diesel models are not serviced properly hence why petrol is the safer bet for those not mechanically literate, which unfortunately seems to be the majority of the population. - AK
I love my 2018 diesel, and its economy. So glad I hung out for a diesel rather than settling for petrol.
I have a 2017 1.6litre CRDI diesel and have done 39k miles on it using it for driving school too and so reliable and economical. At first I found it hard adjusting to the noise of a diesel as all my cars previously had been petrol, but I quickly started to enjoy the sound and performance as well as the economy. Fuel lasts much longer.
@@swiftlydoesit8480 Mine does a 75% highway drive, 25% city drive - and going diesel was the wisest decision I ever made. I save $20-25 per week in fuel, and even with the extra servicing, it works out cheaper over all. The other reason for going diesel, wanted a car that would go for years. I did hear of a petrol i30 that has 350k on it, that is amazing really.
@@swiftlydoesit8480 Hi.. Does 1.6 crdi have DPF Filter?
What’s going on with your sock game?
I think it's called style, feel free to give it a shot ;)
i get redpilled everytime Ak says ''before you handover your hard earned cash"'
Your mean about the excel!! I had a late 90s one for about $900 for daily driver and was so reliable. Cost me $22 and hour of my time to change front break pads. Didn't have to lock it when parked at shopping centre lol a new ding? Who gives a flying f#ck 😆
The diesel is the much nicer drive.
Maybe get a manual ..... so many people don't even have a manual license these days.
It's frustrating isn't it. Apparently one of the biggest detergents to car jackings in the US is manual transmission.
Not everyone wants to get their legs cramped shifting manual in traffic. I can drive stick but I can see the benefit of the automatic gearbox.
@@daniel.s8126 wash me big boy
I have driven manuals for 50 years. Just got myself the auto i30 diesel, because traffic (and roadworks) is hard on the old knees. Otherwise, I would still be driving a manual. Getting used to the auto, gradually. Big driving culture shift for me!
Polo or i30?
As in choosing which to buy? i30. - AK
Where are the cheat sheets?????????
On the website mate. Redriven.com
Worst TPM system ever, and the door lock button is in a terrible spot. Other than that a fairly solid car.
Litrally looking for reviews of PD i30 to see if anyone reports on how shit the cruise control is, or the crappy seats, the always wanting a different gear gearboxe or the terrible road noise.
Also the headlights are bad too.n
I miss our focus so much :(
"fun to drive" 😂😂😂😂
Can someone summarise to save me watching the whole video?
There’s a good summary of the video here -
th-cam.com/video/wi-ZD6yrypA/w-d-xo.html
Best bits are from 0:00 - 9:29
why do Australians speak funny?
Called an accent bro 🤣🤣
Stay away from the auto…it’s a shit system.
Depends if you know how to treat a DCT