Hi from France !

abou · **January 04, 2011, 13:03:01**

Hello all !
First thanks for your forum I found many usefull informations

I'm married with two young kids and I was searching for an economic car with good capabilities and I found it ! Sorry for my speaking, as the title says I'm french !
So I just get the last i30 with 1.4 petrol engine (about 600 km), steel gray color, and I'm very happy of that car so far : Small engine, but great driving, quiet and confortable.
There are no hyundai and precisely i30 forums in my country, so I hope I could stay there. I already checked the VIN decoder : works well !
I'll try to put some pictures...
Regards

Lorian · **Reply #1: January 04, 2011, 13:25:57**

Bonjour et bienvenue!

Welcome to i30 club. It is nice to hear from someone in France, if you have time please post a picture of your car as the change a little from country to country.

rustynutz · **Reply #2: January 04, 2011, 14:08:22**

Welcome!

Myowni30 · **Reply #3: January 04, 2011, 14:22:48**

Hi Abou,

Welcome to the i30 Owners Club

Opa_1 · **Reply #4: January 04, 2011, 18:07:11**

Welcome to the i30 Owners Club abou..

Great to have you with us!

eye30 · **Reply #5: January 04, 2011, 18:09:45**

Welcome abou

Yes, you are welcome to stay anfd join in the discussions.

tonyjeffo · **Reply #6: January 04, 2011, 18:21:30**

Welcome Abou,

Must admit your English is better than my French !

Enjoy the group

bumpkin · **Reply #7: January 04, 2011, 20:30:48**

Bonsoir abou

eyecon · **Reply #8: January 04, 2011, 21:12:07**

Yes welcome aboard abou.

2i30s · **Reply #9: January 05, 2011, 05:04:40**

SRT Metro · **Reply #10: January 05, 2011, 07:58:11**

Hi abou,
Welcome to the club!

Dazzler · **Reply #11: January 05, 2011, 11:31:19**

Hi Abou,

Pleased to have you as a Member..I live at the base of Australia (In Tasmania) However, I have a Brother who now lives in Nice (in your lovely country)

Ozbrum · **Reply #12: January 05, 2011, 12:59:52**

Hi and Welcome Abou enjoy

.

I would be interested to know how competitive and how popular Hyundai France are compared to your main stream car manufacturers in France

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Love the fem'en French accent

abou · **Reply #13: January 06, 2011, 15:03:05**

Hi !
Thanks for your welcome and for people trying to speak french

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I made some pictures that I'll put asap ; steel grey is a very nice color !
To answer your questions about Huyndai brand in France, it's quite new and unrecognised, as it was with Japanese cars 15 years ago. In fact, I had a Nissan Primera in 1998, and everybody looked at me as if I was crazy :-) Things have changed now Nissan, like Honda and Suzuki are very recognised brands (better warranty, reliable and well designed).
As far as I can see it causes the same feeling, but you certainly notice that french people are very attached with their local brands (Renault, Peugeot).
In France most of the Hyundai sales volume refers to 4x4 like SantaFe. Korean cars like i30 (called "C" segment) are very new in the market place (the sister Kia Ceed is working good too)... But we have to admit that the i30 is a very pretty car that make people turn around in the street. Bonus : On i30, warranty is 5 years, unllimited kilometers !!!
Actually the most sold cars in France are Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Toyota, Ford, Fiat and Volkswagen... As you can see no Hyundai at all... shame for them

Regards

Ozbrum · **Reply #14: January 07, 2011, 11:04:21**

Thanks for the info abou

It's great to hear how people and their cars are in a far away country like France ....... Good on you

enjoy the forum.

abou · **Reply #15: January 10, 2011, 10:30:11**

Hello !
You wanted some pictures, here they are !
Not easy to find sun at this time in France

Regards.

Ozbrum · **Reply #16: January 10, 2011, 12:09:33**

Great pics Abou,

I have a hypersilver cw and perhaps it is a tad lighter than your steel grey ? and my roof rails are silver .... You appear to have a type of sports pack and your front grill is a differant shape to ours ... Our engine option sizes are 1.6ltr petrol, 2ltr petrol and 1.6ltr crtd, the latter being the most expensive, I have a 2ltr auto petrol.

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abou · **Reply #17: January 10, 2011, 15:25:20**

Yes in France we have only 3 kinds of engine for the new last i30 (that's why the front grill so the look of the bumpers are different) :
- 1.4i Petrol (109 hp) with DOHC and 16 valves
- 1.4crdi (90 hp)
- 1.6crdi (115 hp) - the only one with automatic transmission option
Lucky you are with a 2.0i Petrol

; sadly the french market loves gasoil... But the "small" 1.4i only drinks 7L per 100 km... It's clearly not a sport car (the chassis could support much more), but that wasn't the goal of this car because I also have an old (but powerful) BMW e30 with a great petrol 6 cylinders inside... Hyundai was family choice and I don't regret it (for the moment !

)
For the equipment we have only two choices in France :
- Base (the one I have, almost complete for those who don't interest in expensive gadgets) : Manual clim, CD/USB, etc.
- Full Pack : Base + auto clim + aluminium wheels + all automatics (lights, wipers etc.) + ESP + Stop & Start + many more !
If you want I can show you the french documentation for this pretty new i30...
Regards,

Lorian · **Reply #18: January 10, 2011, 15:43:33**

she is a beauty

Dazzler · **Reply #19: January 10, 2011, 19:55:33**

Looks good for a base model (I think the fog lights make a big difference)

abou · **Reply #20: January 11, 2011, 12:36:13**

thanks !
maybe I will just add aluminium wheels later...

Dazzler · **Reply #21: January 11, 2011, 22:10:24**

Quote from: abou on January 11, 2011, 12:36:13

thanks !
maybe I will just add aluminium wheels later...

Will look EXTRA nice with the right set of wheels

Argus · **Reply #22: January 12, 2011, 11:11:07**

Bonjour Abou!!!
Great pics, nice family in car (although without the family boss

).
My I30 is also steel gray and Base+.

babis_xo · **Reply #23: January 26, 2011, 09:07:36**

Hi Abou and welcome.
You won't regret for your choice (1.4). My kids love the roomy back seat

abou · **Reply #24: January 31, 2011, 12:59:47**

Hi !
babis_xo => I do not regret at all (so far)

argus => thanks !