Trips's SR

Trips · **July 09, 2009, 07:54:26**

Well what can i say, i now have the car and it looks and drives better that i could ever imagine.

for now i only have a couple of pics of the car parked at the dealer that was taken on my iPhone.

i can say that i have never driven a better car and people think im mad when they see me pull up beside them with the biggest grin on my face.

I'll try to take some more pics tomorrow using my proper camera.

but for now. I'm off for a drive

Hemmi · **Reply #1: July 09, 2009, 10:22:59**

nice

Dazzler · **Reply #2: July 09, 2009, 13:37:32**

Good on you Trips looks great (glad you are enjoying your new toy)

bumpkin · **Reply #3: July 09, 2009, 20:30:28**

Superb

MRH130 · **Reply #4: July 09, 2009, 22:41:40**

Looks great Trips, enjoy it!

accim · **Reply #5: July 09, 2009, 23:05:35**

It sure looks great. Nice color

Waiting for more pics

hayseed · **Reply #6: July 10, 2009, 01:09:21**

Woo. Grats Trips!!

I've had mine since May, and I'm still wearing that goofy grin when I'm driving around. >.>

Trips · **Reply #7: July 10, 2009, 06:23:57**

Due to all the construction work around my area, it's hard to find a clear and scenic place to take photos so i took some from outside the house, just for now. will keep searching for a good place for better pics.

Click the smaller image here to see a larger image:

Also i have a name for the car... i called it LUP. the license place is *** LUP so it really named itself

now i need a meaning for LUP

L***
U***
P***

Any ideas?

hayseed · **Reply #8: July 10, 2009, 07:55:04**

LOST
U
PRETTY QUICK!

>.>

bulldog180 · **Reply #9: July 10, 2009, 20:18:48**

Looks
Utterly
Priceless

eye30 · **Reply #10: July 10, 2009, 20:24:02**

Turn the letters back to front and you get - P U L - the girls/boys (politically correct remark!)

Dazzler · **Reply #11: July 10, 2009, 22:36:07**

Quote from: bulldog180 on July 10, 2009, 20:18:48

Looks
Utterly
Priceless

I like that...

You must be good with words (eg. Scrabble) bulldog .. I think I am and I gave up in disgust..

Trips · **Reply #12: July 11, 2009, 09:25:07**

Quote from: Sir eye30 on July 10, 2009, 20:24:02

Turn the letters back to front and you get - P U L - the girls/boys (politically correct remark!)

Hopefully, i might get a girl with this car or one who owns her own i30 as this car is mine

Quote from: Dazz on July 10, 2009, 22:36:07

Quote from: bulldog180 on July 10, 2009, 20:18:48
Looks
Utterly
Priceless

I like that...

You must be good with words (eg. Scrabble) bulldog .. I think I am and I gave up in disgust..

liking this one so far.

yeah i spent half a day think of something for LUP and then gave up. I'm usually pretty good at making things from words but this got me stuffed.

Shambles · **Reply #13: July 11, 2009, 10:27:22**

Ah you're all missing the obvious

This LUP business is quite clearly telling us all that Trips' moonlight beast is actually LUPINE, as in "like the wolf".

So it has to be "Wolfie" or "Wolfy"

Trips · **Reply #14: July 11, 2009, 12:30:49**

hehehehe yeah like it.

Blue Wolf or Wolfie for short

does that mean that during a full moon, my car will change in to a beast?

hang on, my car IS a beast

2i30s · **Reply #15: July 12, 2009, 09:00:27**

nice looken ride trips.

tk421 · **Reply #16: July 12, 2009, 12:03:01**

absolutely stunning!

Tim.

Dazzler · **Reply #17: July 12, 2009, 12:10:50**

Quote from: tk421 on July 12, 2009, 12:03:01

absolutely stunning!

Tim.

That's a coincidence.. yours is too

Trips · **Reply #18: July 12, 2009, 13:05:49**

I have notice that there is not a lot of interior pictures of the i30, so i grabbed the camera and took some shots inside the car for anyone who may be still thinking about getting a i30 or wanting to compare interiors.

this is the SR model (manual)

the thumbnails are small as i needed them this size for my website, i have just ported that post to here and couldn't be bother resizing the images again (lazy i know

)

(click the thumbnail to get a bigger image)

Center console

Head unit

Climate control

On steering wheel radio controls

The badge on the steering wheel

On steering wheel cruse controls

Dials

Dials and steering wheel

Gear knob

Chrome peddles

Drivers side power windows control

Through drivers door

From back seat

Through the boot

Engine

Grrrrrrrr, Blue Wolf

Sorry about the dirt on the floor on some shots, i didn't see it until i saw the photos which i used the flash on. also i forgot to remove my iPhone holder from the window.

Enjoy

Dazzler · **Reply #19: July 12, 2009, 13:33:16**

Nice work trips..

Just need some genuine i30 mats now...

Trips · **Reply #20: July 13, 2009, 11:33:59**

Quote from: Dazz on July 12, 2009, 13:33:16

Nice work trips..

Just need some genuine i30 mats now...

Ordered and will have them next week. also ordered the dash mat, headlight protector, bonnet protector and iPod cable (which i got at a amazing price)

thinking about the side door protectors but have been told they are useless.

Dazzler · **Reply #21: July 13, 2009, 11:41:18**

Quote from: Trips on July 13, 2009, 11:33:59

Quote from: Dazz on July 12, 2009, 13:33:16
Nice work trips..

Just need some genuine i30 mats now...

Ordered and will have them next week. also ordered the dash mat, headlight protector, bonnet protector and iPod cable (which i got at a amazing price)

thinking about the side door protectors but have been told they are useless.

If it were me i'd swap the the leaf and scum catcher (a.k.a. bonnet protector) for the side door protectors.. Camerooney had them and thought they were o/k...

Trips · **Reply #22: July 13, 2009, 11:56:25**

Quote

If it were me i'd swap the the leaf and scum catcher (a.k.a. bonnet protector)...

never thorght of that. is it really that bad? might have to change my order.

can they be taken off easily and put back on or is it a book you car in at the local Hyundai garage job?

Dazzler · **Reply #23: July 13, 2009, 12:04:48**

Quote from: Trips on July 13, 2009, 11:56:25

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If it were me i'd swap the the leaf and scum catcher (a.k.a. bonnet protector)...

never thorght of that. is it really that bad? might have to change my order.

can they be taken off easily and put back on or is it a book you car in at the local Hyundai garage job?

Sorry, it's only my opinion but I bought a 6 month old Nissan Pulsar (with one already on it) in 2002 and soon ditched it ..
They are generally easy enough to remove (and some people like them) but I think they spoil the line of the car...

There is a thread on here somewhere about a better alternative....this is one of them

https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,3061.0.html

Trips · **Reply #24: July 13, 2009, 12:13:11**

Quote

Sorry, it's only my opinion but I bought a 6 month old Nissan Pulsar (with one already on it) in 2002 and soon ditched it ..
They are generally easy enough to remove (and some people like them) but I think they spoil the line of the car...

There is a thread on here somewhere about a better alternative....this is one of them

https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,3061.0.html

Yeah i hate the look of them but i also would hate stone marks on the car too. will check out the thread to see the alternatives

cheers for the info

MRH130 · **Reply #25: July 13, 2009, 12:45:07**

Headlight protectors are easy to remove from the i30 for cleaning, the bonnet protector less so.

As Dazz says, they're good for catching leaves and other crap and if you don't clean behind it it'll look gross. I think in a world of painted bumpers it's a bit superfluous to have a bonnet protector.

To each their own tho.

bulldog180 · **Reply #26: July 13, 2009, 20:24:39**

Quote from: Dazz on July 10, 2009, 22:36:07

Quote from: bulldog180 on July 10, 2009, 20:18:48
Looks
Utterly
Priceless

I like that...

You must be good with words (eg. Scrabble) bulldog .. I think I am and I gave up in disgust..

The worst scrabble player ever

Trips · **Reply #27: July 15, 2009, 10:14:25**

Does anyone have any pics of the side protectors on the car. I'm looking seriously in to getting them but i would like to see them on the car and where they are placed.

Did a google search but found nothing and the one on the Hyundai site is a bit vague.

2i30s · **Reply #28: July 15, 2009, 10:40:36**

try the hyundai uk or nz site,

Trips · **Reply #29: July 15, 2009, 11:12:19**

Cheers

Seems that the UK gets a fair few more accessories then Australia does.