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PICTURES & VIDEOS => MEMBERS i30s => Topic started by: accim on September 14, 2011, 21:34:11
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Okay, so today I picked up the new i30CW :happydance:
It is 1.6 CRDi HP (116hp), 6-speed manual, Comfort equipment.
For me, it is a big difference, because of the fact, it has quite a lot of equipment, that I didn't have in my previous i30. And beside more important things like auto A/C or 6-speed manual, it has also rear el. windows, auto el. front drivers window, el. folding mirrors, door handles in the color of the car, fog lights, etc.. I did approx 100 km today, I plan on taking a bigger trip with it till the end of this week. Really enjoyed every single km. Like I bought totally different car. I love the new gearbox, it shifts much better and smoother, I also really love the color. On the pics it just doesn't look as nice as it does in person. I'll try to make some better photos, where it can be seen in all it's beauty :twisted:
So here are just a few pictures. You know there will be a lots of them soon, but for today, this is it:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/47/dk/4uPlnyGE/picture-006.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3O/2J/4mRbbEQH/picture-032.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2n/13M/1508LZ2R/picture-021.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3F/eo/1y3RYRLa/picture-007.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1J/Rv/Iw5czgw/picture-045.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3x/4d/yly0f35/picture-035.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/32/3a/4RadXIkm/picture-008.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3j/sB/37xdrY79/picture-003.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2P/nu/3NeKTDPV/picture-027.jpg)
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Super cool. :goodjob2: :goodjob:
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Vary nice indeed and I can tell your the proud dad :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
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The best car is a new car.
It is equipped with roof railings, but still there is no the top glove box
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The best car is a new car.
It is equipped with roof railings, but still there is no the top glove box
Yap, all i30's after 2008 (or 2009) lost the top compartment. Don't know why, but okay. Didn't use it anyway, but at least it looks better with it. I'll probably find some solution to fit navigation there somehow.
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accim
you may buy this thing separately from either a dealer or via internet, in Russia it costs 2000rub (about 70$). Having got it you may install it yourself, if you need any help I can provide you with some photos from the Russian i30's club.
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The best car is a new car.
It is equipped with roof railings, but still there is no the top glove box
Yap, all i30's after 2008 (or 2009) lost the top compartment. Don't know why, but okay. Didn't use it anyway, but at least it looks better with it. I'll probably find some solution to fit navigation there somehow.
They just dropped that feature for the European built ones (I think your 1st one would have been Korean built accim)
Yes I really like the new colour too accim (not avalable in OZ. )
Congratulations.. I am quite jealous :mrgreen:
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Let this one serve you as well as the first one! :goodjob2:
That panel on the dash is attached from below with many screws... I don't get it why they have put just a fascia instead of full glove box...
Anyway, I'm missing SuperVision on the pictures :whistler:
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Great pics!
In the 2nd and 3rd pics, I noticed what I think are small air dams protruding down along the wheel wells in front of the rear wheels.
Is that a new feature in the current model, or did you have those in the previous model?
My Beijing-built i30 doesn't have them.
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Congratz on the car, it looks awesome and great with all the equipment. Badly want electric windows in the back, and the leather steering wheel. Might change to the leather wheel and knob, just can't find the real part number for the new 6speed fl.
Agree with neoto, there's no reason for making a blank plate instead, always hated having a blank. When we got the i30 I changed it, bought the unit on ebay for about 42 dollars incl shipping.
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First thank you all for the comments. Today is a rainy day even though the forecast for today was "sunny". But nevertheless it doesn't bother me and you probably know why ;) Every single km I do with it, better it feels and goes.
I'll start from the end..
Reaper: I agree, but regarding the leather.. There is so little leather on the gear knob that I don't think it's worth changing it..
tla: Face lifted models have those "air dams". I didn't have it on previous model. I think it's function is also to protect the body (paint) from chips and stones from the road. I've described that problem on one of the sites of my previous topic (Silver i30CW). It does make the car look more aggressive though. I kind of like it. Edit: This is the area (http://www.shrani.si/f/1t/Ke/yxUESJQ/picture-025.jpg) where I had problems.
neoto: I don't get it either. As I've said it, I didn't really use the one before, but I don't understand why leave it like this.. And about the Supervision.. Yeah, I do have it, just doesn't look as the ones I've posted in this topic (https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=10362.0). The ones that I have are basically the same as I had before (like almost all i30's have). The only difference is, that it also has the indicator which tells you when to shift for the best economy (arrow up and a number of the gear you should shift to). It's located where the "P" is in this picture (http://www.aussiemotoring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/i30CW-dashboard.jpg). But it's not as big as the "P". I'll take a pic of it or make a video of how it works, when it tells you should shift, etc. Honestly I like this dash much more then the new one (if fits in better with the rest), but new dash would be refreshing :wink:
Dazz: Why, you have the hybrid and the i30CW :mrgreen: And they are both in almost the same color and they both look great :cool:
meehalych: I'll check the internet a bit. Also have to do something about the sensors. The problem is, that I can't buy it at the dealers in Slovenia, because they don't have it. And from what I've heard they never changed/installed the compartment in the i30. The only thing left for me is, to check the internet, but I have never ordered things from other countries. Well I have ordered many things from all sorts of countries in the company where I work, but never privately anything for the car. I have to try though.
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Hi Accim.. It is just that the 6 speed CRDi CW is the "pick of the litter" in my opinion... :goodjob:
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Congratulations Accim - your new car looks fantastic.
Love it.
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Just a question accim.. I see you transferred the phone over to the new car .. did you manage to transfer the rattle as well :lol: :P
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accim
you should try ebay first, cause the prices there are mostly lower than anywhere else, especially when parking sensors are concerned.
I think there should be the auto parts internet shop in your city, the one, where you order a spare part with a specific part number and waiting for it to be delivered to a local shop's store, or at least there must be the shops specialize in spare parts for Korean cars.
By the way, is there any i30 equipped with side moldings, the ones I had on Getz?
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By the way, is there any i30 equipped with side moldings, the ones I had on Getz?
They are an available accessory for the Hatch atleast...
I can edit this post with a photo shortly if Accim doesn't mind :cool:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm103/dazzling_darryl/P1010090DesktopResolution.jpg)
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accim, did you pay any extra for this 'Supervision' dashboard? I got the same as stock...
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Congratulations on your new baby, she looks beautiful. :D :D :D
Try this link for your dashboard mounted GPS.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300480454967&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4749wt_730 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300480454967&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4749wt_730)
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meehalych: You should know that our entire country is smaller then many cities in Russia ;) For example, Moscow has over 11 mio people (I read it on Wikip.). Well, Slovenia (entire country) has around 2 mio people :) We do have a lot of internet sites (online shops) where they sell car parts and car tuning/styling parts, but you can't find something on the internet and tell them to order it. It's like..what you see (on the site) is what you get. And there are no stores specialized for Korean vehicles. There are for VW, Audi, etc, but not for Koreans ;)
I can order some things from original Hyundai catalog at Slovenian Hyundai, but we don't even have a catalog for it anymore. You have to check German (http://www.hyundai.de/downloads/zubehoerprospekt/i30cw_zubehoerprospekt.pdf) or Austrian (http://www.hyundai.at/applikationen_hyundai/zubehoer/kataloge/zubehoer_katalog_i30_i30cw_08092011.pdf) catalog to find the number. And even then, some things can be delivered, some not. And in case they can be delivered, they usually cost more. In the German catalog, on site 6, there's a navigation mounted (item 02) in the top compartment. I'll see with Slovenian Hyundai if it would be possible to get it/to have it installed there and how much it would cost (installation and the navigation)
And regarding the side moldings. You can get them here also (but the ones as on Dazz's picture are really expensive). I've seen only few i30's with that (maybe 5 so far)
Ugly Mongrel: Thank you for the comment. I see that GPS, but I wouldn't want it to "stick" out all the time..
neoto: I don't think I have. They were in the "Comfort" equipment. And did you pay extra for the alloys or is your equipment Style?
Dazz: of course I don't mind the pic ;)
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accim
And there are no stores specialized for Korean vehicles.
Here is a start point for your personal business :D
Well, Slovenia (entire country) has around 2 mio people
Hmmm I start thinking of moving to your country :) . Should I do it and the population would be 2 million +1 :D
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accim: I payed extras only for cruise control, metalized color and delivery. And don't be woried about buying things on the internet. Just make sure that the site is trusty and use Paypal.
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accim
here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-10-Hyundai-i30-OEM-middle-dashboard-glove-box-/330607570787?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4cf9bf2f63#ht_1675wt_1165) is the central dashboard glove box on ebay, one member of one of the Russian i30 forum claims his cost only 28 $, now I'm waiting for the link to the seller from him.
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Bought mine for 28$ on ebay, but item no longer available. Last i checked though, they had 900+ in stock. Bought 2 from them. About a month or two ago.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120738079893&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3AOU%3AUS%3A1123#ht_1082wt_948 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120738079893&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3AOU%3AUS%3A1123#ht_1082wt_948)
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Reaper
Thank you very much for this link to the seller, have just sent him a message.
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Thank you, I'll check those links. I managed to take some more pictures today. I love the car, did only 250 km so far, but today is a second day, so.. I plan on driving more tomorrow. Would love to reach some 2,000 km as soon as possible and then test the car for real. I usually drive very carefully for first 2,000 km.
neoto: Do you also have the same gas pedal? You can press it normally to some point (to 2/3) and then it "stops". If you want to push the pedal to the max, you have to press it a bit harder - you know what I mean.. It's designed in that way, so it prevents you from accelerating with full gas all the time (fuel consumption). If you need max power, you just need to push the pedal a bit harder for the 3/3 power, but for normal driving, the 2/3's range is enough.
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Here are the pics I was talking about:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/31/10g/1YjcFjwg/picture-001.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3h/2D/fdDLXaZ/picture-006.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3v/uQ/unWIRFP/picture-082.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3C/H8/4KtKcNEx/picture-098.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/c/n8/ayZ36AL/picture-124.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3M/3L/CodfI0L/picture-127.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1G/qe/3brZ3jxM/picture-125.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1O/tp/1DyHBOZX/picture-144.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/42/Lj/2Ke1PED1/picture-151.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/I/VC/4ZukqjBr/picture-176.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3E/13V/1PFzyFoK/picture-046.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3K/JE/351wGZll/picture-057.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/R/Bu/1upm69jz/picture-204.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/Q/8j/wKaCfay/picture-210.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/20/V0/2s3ne8h4/picture-207.jpg)
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Thanks for the new pix accim... Are your Girlfriend and her Dad impressed with the new CW as well? :D
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Thanks for the new pix accim... Are your Girlfriend and her Dad impressed with the new CW as well? :D
Yeah, they love the new i30! Especially the color and the front bumper. Yesterday we were at their place and her father "examined" the interior. He liked that too - the auto A/C and he love the folding mirrors. Also gave a compliment about the seats. I forgot to mentioned, that the fabric on the seats is different as it is in his i30 or in my previous i30. I don't know how to explain it, it looks more "3D". Maybe it can be seen better in this pic (http://www.shrani.si/f/1i/11z/3hm8ZP3i/picture-047.jpg). It just feels more "breathable" - better ;)
All in all, I'm really happy for getting the new one. Thanks also for the advices :goodjob:
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Great pics!
In the 2nd and 3rd pics, I noticed what I think are small air dams protruding down along the wheel wells in front of the rear wheels.
Is that a new feature in the current model, or did you have those in the previous model?
My Beijing-built i30 doesn't have them.
As hard as I look I can't see what you are referring to. Maybe it's just the side skirts that you can see???
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Great pics!
In the 2nd and 3rd pics, I noticed what I think are small air dams protruding down along the wheel wells in front of the rear wheels.
Is that a new feature in the current model, or did you have those in the previous model?
My Beijing-built i30 doesn't have them.
As hard as I look I can't see what you are referring to. Maybe it's just the side skirts that you can see???
I think he was talking about that. I also couldn't remember how it is called exactly.
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Its not a bluedrive with ISG?
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Its not a bluedrive with ISG?
No no, it has no ISG. As far as I know, there are no diesels (at least not here) with ISG. Mostly only 1.6 petrol engines have ISG. You can order it in 1.4, but I don't think anyone has done that here. Even if I had a choice, I would go for one without ISG. And if it was possible, I would also go for one without DPF :p
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I forgot to mentioned, that the fabric on the seats is different as it is in his i30 or in my previous i30. I don't know how to explain it, it looks more "3D". Maybe it can be seen better in this pic (http://www.shrani.si/f/1i/11z/3hm8ZP3i/picture-047.jpg). It just feels more "breathable" - better ;)
Yes it looks more textured although the upholstery in Trish's CW which is the same as our old SLX is also of a good quality...
Great pics!
In the 2nd and 3rd pics, I noticed what I think are small air dams protruding down along the wheel wells in front of the rear wheels.
Is that a new feature in the current model, or did you have those in the previous model?
My Beijing-built i30 doesn't have them.
As hard as I look I can't see what you are referring to. Maybe it's just the side skirts that you can see???
Trish's car has what he is talking about .. so did our old SLX hatch...
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm103/dazzling_darryl/WindDeflector.jpg)
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Good point Dazz, maybe it is these little things. Wait, here are 2 pics, where it can be seen better. If you are talking about this, then my answer is - I had them on the previous i30 too.
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1C/VA/2eyzOC0J/picture-224-adp-1.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2c/iU/3Zu4Wema/picture-116-look.jpg)
Yes it looks more textured although the upholstery in Trish's CW which is the same as our old SLX is also of a good quality...
Yes, I think Trish has the same quality as we had in our previous i30's and it is great - didn't seem "tired" after 105k km. Honestly, I think the quality (especially durability) of the previous ones (MY2007, 2008..) is better then new ones, although they are still of great quality.. But they just seem more "delicate". I mentioned the new ones mostly because I find them interesting and because they are different - the Santa Fe has very similar ones. But I must admit I was a bit disappointed when I saw the quality of the fabric in my father in law's i30 -> my previous i30 had the same equipment (Life) and they were much better (as I've said, I think the same as yours). Also the seats felt stiffer (not much, but you could feel some minor difference). I don't doubt they are still very comfortable, it's just an observation.
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My '09 SLX has those things too.
And as for how the car feels as it ages, my i30 truly drives as good as (in fact probably better) than it did when new.
Everything is run in nicely, all nice and smooth. I was driving it today thinking how "together" it feels so I agree that the quality is definitely up on older Hyundais.
There are still a few areas they need to improve - carpet quality is poor and I think more sound-proofing wouldn't go astray either.
Plus certain equipment upgrades of course, such as auto headlights on for tunnels etc.
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All facelift diesels here are isg enabled, started in 2010 models. but you have the choice of using it or not, so it doesnt hurt to have. you do a sequence to activate. anyways was just asking because i thought it was default, and noticed the missing switch.
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Okay, so back to me being me - aka - taking a lot of pictures of the car, etc.. These were taken this morning (Saturday at around 8am) in town called Kranj (http://www.google.si/search?hl=sl&biw=1280&bih=605&q=kranj&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=601l862l0l1023l5l3l0l0l0l0l108l189l1.1l2l0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi) - located approx 15km from where I live. I think some of you might remember the videos I've filmed. I work here and so does my gf, we usually do all the shopping here also, etc.. It's kind of a capital of the "region" (called Gorenjska) in which we live - you can say Slovenia is divided in few regions (although it's funny to talk about it, because the country itself is so small), but okay. Roughly you have regions called Gorenjska • Štajerska • Prekmurje • Koroška • Notranjska • Primorska • Dolenjska (http://shrani.si/f/3E/St/1sw3exoO/slovenskepokrajine.png). They also divide to smaller ones, but then it really gets hilarious :twisted:
Back on track, here are the pics:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2p/Hm/9tA5kml/picture-008.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/24/pb/8XSjWVs/picture-010.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/16/JF/v7BAPJa/picture-015.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/P/I9/2z2dtdt4/picture-016.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/33/34/2z0Wne4t/picture-017.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1a/MP/1fJz4RxG/picture-019.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/w/9r/48geBzkp/picture-020.jpg)
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Your car looks great - it really does. :)
Is it just me, or does anyone else like seing photos of different parts of the world as well as the cars?
I remember that Hemmi used to put lots of pics up of Iceland and I found them really interesting as a comparison to Australia.
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My '09 SLX has those things too.
And as for how the car feels as it ages, my i30 truly drives as good as (in fact probably better) than it did when new.
Everything is run in nicely, all nice and smooth. I was driving it today thinking how "together" it feels so I agree that the quality is definitely up on older Hyundais.
There are still a few areas they need to improve - carpet quality is poor and I think more sound-proofing wouldn't go astray either.
Plus certain equipment upgrades of course, such as auto headlights on for tunnels etc.
Yes I agree, there are some areas in which they must improve. But each new model has something from the "must improve list" and can be crossed out. For some time it was the xenon lights (they started installing them in ix55, then Santa Fe, now i40, the new i30), then the lights which illuminate the corners (did that with ix20, now i40, i30..). Next in line were the LED lights (also did that with the Veloster, i40 and i30..) and so on.. I think their development, especially in times like this and with the competition like this is almost praiseworthy. When I think about the Hyundai Pony (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Hyundai_Pony_Dreit%C3%BCrer_LS.JPG) (my uncle had it) which was still being sold not that long ago and the i40 now..
When I posted the pictures of the car on one Slovenian forum, there was this user, who was shocked, why I still buy Hyundai's, when they are not that cheap anymore. Well that's the thing. I think they worth every penny you pay for them. And I think the fact that I've done this quite a lot of times, just proves it. And the fact I went for almost the same car again, proves it even better. And I've noticed I'm not the only one who did it on this forum -> Dazz, Reaper,... Or people like 2i30's, who have 2 of them and so on.. So I guess there must be something about it. We can't be that stupid to buy crappy things all the time, right? :D
All facelift diesels here are isg enabled, started in 2010 models. but you have the choice of using it or not, so it doesnt hurt to have. you do a sequence to activate. anyways was just asking because i thought it was default, and noticed the missing switch.
Didn't know you can deactivate it. But we don't have that opt in the price list for the diesels. Just checked it.. So I guess we don't have it here :)
Your car looks great - it really does. :)
Is it just me, or does anyone else like seing photos of different parts of the world as well as the cars?
I remember that Hemmi used to put lots of pics up of Iceland and I found them really interesting as a comparison to Australia.
Thank you. I love checking photos of other i30's and as you've said it, seeing the car in different parts of the world. Especially if it looks nothing like the place, where you live.
Hemmi's pictures.. Well, that's something else. Sure the place is amazing, but I have a feeling it doesn't look as good in person :D He really is a talent and brings out the best of the place.
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I bought myself a camera last year and really don't use it enough but I would like to get into the habit of using it, so if I do I'll start to post a few photos.
I'll have to look for which section is the appropriate place on the forum.
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I bought myself a camera last year and really don't use it enough but I would like to get into the habit of using it, so if I do I'll start to post a few photos.
I'll have to look for which section is the appropriate place on the forum.
Hi Dave.. That would be great (like you I really enjoy photos from other parts - both interstate and overseas) If they include your car they go in the Diesel Pix section.. If not they go in off topic (Random Pix)
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I bought myself a camera last year and really don't use it enough but I would like to get into the habit of using it, so if I do I'll start to post a few photos.
I'll have to look for which section is the appropriate place on the forum.
Hi Dave.. That would be great (like you I really enjoy photos from other parts - both interstate and overseas) If they include your car they go in the Diesel Pix section.. If not they go in off topic (Random Pix)
Thanks Daz, I'll make a start :)
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I can see you really enjoy a new drive, accim.
Regarding the gas pedal - I have the same pedal with the kick-down switch, but I haven't noticed any additional boost after I put my foot down flat. But it works good with the speed limiter - when you 'kick it down' the car would accelerate over the set and activated limit.
Anyway, the seats in the i30 are great. Week ago I returned from the trip to Germany. I have been driving 9 hours (900 km) and after I stepped out of the car, only my heel was hurting me :) I'm just wondering wheather I'll be sorry not to have ordered heated seats for winter :)
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neoto
'll be sorry not to have ordered heated seats for winter
Russia is known by its cold winters and the last season wasn't an exception, but I can't tell I switched on the heaters every time I got in the car. It is really vital for the cars with leather seats, no doubt.
I wish my steering wheel had had any integrated heating system, cause when an outside temperature is about -25, so about -20 - -25 in the car it is really hard to keep the bare palms on the steering wheel.
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I wish my steering wheel had had any integrated heating system, cause when an outside temperature is about -25, so about -20 - -25 in the car it is really hard to keep the bare palms on the steering wheel.
:idea: Throw some driving gloves in the car .... :whistler:
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@meehalych: last winter in Slovenia temperatures dropped below -20°C quite frequently. :mrgreen: My father has heated seats in his car and they make really a difference in the first 15 minutes until the car warms up completely.
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@meehalych: last winter in Slovenia temperatures dropped below -20°C quite frequently. :mrgreen: My father has heated seats in his car and they make really a difference in the first 15 minutes until the car warms up completely.
I am not that sure about the heated seats. They say they are not good for your "fellows" down there..? :whistler: We had them in one of our previous cars - Subaru Forester and I don't know if it was used 5 times for 10 min in those 5 years we had the car.. But okay, it's a thing of preference.
Otherwise I have the same comments about the seats on longer trips. I've also done few longer trips like 400, 500, 600 km without stopping (previous i30 of course :) ) and also had no problems. Did also more then 1,300 km in one day too, but didn't do it at once. Went in the morning, drove for 7 hours, went on a meeting and stayed there for approx 2 hours and then drove 7 hours back. No problems with my back or anything like that. I was just sleepy :D - but has nothing to do with the seats. Had to drive quite fast back, to make it more interesting so I wouldn't fell asleep.
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@meehalych: last winter in Slovenia temperatures dropped below -20°C quite frequently. :mrgreen: My father has heated seats in his car and they make really a difference in the first 15 minutes until the car warms up completely.
I am not that sure about the heated seats. They say they are not good for your "fellows" down there..? :whistler:
:) :) :) Do you mean "us fellows" down under??? :) :) :) :)
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neoto
Well does your father have the leather seats in a car?
Mine are not, moreover I do have a fur cover (from Biltema) on my seat to keep it clean and provide a buffer between seat and my bottom :D so I haven't experienced any inconveniences while seated in a cold car, even though I could switch the heater on.
Anyway you can always purchase 12V heating cover at any shop.
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@meehalych: last winter in Slovenia temperatures dropped below -20°C quite frequently. :mrgreen: My father has heated seats in his car and they make really a difference in the first 15 minutes until the car warms up completely.
I am not that sure about the heated seats. They say they are not good for your "fellows" down there..? :whistler:
:) :) :) Do you mean "us fellows" down under??? :) :) :) :)
No no.. :cool: Let me express myself with the help of picture, you'll probably know what I mean :mrgreen:
(http://www.craftkitsandsupplies.com/images/Novelty_Items/Bouncing_Balls/Bouncing_Balls_12_1627.jpg)
Okay, and about the car.. Today I've "hit" the 500 km. You know what, it feels much much better. Goes (accelerates) much better, shifts better.. I still don't go over 2,500 rpm (well, at least I try not to) and I plan on doing it till 1,000 km. And then I'll do the same, but the limit will be 3,000 rpm till I reach the 2,000 km. After 2,000 km I'm going all the way :D
Oh and yes.. I'm very happy with the fuel consumption. It's around 6,0-6,2 lit now. Okay, I don't drive it fast now, but I'm still among the quicker ones on the road. Just changing the gears the right time and not going 160, 180.. km/h :)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3S/hj/3fLRXhJa/180920111785-res.jpg)
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I've heard something about a harm the heated seats may cause to health, but not quite sure it has been proved practically. :)
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Gotchya now! :goodjob2:
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Few night pics, which I took today:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2F/Ee/2VOQdkhn/picture-023.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/17/kF/37HjGHqE/picture-034.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2I/wj/KRXDTZk/picture-021.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3l/kB/48GThTkU/picture-038.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3U/Ku/2Wp7DU36/picture-043.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/W/oh/3ZQb6olz/picture-022.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3u/tt/1TDR7AaH/picture-069.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/s/jR/2kb6knN4/picture-070.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2t/9a/Ch9ML5j/picture-079.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3/N0/8gsEe5a/picture-014.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/14/Jc/4CpYWu4T/picture-016.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3p/7G/41VKuXqE/picture-053.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1m/UT/2kubDnQn/picture-084.jpg)
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Few night pics, which I took today:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3u/tt/1TDR7AaH/picture-069.jpg)
Nice background............. :cool: ;)
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It looks great, it really does. Nice photos, nice car. And yes, nice background in that shot. :)
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She's a good looking car Accim, very impressed :goodjob: :goodjob:
I passed a CW CRDi in the same colour as mine last night and there is a hatch in Ice Blue going around Aberdeen also, the i30 really suits that colour :D :D
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Nice photos accim :goodjob:
Didn't your girlfriend realise we could see her watching you out the window :Shocked:
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Thank you. Yes Dazz, she thought we are all alone :mrgreen:
But I had some problems taking that picture. Why? Well, I had problems focusing the camera.. Look..a lot of first pictures looked like this :p (see..bad focusing..or maybe the cam focused on the right thing) :cool:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/29/Qv/VonhfBi/picture-068.jpg)
Today I went to town Celje (user neoto should know where that is :P ). Town Celje (http://www.google.si/search?hl=sl&biw=1280&bih=605&q=celje&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=89l373l0l473l5l2l0l0l0l0l109l109l0.1l1l0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi) is approx 160 km from where I live, so it was a nice approx 350 km trip. Now it has around 1.100 km on the clock and let me say that I am really positively surprised how the car goes. The fifth gear pulls now much better as it is shorter and the 6th gear is great for "cruising" at 120-140 km/h (not that much difference, but still..there is some). And what I was really positively surprised was the acceleration. I was afraid that the new one wont go as good as the previous one, but I think this one might even be better. Not quite sure yet, but will see when it runs in completely :wink: Oh and the average fuel consumption is (according to BC) exactly 6,0 lit/100 km, which is a great result.
Here are few pics, I've taken with my phone in Celje. Didn't have much time, there are many nice locations there to take them though.
(http://www.shrani.si/f/g/8O/vPs5hEy/230920111799.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2y/Wa/2SxwxaQF/230920111795.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2y/d4/2zHho42o/230920111796.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/1e/FZ/2i2sabN5/230920111797.jpg)
(this one is funny..not so long ago, I took a pic of 100.000 of them)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2f/R1/33fo5epr/230920111803.jpg)
Bumpkin: I know which color you are talking about. Looks great on i30.
P.S.: I really need to put those 16" wheels on ASAP. But I don't think I'll do it till spring - no point in changing them for 1,5 month (have to put 195/65/15 winter on in Nov anyway).
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I see what you mean accim... :winker:
Even with just a few photos can see that Celje is a pretty place :goodjob:
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Nice pictures, accim. Those nightly - BTC and Kranj? :)
offtopic: Dazzler, Celje is indeed quite a nice small city and ancient too, dating back to the time before Romans (same as all major cities in Slovenia :D).
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Nice pictures, accim. Those nightly - BTC and Kranj? :)
offtopic: Dazzler, Celje is indeed quite a nice small city and ancient too, dating back to the time before Romans (same as all major cities in Slovenia :D).
We don't get the ancient bit here in OZ :( Architecture only goes back to the early 1800's )
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Nice pictures, accim. Those nightly - BTC and Kranj? :)
offtopic: Dazzler, Celje is indeed quite a nice small city and ancient too, dating back to the time before Romans (same as all major cities in Slovenia :D).
Yes, the night ones were taken in Ljubljana (BTC) and Kranj (Supernova). How come you know Kranj that well? :) I never thought you'll know that. Okay Ljubljana..but Kranj and at night.. :D
And so I wouldn't be off-topic, here are 2 pics lol :D
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6181459798_6999bedb65_b.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6181459036_05b351cfc4_b.jpg)
And let me just comment the pedal once more. The "eco" gas pedal or as neoto said, the "kick-down switch".. If I don't push the pedal to the max, it seems like the car has only around 80% of it's power. But if I press it to the max (beyond that "eco" point) you can feel the additional kick. I'll try to film the speedometer once, when I accelerate on the highway. I think it should be noticeable. It's quite funny, but I'm not quite sure whether I like it or not :D I guess it's okay, as it prevents you from "flooring" it too often when not necessary.
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accim, I know 'your' neighbourhood quite well (my GF is from Tržič, you know... :D).
Anyway, the 90 HP model apparently lacks that 'pedal-to-the-metal' boost. I just can't notice any of it... :blubber:
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neoto: Tržič is just few km away from me :D
Ok, last day I ordered new winter tires and today.. Well today they arrived. I went for the Continental WC (Winter Contact) TS830, dim 195/65/15. I was thinking about getting the 185 width again, but they are just sooo narrow.. :) According to the tests, they should be the best in that dimension (though I don't believe the tests 100%, but they can't be bad either..), so can't wait for the snow to test them out. Here are the pics of how they look:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2b/kE/2uV7ygV9/071020111873-rsz.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/3H/o0/3MVHmMs9/cid071020111877-rsz.jpg)
(http://www.shrani.si/f/2Q/HE/3XhmFDQ7/071020111874-rsz.jpg)
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accim
My congratulation with your new tires :goodjob2:
Mine are Bridgestone IceCruiser 5000 with metallic pins, are these type of snow tires allowed in your area?
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accim
My congratulation with your new tires :goodjob2:
Mine are Bridgestone IceCruiser 5000 with metallic pins, are these type of snow tires allowed in your area?
Thank you! Those Bridgestone, you are talking about, must be GREAT in snow! No, we are not allowed to have those "pins"/"studs", though it would come handy every once in a while.
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Good choice of brand & tire size , but the 195's will decrease with 2.1% the speedometer & odometer indication .
( comparing the stock's 185/65/15 tyres with 195's ). It's also possible to lower your dynamic performaces
( wheel diameter and sidewall increase )
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Good choice of brand & tire size , but the 195's will decrease with 2.1% the speedometer & odometer indication .
( comparing the stock's 185/65/15 tyres with 195's ). It's also possible to lower your dynamic performaces
( wheel diameter and sidewall increase )
Stock dimension (summer tires) on my current i30 are 195/65/15, that is also why I went with the 195 for winter. On my previous i30, the stock tires were 185/65 and that is why I used 185 also for winter. They seemed ridiculously narrow on a CW to me also back then, but I still went with it. Btw, they look normal on hatchback i30.
Otherwise, allowed tires (from the book) for my i30CW (and probably all other) are:
185/65/15
195/65/15
205/55/16
225/45/17
Those 185 just stick out and seem wrong..however you look at it. All other dimensions are within 0,4% difference (considering 195 is stock tire), but the 185 are 2,0% or 2,1% as you've said it. Also, most cars in that class have 195-205-225 dimensions.
This is how 185 looked on my previous i30CW. It looks like everything is going to brake or as if I had 4 spare tires on..
check 1 (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4314260162_85e44c9644_z.jpg?zz=1)
check 2 (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4313514293_5c67750714_z.jpg?zz=1)
check 3 (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4313512363_3def67f6c8_z.jpg?zz=1)
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Continentals have been getting good reviews. You don't see them in Tassie much but selling well Australia wide apparently :cool:
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alc2
What's with the 2.1% speed / odometer reference between 185 / 195, I don't understand :confused:
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alc2
What's with the 2.1% speed / odometer reference between 185 / 195, I don't understand :confused:
The overall diameter between the two is different. The 195 is higher so rotates more slowly.
621mm versus 634mm.
At 100kph the speedo will read at 97.95 kph on the 195 - assuming it is 100% accurate on the 185.
A 2.09% difference.
I have a simple Excel spreadsheet which I'll send to anyne who's interested.
Although there's probably a way to post it on here. I'll think about that later, unless someone else can volunteer the method in the meantime.
BTW. As far as I know, the Australian cars have all come with 195/65R15 as the basic standard.
They have another benefit., too. If you have hubcaps (wheelcovers), the sidewall of the 185 is inside the line of thehubcap so if you scrape the curb, you scrape the hubcap.
The 195s are ouside the line of the hubcap so it takes a pretty solid hit to distort the sidewall enough to damage the hubcap.
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surferdude
Thanks for that, I checked the web & now understand that the 2nd number is actually a % ratio, (or aspect ratio,) of the tyre width, I thought it was a fixed distance & that was what would create a rotational difference.
PS Aren't you supposed to be surfing right now?
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surferdude
Thanks for that, I checked the web & now understand that the 2nd number is actually a % ratio, (or aspect ratio,) of the tyre width, I thought it was a fixed distance & that was what would create a rotational difference.
PS Aren't you supposed to be surfing right now?
Surfing happens at 5am for a couple of hours. Then home for breakfast.
Today we spent some time on Skype to our son, daughter-in-law and grandson in Canada.
Now I'm just filling in time till 11am (Qld Time).
PS. Yes, "series", "aspect ratio" or "profile" are all terms meaning the same thin.
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Always happy to see something like this...
(http://www.shrani.si/f/A/FA/2KZEIvf2/141020111924-rsz.jpg)
PS: I had to park my car like that, because of the car on the left (not the one on the pic, but the one that left and made me look like a fool later :rolleyes: )
but not so keen about this..
(http://www.shrani.si/f/G/iI/4m155p9S/151020111931-rsz.jpg)
Yap, the winter is coming :wacko:
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accim
Zero degrees was it in that parking or outside?
Did you place a note with an invitation to this club under a wind screen wiper of that second car? :wink:
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accim
Zero degrees was it in that parking or outside?
Did you place a note with an invitation to this club under a wind screen wiper of that second car? :wink:
The pic of the temperature was taken today in the morning, not in that garage :) No, didn't leave any invitation :-[
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Great looking car, i like the indicator repeater on your side mirror. I don't think i have seen Australian spec models with them.
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Great looking car, i like the indicator repeater on your side mirror. I don't think i have seen Australian spec models with them.
Thanks, but are you sure you haven't seen any Australian i30 with blinkers on the side mirrors? I think some of the users form Australia have them there... Actually I think most of them have it like that..
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Great looking car, i like the indicator repeater on your side mirror. I don't think i have seen Australian spec models with them.
Thanks, but are you sure you haven't seen any Australian i30 with blinkers on the side mirrors? I think some of the users form Australia have them there... Actually I think most of them have it like that..
I must admit I haven't paid that much attention to the new i30's on the road as to the side mirror indicators. I can confirm the new Accent has them because my sister-in-law has one. Certainly my 2009 i30 doesn't have them.
Also, I know what you mean about having to park to allow for some foll beside you. And as you say, when you return to your car, of course they're gone and someone has parked perfectly right beside you - probably thinking to themselves what a sh8tty parker you are. :-[
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Hi again Smartie .. The CW (Wagon) version comes with the indicators in the mirror body (Think it has since they were first released in OZ?) and some of our members have added that feature on the hatch. It is not an easy or particularly cheap mod but there are instructions on here somewhere.
Accim, That i30 next to yours is a nice colour too (they make a lovely couple) :lol:
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Yes they do look very nice together. Should get one more I guess :rofl: They were basically the same, apart from the color and him having 15" alloys on. Same equipment and both were CRDi's. Just don't know if both were HP.
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but not so keen about this..
(http://www.shrani.si/f/G/iI/4m155p9S/151020111931-rsz.jpg)
Yap, the winter is coming :wacko:
A bit chilly.
We had 36.3 degrees in Perth today :)
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Did some test yesterday. Not the top speed, but the accuracy of speedometer. I was really amazed. It's very accurate, which I can't say for the previous cars. The tires are 195/65/15. When driving @50 km/h, the GPS is also showing 50 km/h or 49 km/h, @100 km/h it's also 99 or 100 km/h. Of course, I wanted to see what's the actual top speed of the car, according to GPS and here are the results:
Top - speedometer (http://www.shrani.si/f/8/YC/4fCBgsG4/291020112010-rsz.jpg)
Top - GPS (http://www.shrani.si/f/1C/uc/1f0gmhuK/291020112013-rsz.jpg)
According to speedometer, it's around 195-196, right? Well the GPS was showing me 195 km/h at that time.
I remember, on my previous i30, when I had 185/65/15 tires on, it was between 4-7 km/h "off".
BTW: According to the book, top speed of 116hp engine should be 188 km/h, and 197 km/h for the 128hp engine. So I guess that is not correct, as even the 116hp engine, can reach around 197 km/h - according to the speedometer. When I was purchasing the car, I asked the dealer about the difference between the 116hp and 128hp engine (1.6 CRDi) and he said, that the performance of the both engines is the same (torque 260Nm, acceleration 11,6s...) and that the only difference is in top speed, which is not "limited" in 128hp version. Is that true? Because if it is, that one should go at least 205 km/h or more then. Even 116hp could reach 200 km/h if it wasn't limited. You can feel how the engine "cuts off" at 197 and you can also see it on BC -> instant fuel consumption goes down when it happens.
PS: Almost had an accident today on highway, but I was driving really normally, going around 130-140 km/h (according to regulations). I was overtaking some cars at that speed and all of the sudden, while I was passing this guy in SUV - Hyundai Galloper (I was just next to him), he decided he wants to overtake too. He turned right into me (well left, not right) and I managed to brake hard (the ABS "turned on") and went to the left, driving just inches away from the fence and somehow horned at that point.. He heard it, saw me and went back and it was okay. But it definitely was close. I must say, that handling of the i30 (braking really hard @140km/h) was superb. The car was not all over the place, even though I'm on 195/65/15 and don't have ESP. In the end, everything was okay, but I was a bit pi** off.. Not because he did that, but because I wasn't recording the trip - because of that rattle in the holder :rolleyes:
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Who's a naughty boy then :D 195Kph (instant loss of license over here) only done that speed and a bit more once about 18 years ago before speed cameras (at 1.30am in the morning.)
I think the newer i30's speedo is more accurate (long story)
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if i were driving in snow and ice fighting to stay in a straight line,i think that my speedo accuracy would be the least of my worries. :Drive: :lol:
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Great looking car, i like the indicator repeater on your side mirror. I don't think i have seen Australian spec models with them.
only on the cw/wagon in oz. :winker:
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Oh no no. The road was quite empty (safe), the weather was great and no speed cameras there. And you might not believe it, but soon, after slowing down to 170-180 km/h I was passed by a guy in BMW 5 with much greater speed (at least 220-230 km/h). I read about the accuracy the other day in one of the tests of i30 MY2011 and had to test it. I was really amazed. Usually I would drive 55 km/h according to it in 50 km/h area, because I knew it's not that accurate, but I guess it is and should slow down a bit.
I'm planing on changing my oil and oil filter soon, maybe in a week or two - when I'll be taking it to the dealers to have the summer tires replaced with winter ones, although the dealer said, there's no need for oil change, till 30k km :confused:
Anyways, a lot of talking and no pictures from me, right? Here are few of them:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6297890811_f63a211414_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6298419596_c7b219a5e3_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6297890057_4de2a7cc04_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6298418776_13fac47677_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6298419054_7bac12eba4_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6298418478_bec34e76a3_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6298417978_caca24746c_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6297888331_0f3c0f15d6_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6298417250_3005d1e4f6_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6297887555_b1d999f844_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6298416392_99163f1bd2_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6298416166_236cabb721_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6298439204_13fecc2f36_z.jpg)
I would like to thank everyone who advised me to buy a new one. For now, I love the car, even though the old i30 was still okay and not so much different than this one. Btw about the previous i30.. The dealer sold it not so long ago. It was funny..two guys wanted to buy it and both gave some deposit for the car. One of them bought new i30 and the other my previous i30. From what I've heard (from the salesman), the guy (who bought it), is really pleased with the car so far - I'm sure he'll enjoy it as I really took care of it, it was serviced and it looked like new when I sold it ;)
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All it needs is some sexy alloys :whistler:
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only done that speed and a bit more once about 18 years ago before speed cameras (at 1.30am in the morning.)
On your way home from the pub, double dinking on a pushbike, down hill, with a tail wind? :lol:
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All it needs is some sexy alloys :whistler:
:whsaid: :mrgreen:
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only done that speed and a bit more once about 18 years ago before speed cameras (at 1.30am in the morning.)
On your way home from the pub, double dinking on a pushbike, down hill, with a tail wind? :lol:
No, in a 1993 Nissan Bluebird on the way back from a Bank Seminar (an indicated 210KPH) :mrgreen: But don't tell any ex-cops :whistler: :rofl:
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I won't.
I promise. :scared:
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:rofl: :rofl:
About the alloys -> I have a set of 16" alloys with 205/55/16 on them (not that good though) from my ex i30CW. They are waiting for spring in the garage :winker: And I just can't wait to put them on. It looks really funny on these. It would even be better, if I had some 15" alloys with 195/65 now, because these stock alloys are really narrow (5,5). Beside being narrow, they are (my opinion of course), too much "in" when they should/could be 1 cm more "out". I'll see, maybe I'll get some 15" alloys to go with my 195/65 winter tires for next winter.
BTW: If the cops "get you" doing 195 km/h on the highway, you would actually get "ticket" for going 188 km/h (-7 km/h because of the "tolerance" --> 7km/h tolerance for speed between 100-200 km/h and 11 km/h for 200 km/h+ ) which would cost you 300-400 EUR (that means 150-200 EUR if you pay in 8 days) and you would also get 9 "points" (when you reach 18 points you lose your license). So that means you could do it twice before loosing your license. And you would get the same ticket, even if you were driving 250 km/h. Btw, the speed limit is 130 km/h
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Who's a naughty boy then :D 195Kph (instant loss of license over here)
And a 30 day impoundment of your car under the anti hoon laws.... (first offence) :mad:
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You guys remember the video that was being discussed just last week(crash @ 120 mph). Fortunately, I leave early, cruise on the freeway & enjoy the ride @ 90-100k, used to do what you people do, but not interested any more. :disapp:
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Accim I didn't realise they were 15" alloys on your car now (They look a bit like our standard plastic wheel covers...)
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the wife's cw has the same rims as accim's cw . :razz:
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Accim I didn't realise they were 15" alloys on your car now (They look a bit like our standard plastic wheel covers...)
I'll see, maybe I'll get some 15" alloys to go with my 195/65 winter tires for next winter.
:winker:
I said, that maybe I'll get some 15" alloys for next year for winter tires, because these stock wheels (steel wheels + plastic wheel covers) don't look that good on it.. And I already have 16" alloys (summer tires) waiting for the spring to come. So yes, at the moment I have normal steel wheels and plastic wheel covers :goodjob:
You guys remember the video that was being discussed just last week(crash @ 120 mph). Fortunately, I leave early, cruise on the freeway & enjoy the ride @ 90-100k, used to do what you people do, but not interested any more. :disapp:
I agree with you and please, don't think I do that all the time :wink: It was just a simple test. I was afraid people might think that, that's why I posted the pictures as a hyperlink and didn't post a picture "for display". Also, few of the guys - I can remember 5 of them at the moment - which I used to know, had a crash @high speed and died (in let's say 5 year period)..
But the speed you are talking about (90-100 km/h) is a bit low for our circumstances, because the speed limit is 130 km/h and most people drive 130-160 km/h (even the cops don't chase you, if going below 150 km/h in most cases). Because of that it can be hard (more stressful) to "interact" with others if driving @90-100 km/h, especially if you are overtaking let's say 2-3 trucks and some vehicle behind you is getting closer and closer @250 km/h and not braking (just flashing their lights to tell you -> move or go faster) - in that case, accelerating to - as much as you can and as fast as you can - is a safest thing you can do :rolleyes:
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accim
I understand what you are saying about your speed limits. I stay in the slow lane on our freeway, which is littered with every speed measuring trap available. I live 35 ks from the city and can be observed by the authorities from start to finish via cameras at every hill & bend. Big brother is always watching. :disapp:
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
First post since 2009 :Shocked: :Shocked:
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
First post since 2009 :Shocked: :Shocked:
As it is said - Better later, than never :D
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
HUH where have you been? :blubber: :blubber: :faint: Thank you for the comment ;)
I still have the same GSM number, SMS me? Where are you now? Slovenia or some other country in EU/USA/...? I was in Koper&Portorož today. I'll post pictures, you'll probably know where it was taken.
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Hi Accim, nice new ride!! Welcome to the 6 speed heaven hehehehe :D
Was your first i30 Korean or Czech?
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Hi Accim, nice new ride!! Welcome to the 6 speed heaven hehehehe :D
Was your first i30 Korean or Czech?
Yes, 6 speed is nice, even though it's not as long as I thought it is. For example.. When driving 140 km/h in 6th gear, you are at around 2,850 rpm, whereas in 5-speed manual, you are at 3,000 rpm (in 5th). But okay..I still drive mostly around 3,000 rpm, but now it goes faster (150 km/h vs 140 km/h). The top speed is more interesting.. You reach it at approx 3,950-3,980 rpm and in 5-speed it was around 4,250 rpm.. :wink:
My first i30 was Korean, this one is Czech :whistler:
(http://www.shrani.si/f/k/Wb/4x2uE8cf/021120112028-rsz.jpg)
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accim
I wonder why you closed the registration plates of your car with white stripes in the photos placed in international forum :D
I wouldn't mind being there now, sitting on the shore and catching fish with fish-rod
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Ofc 6-speed and 5-speed eventually "get together" but what 6-speed has is damn nice with very short first and second to pull you extremely fast, and in the middle fourth and fifth gear for easy city gliding 50-90kph and to get in the end niiiice economy :D
Any difference in korean and czech model? pros and cons?
@meehalych
You never know if our "dear blue elite" is watching....
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
First post since 2009 :Shocked: :Shocked:
As it is said - Better later, than never :D
Heey Dazzler :P
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Nice car. Good color :goodjob2:
First post since 2009 :Shocked: :Shocked:
As it is said - Better later, than never :D
true,but not if your waiting for a heart transplant. :faint: :idea:
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Okay, few pictures from today, went to Austria again:
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And new winter tires (Continental WinterContact TS830, 195/65/15)
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Nice scenery accim :goodjob: and I like the look of that tread pattern (is it a bit noisier though?)
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Thanks Dazz. The tires are great, they are even much better then the summer tires on wet road.. :rolleyes: And they aren't that noisy at all. Not sure if there is any difference.. Maybe 5%. The previous winter tires I had on, were quite noisy (at least 15% difference)
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These were taken few days ago - when I took the car to the service, to have the tires replaced.
About 10 years difference between them. I had one like that (Accent), just that my was better equipped. The color was the same.
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It means you are an old Hyundai fan :D. Are you satisfied about the old Accent , have you got extras problems along these 10 years ?
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It means you are an old Hyundai fan :D. Are you satisfied about the old Accent , have you got extras problems along these 10 years ?
Nono.. You got me wrong I think. That Accent is not mine, but I used to have it (it was sold 7 years ago) and it looked like that one. I just wrote, that there is probably 10 years of difference between those two cars. The accent is probably MY2000-2001 and the i30CW is 2011 ;)
As for being a fan.. Huh yes, I am a fan. 1. Accent, 2. Elantra, 3. Accent, 4. i30CW, 5. i30CW :whistler:
But my father in law had exactly the same Accent (the same equipment, color..) just up until a year ago. He bought it in 2000 and sold it last year (traded it for new i30 1.4 petrol). He had no problems with it and hopes it will be the same with the i30 ;)
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Very nice car and pics accim... :brilliant:
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Thanks! :)
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(a little late but) congrats for the... ehmm... new car!
Pictures are great as always! (you're Hemmi's crown prince IMO)
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I'm late also :mrgreen: Thanks for the comment babis_xo.
So let me say few things after being away for a while. My "better half" and I are fixing up the apartment and I also have a lot of work - at work, so I end up not having that much time as I used to have. But okay, I think things should get back to normal now slowly.
As for the car. Still running great. Because I'm using the other vehicle (Renault Kangoo) for "work" driving, I do less km's with the i30, but it's such a joy every time I sit in the i30 after a while. At the moment it has around 12,500 km on the clock, which is not a lot, considering the fact I've bought it in September (14th to be exact - so that's almost 5 months..huh time goes quickly). In January I did only around 1,500 km with it and approx 2,500 km with the "work" car. If the "ratio" stays like that, I will do "only" around 20,000 km with the i30 in a year, instead of doing 40-50k km/year with it. Not bad.
The car is parked in a nice garage while it's not being driven and is spared of often being driven on our salty roads, which are also full of chips and because of which many vehicles have paint problems..
I've installed the xenon hid kit in it the other day. I've had it in my previous i30 also, but took it out because I didn't drill the holes in the "caps"(through which the cables to the "ballast" go) the way I should and because of that the condense started to "accumulate" inside the lights. I wanted to fix it then, but I ended up using stock bulbs again. Dried the lights so there was no moist in them, closed the "hole" and left the xenon kit in the garage. Anyways..where was I..oh yes.. xenon kit in the new i30..well I ordered new xenon kit (the prices are now ridiculously low) and decided to go with the 4300K bulb color again, because it looks just right. When I installed, I was a bit disappointed, because the color wasn't 4300K. It wasn't even 6000K.. It was like looking at rainbow. Somewhere it was 4300K, then 6000K and even 12000K.. (from yellowish-white to blue and even purple - maybe you'll notice it in the pics below). So I got new bulbs, which were a bit better, but still not what I was looking for. I got reply that all the bulbs now are like that.. Well, what to expect from some cheap cr.., right? :) But you can't get better ones at this time over here.. (it's like with the other products..the quality is much worse then it was before). Then I remembered I had some "extra" xenon kit in my garage, which worked just fine before taking it out from the previous i30, but I wasn't sure if it's still okay, regarding the fact it's been sitting in the garage for more then 2 years. Plugged it in and yes..much better then the new xenon kit/bulbs I got. :) And one more thing..It seems to me that these "new lights" (with black) housing, do not produce any extra (unwanted) glare, because of the dark housing itself.. I also had no "complaints" from oncoming drivers or drivers driving in front (so far). Also told my friend to drive in front of me at night and in an opposite direction, to tell me whether it was okay, and he said it's like "factory xenon". We'll see how it will work.
Okay..enough of talking/writing. Here are few pictures taken a week (or so) ago. We haven't had any real snow (yet) this year, so I had to go higher to see some. First time the winter tires "touched" the snow :confused: A bit disappointed, about the snow this year, I must say.. Last year we had it for quite some time and there was a lot of it..at least 40 cm. What makes me even more frustrated is the fact, that there was more snow at the sea (just few 100 km to the south), then here. But okay..better this way, then having floods like you guys have in Australia now or being under 1-2m of snow with temps around -30°C, like it was and still is, in some parts of the Europe (which aren't that far at all from here). Ooo..damn.. Look at all that text after saying .."enough of talking/writing.." Okay okay..here are the pics - taken at the same place as the pictures few posts above (unfortunately the quality isn't that good) :
Okay, just a few words about the plans for my i30 in 2012. I'm planing on putting the 16" alloys, which I have from previous i30, on the car in March. I was also thinking about chip-tuning it from 116hp to approx 135-140hp this year, but I'm still thinking whether I should do it or not.. And that's kind of it..
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You don't seem to have salt on the roads, do you?
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You don't seem to have salt on the roads, do you?
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You are a good fella accim.. don't worry about doing too much talking/writing always worth a read :goodjob:
Interesting about the Xenon HID quality.. and the photos are great too :happydance:
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Hello.
Nice Ride Buddy. Be pride in what you ride and keep on rollin.
The new facelifted i30 is also very nice.
Greetings from Germany :wink:
Steve
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Thank you :goodjob:
The car is great, but would be even better, if it was 2.0 CRDi, like yours :mrgreen:
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Finally... Summer tires and alloys 16" on the CW. The tires are Dunlop SP Fastresponse. So far so good. They seem a bit loud though, but not too loud.
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Finally... Summer tires
isn't it too early for them now? :eek:
we still have snow and ice in the streets
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Finally... Summer tires
isn't it too early for them now? :eek:
we still have snow and ice in the streets
Really? :) No not to early :mrgreen: Well in the morning it's still around 2°C, but in the afternoon, it's around 20°C :evil: Today it was 22°C, yesterday around 19-21°C and it's been like that for at least two weeks and it looks like it will be like that the entire March.
And as for snow.. We've barely had any this year :confused: Actually..now we have problems with the lack of water.. It's forbiden to water the plants, wash the car.. :rolleyes:
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but in the afternoon, it's around 20°C :evil: Today it was 22°C, yesterday around 19-21°C and it's been like that for at least two weeks
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if that is in the spring, I wonder what you would have in summer
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Looks good with the Alloys on accim..
I will be getting new Tyres in about a month on the Camry I'm looking forward to seeing what they feel like (I'm going to get something as good or better than the Dunlop 300E that are on it now - probably Goodyear or Michelin low rolling resistance tyres)
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Your car's looking as nice as ever Accim. How are the kilometres going on this one?
Dave
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Thanks for the comments :goodjob:
Well db08, this one is doing much less kilometers, comparing to the previous one. I still do around 4.000 km /month, but I do less then 2.000 km /month with the i30. I drive the other car - R. Kangoo quite a lot also.
I've bought the car on the 14th Sept 2011. Till 16th December, I had done 10.000 km with it (which is also not that much (approx 3.340 km /month), because i drove mothers Volvo V40 for few weeks - that car is parked in the garage all the time and needs to be driven every once in a while). Anyways, as I've said, I did those 10.000 km in 3 months but today, the car has less then 15.000 km. I thought I passed 15k already, but no.. It's around 14.800 or smth. So that means I did less then 5.000 km in 3 months (4.700 to be exact) = approx 1.567 km /month => approx 20.000 km /year. Funny... :lol: So my plan is to keep this i30 for a longer period of time :goodjob:
And it wouldn't be me if i posted a post in this thread, without posting some pictures also.. :faint:
1st find the car :whistler:
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Playing with corel draw.. Not what I had in mind :rolleyes: :lol:
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The rear bumper on this newer model looks much better than the old one :)
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I'm here to attack you with some pictures :lol:
Washed the car and took some pics. I really like the car and I still think, you get a lot for a reasonable amount of money.
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Your car looks awesome, as ever accim :goodjob2:
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Looks great with the alloys on accim and I still really like that colour :goodjob:
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Thanks for the comments! :) While I was posting these pictures, I stumbled across some interesting older pics and thought it would be interesting to do a little comparison.. Not the same angle, but still close enough.
Previous i30CW
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Current i30CW
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and again
old
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current
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Interesting comparison accim. Although I was disappointed they didn't do the facelift of the front here in Australia when looking at these pix the front of your newer model can look a bit front heavy from some angles (no offence meant) :-[ :confused:
A bit in the same way the Peugeot 407 can (even though that is a looker...)
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Interesting comparison accim. Although I was disappointed they didn't do the facelift of the front here in Australia when looking at these pix the front of your newer model can look a bit front heavy from some angles (no offence meant) :-[ :confused:
A bit in the same way the Peugeot 407 can (even though that is a looker...)
I understand what you mean. It's interesting you mentioned 407, because some few years ago, I was checking the 407 myself :mrgreen:
I prefer the new look (front and side, not sure about the back yet), because it looks more "aggressive" and "sporty", but I also like the old one and I understand that many people even prefer the old over the new one. If I didn't know which one was a facelift and if I didn't know i30 that well, I believe I couldn't guess which one is "newer". I would probably come to conclusion that the "old one" is more of a "comfort/elegant" version and the "new one" probably some "sporty/sports pack" version of the i30.
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Thanks for going to that trouble accim.. an interestng exercise (I appreciate you taking my comments in the right "spirit") :goodjob:
Generally if i don't like something I will say nothing and I wont say I like something if I don't ...
It is not that I don't like the face lifted front, I guess I am just used to the older style and while the new front looks sportier it is not as "neat"..
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Thanks for going to that trouble accim.. an interestng exercise (I appreciate you taking my comments in the right "spirit") :goodjob:
Generally if i don't like something I will say nothing and I wont say I like something if I don't ...
It is not that I don't like the face lifted front, I guess I am just used to the older style and while the new front looks sportier it is not as "neat"..
No need to explain it. I totally understand you m8 :goodjob: I also like your Camry more then the new model and the facelift is quite similar to the i30's.
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So here are few pictures from the Monday trip. Just to prove I still have the car :mrgreen:
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^-- nice. Quite a few horsepower on show there :D
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Did you release those horses from your engine to let them take a rest after a long driving? :D
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^-- nice. Quite a few horsepower on show there :D
:whsaid: I was going to say "nice" too .. (and would have said the other bit if I thought of it...) :D
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I was going to say lots of horse power there too but you've got to be quick on this forum :D
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Good one. Yes, letting all that horse(power) out of the car to stretch their legs. They did their job quite well on that trip :)
This pictures were made in Lipica (http://www.lipica.org/en/). Quite a nice and relaxing place I must say. First time I was there and it's not even 1h from us. But really don't understand some of the people over there. Where the car was "parked" to make few pictures, the speed limit is 40 km/h. But some idiots just had to drive 60-80km/h, risking of crashing into the fence or even worse.
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Okay, so I must inform you, that since 5th October, I no longer own the i30CW. I've sold it to my uncle. He previously owned a Kia Ceed 1.4 petrol and was now looking to buy a car with more HP, a diesel, new or 1 year old, not to big, not small, preferably a wagon, not to expensive and with more equipment compared to his previous Ceed.
So..I offered him my i30. Why?? you are wondering. Well..I got married in the end of September and my (now) wife and I managed to move to our own apartment. So I had to invest in redecorating the apartment and needed $$, beside that, my mother was thinking about selling her Volvo V40, because she doesn't drive anymore (last year the Volvo did only 1.800 km -> yes that's 1.800 km IN A YEAR) as much and if she does, she can use fathers Santa Fe. So..retail prices for the Volvo were ridiculous and in that case, it's best to sell it to someone you know or something like that...
So.....it hit me. I sell my i30 to my uncle, buy the Volvo from my mother and it's a win-win situation for all of us. So offered that solution to both of them and they were all in for it.
I'll write more about the car that I bought in other topic.
Here are some pictures of the i30 when he was driving it back home.. Thought it doesn't seem to me like I've sold the car at all, because I see it very often -> every time I come to visit my parents - as my uncle lives right next to them.
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My (vehicle) plans for future? Drive the Volvo as no. 1 car now for few months, then keep it as the car no. 2 and go for the ix30 (MPV) that is announced. Or maybe go for the ix35 -> probably used 1-2 years.
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Congrats on getting married and getting an apartment accim :cool!: :drinks:
Bit sad to see you temporarily out of a Hyundai into a Volvo though :Pout:
Never noticed before but your 2nd CW was a bit like my new car colour wise :razz:
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Congrats on getting married and getting an apartment accim :cool!: :drinks:
Bit sad to see you temporarily out of a Hyundai into a Volvo though :Pout:
Never noticed before but your 2nd CW was a bit like my new car colour wise :razz:
Thanks! The end of the September and all the October was a busy month. The marriage, moving, all the documents (me because of the different address, my better half because of the surname and the address) - ID, drivings license, credit cards, bank, mobile operator, and so on......
No worry, I think I'll go back to Hyundai soon :) There's still one at home - fathers Santa Fe (oh wait...a term "at home" not properly used I guess..in the family then). Still getting used to it :) And in Slovenia, we already have the new Santa Fe (http://www.autoguide.com/images/content/2013-Hyunda-Santa-Fe-Sport-utah-main_rdax_646x396.jpg) since last week..so there's a chance my father will go for the new one..that would be interesting. Can't wait for the test drive.
Color - of course, that's why I said the color of your hybrid looks nice :cool:
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Congratulations accim on your marriage and your new apartment.
It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.
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Congrats on your new civil status, Mr. Accim, and with the new home. :goodjob2:
All the best for the future.
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It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.
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I forgot that we did that too :razz: Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months :happydance:
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Thank you! Hoping for the same here Dazz :)
PS: What's with the avatars? I see many of you have pictures of yourselves (I think), when you were young. BTW, Dazz, you haven't changed a bit :whistler:
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Thank you! Hoping for the same here Dazz :)
PS: What's with the avatars? I see many of you have pictures of yourselves (I think), when you were young. BTW, Dazz, you haven't changed a bit :whistler:
Think I started it.. I was having a clean up in my office and found some pictures from when my Mum got re-married (I was 10 y/o)
I particularly liked that picture so living with it on here and facebook and a few other places for now.
Yes, accim I hope you get good fortune, my wife scored a good paying job at the time running a Video shop and I think I had a promotion too :happydance:
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Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you? :D
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.
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And here was I thinking they were Swedish. :undecided:
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And here was I thinking they were Swedish. :undecided:
Chinese guys are the owners now :D, so Volvo is a Chinese car, which is being assembled in Sweden
an info from W
in August 2010, Ford completed its sale of Volvo to the parent of Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion
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Interesting.
Geely are selling cars in Australia but as far as I'm aware, only in WA because ours is the only state that doesn't insist on 5 star safety rating which Geely cars don't meet.
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Geely, really? :confused: Actually I'd never hear of them until I just read this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely)
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John Hughes sells them, much as he started selling Hyundai in 1985.
No doubt Geely will lift their game and meet the safety legislation at which time you'll start to see them in other states & territories.
They are cheap though.
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Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you? :D
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.
Haha :rofl:
Well..back then (in 2003) it was stil Swedish I think :whistler:
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Hei, Accim, you changed Hyundai to a Chinese car - Volvo; how dared you? :D
Congratulations with your marriage, new home and new car.
Haha :rofl:
Well..back then (in 2003) it was stil Swedish I think :whistler:
Volvo was Swedish back then, but the S40 was built in Holland, at least the ones for the European market.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_S40 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_S40)
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John Hughes sells them, much as he started selling Hyundai in 1985.
No doubt Geely will lift their game and meet the safety legislation at which time you'll start to see them in other states & territories.
They are cheap though.
One of the bigger and better models in Wiki looks like it is based on the previous model Kia Cerato :undecided:
My previous Hybrid was only 4 stars :-[ no rear seat belt warning lights in the rear..
The new one is 5 stars (7th - knee airbag + seat belt warning for all seats etc...)
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Interesting.
Geely are selling cars in Australia but as far as I'm aware, only in WA because ours is the only state that doesn't insist on 5 star safety rating which Geely cars don't meet.
Not aware of cars having to be 5 star in any State of Oz, Dave.... :eek:
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I was listenening to an interview with a guy from the RACWA and he said that WA was the only state whose safety legislation allowed the Geely to be sold as in all other states the car failed to meet their respective safety legislation.
Whether that is 3 star or 4 star or 5 star, I don't know.
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It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.
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I forgot that we did that too :razz: Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months :happydance:
I'll never forget selling my mint condition xa gt falcon to buy my first house,18 years on and i still think about it on a week to week basis,but you cant live in your car. :winker: :snigger:
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It is a good decision. I remember doing the same thing when I was younger - selling my nice car for a house and it was well worth it in the long run.
:whsaid:
I forgot that we did that too :razz: Traded a near new car for an older one in 1986 to help finance the first house we built. Finances quickly turned around and we upgraded again within about 12 months :happydance:
I'll never forget selling my mint condition xa gt falcon to buy my first house,18 years on and i still think about it on a week to week basis,but you cant live in your car. :winker: :snigger:
Debatable. :lol:
If you had a mint XA GT you could swap it for a house.
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i sold it for $48.000 back then,if i sold it now days i could get nearly $100.000 at a Shanon's auction. :faint: :blubber:
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$48k was probably good money then and we don't have crystal balls. :disapp: