[bumpkin]

Hope you like folks!!







This is the boot in it's smallest configuration, the rear seats are slid all the way back and reclined here (and yes I realise I trapped the seatbelt in the process ).  The floor is also at it's highest, it can be adjusted to sit lower than it is in this pic.


bumpkins new office. The drivers seat has an armrest which is nice for cruising but gets in the way of the handbrake so is better tucked out of the way for town driving.


Centre console.


Kinda familiar.......


Oz owners who have an issue with the i30 dials being difficult to see in bright sunlight will find dials backlit with the ignition on in the ix20


Down by the right knee and we can switch off parking sensors, adjust radio, switches and dials lighting, switch off ISG (it is called autostart in the UK hence the A), switch off ESP and headlight beam level adjustment.


The speaker grilles mimic the front grille.


Panoramic sunroof, front section tilts or slides fully open.


Mirror adjust, window controls and mirror fold are all in the gloss black panel in the drivers door.

The Bluetooth is easily set-up and there are 3 buttons on the steering wheel to control the phone, which becomes voice activated, I need to set up voice-tags on the phone for that to work however.

This one also has HAC (Hill Assistance Control) which I last had in my Subaru, it holds the car on a hill until the bite is found then lets off the brake to prevent roll-back.  It has advanced over the Subaru version however, this one also works when reversing uphill

Feel free to ask for further photos or ask questions folks

[eye30]

Looks great.


many miles of carefree motoring

[Shambles]

Congrats. Looks (and sounds) the biz


Weird at first when the ignition just cuts off at the traffic lights, only to kick in when you go for the clutch, so I found 



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[bumpkin]

You quickly get used to the ISG though and it is much nicer than watching that 0.1mpg tick off every few seconds when stuck at the lights!!

[Shambles]

They'll have a buyer for your i30 by now, you know.

[bumpkin]

They'll have a buyer for your i30 by now, you know.

I would agree, I parked mine amongst all their 60 registered i30's with various price tickets on the screen and it still looked the mutz nutz in comparison to the newer Comforts all around it.  I reckon she will go on the forecourt for just shy of £8000....................

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[asathorny]

New car looks spiffin....   How does it compare to the i30, and, is there a noticable saving on fuel.  Prolly to soon for you to say I guss

Asa

[bumpkin]

Cheers asa
It is lighter to drive than the i30, but that may be due to my ex-i30 having the 18" alloys which were also low profile.  I have never driven an i30 on 15,16 or 17" so can't say if there is a difference.
It was weird today when I saw an unavoidable pothole and felt myself cringing before going through it, only to sail through with scarcely a judder!  Suspension and bigger walled tyres make for a more comfortable ride.  Despite being almost the same size, she feels easier to drive in town, probably because you sit a bit higher.  Both Kim and I are slighty vertically challenged and the extra visibility afforded by the ix20 is simply excellent for us.
Fuel as you say it is a bit early, but for a car with a quoted mixed driving figure of 50mpg to finish it's first day showing 43mpg impressed me mightily.........A similar journey to todays in the i30 would have the gauge reading maybe 35mpg.
I think the i30 is a superb car and if somebody asked me for advice with regard to that sector I would not hesitate to point them in the direction of the i30.
The ix20 sits in the supermini-MPV sector and I think is the most stylish one of those I have ever come across, I would NEVER have considered this type of vehicle before, all boxy and square, utilitarian and no character.  I have changed my mind
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[Gibber]

Hi Pumpkin,

Which engine is giving you 43mpg? My i30 is giving me 43mpg in mixed driving conditions and its a 1.4.

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[bumpkin]

Hi Fibber
Yep it is the 1.4 with ISG.

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[Gibber]

Sorry, Bumpkin. My HTC desire's predictive text. LOL.

What power does the ix20 generate from that engine? Looks good, how far do the rear seats move forward?

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[bumpkin]

No probs Gibber, I have suffered from Android predictive text myself in the past

The engine gives 89bhp.

The seats move forward about another 4 inches, and can be set more upright they also fold completely flat, either the whole lot or a 60:40 split.  The floor can be dropped about another 3 inches, so you can have a deep boot or leave the floor at the higher level and put soft goods under the floor for protection.

Lakes asked in another thread about the spare wheel, unfortunately it is still one of those wheelbarrow jobs

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[Gibber]

Cheers, its a shame that these good ideas are not incorporated in to other models in the range.

Might have to pass by my local Hyundai dealer to take a look out of pure interest/envy!

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[Lakes]

Hi Bumpkin, looks great! is that a petrol or diesel?
what size is fuel tank?

[bumpkin]

1.4 petrol, fuel tank is 48 litres.

You can also get them in 1.4 CRDi and 1.6 petrol auto.

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[TrishCW]

Hi Bumkin, car looks and sounds great, love the colour.
What mods if any are you planning for your new baby. 

[Dazzler]

Excellent photos Brian.. The iX20 has some Gr8 features..

[asathorny]

I am properly impressed. noce piccie and good write Bumpkin.....   Got me thinking   

[bumpkin]

Hi Trish

Not really planning mods as such, going to get mudflaps and carpets/mats for her.  Also fancy the sillguards and quite like the front and rear skid plates...........

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[bumpkin]

Was thinking about the ISG and have to say that she is so quiet, I had to check the rev counter to be sure it was actually working properly

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[Gibber]

Must admit the 1.4 in our i30 is virtually silent at idle, only noticeable if air con is on. Vastly different from most diesels.

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[Dazzler]

Was thinking about the ISG and have to say that she is so quiet, I had to check the rev counter to be sure it was actually working properly

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But doesn't the engine cut out altogether when you stop at lights and such (like our Hybrid)?

[bumpkin]

Yes the engine stops completely when you engage neutral and take your foot off the clutch.  Restarts when you depress the clutch.  The point is when you have the clutch depressed in neutral and then remove your foot, it is hardly discernable that the engine has switched off because it is so quiet at idle anyway.  There is also a light comes on in the instrument panel to show the engine is in Autostart which goes off again when you depress the clutch.

Just been out and noticed another couple of things
Blinking LED in the dash showing car alarmed and immobilised.
There has been discussion about people thinking the i30 is locked properly when in fact a door/hatch is not closed properly and the outcome was checking the indicators flash.  The ix20 locks, but then unlocks itself immediately if a door/hatch is open so you hear the locking mechanism and realise that something is open.

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[Seoul-mate]

Congratulations Bumpkin, always liked the look of your i30, but the ix20
seems like a great replacement.
Might have to push to have a forum name change to the something like the ...

                  i10-20-30.. Owner's Club

[bumpkin]

I did wonder if I need to either set up a new dedicated forum or do we create a Hyund-i section here??  Over to Steve and Darryl

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[Dazzler]

No new forum please  My recommendation would be just to add one more pictures section titled Other Hyundai Models (or something similar) what do you reckon Steve?

[bumpkin]

That was why I thought about Hyund-i, given that the range globally is now i10, i20, ix20, i30, ix35, i40, i45, i800......

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[Dazzler]

Maybe "Members other Hyunda-i's" ?? (or should that read "Members other Hyunda-i models" ??

[2i30s]

looks great Brian.   

[Alasama]

what a nice i20.  it will beat many of the competitors if coming to our market.