Hi Paolo5 :D
Well, I hate my diesel 1.6 crdi. It's slow, unresponsive, unreliable and uneconomical.
Just about everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Engine components constantly failing, body infrastructure twangs and creaks. Steering is out, suspension is wishy washy, build quality is overall very poor.
The words "ride" and "comfort" should not be used in the same sentence. Seating is inadequate, legroom is non-existent, bootspace is taken up with all the repair gear I need to carry round.(click to show/hide)
Bumpkin, maybe I have dwelt too much on the section "Diesel Problems and Issues".
If you read threads there (as I did) there have been lots of issues.
First of all, I think that Shambles is owner of some other car company!!! ;-)))
First of all, I think that Shambles is owner of some other car company!!! ;-)))
Second, I never liked small diesel engines... By small I think of under 2.0 liters and without turbo. They are just too lazy. If you are thinking about buying 1.6crdi, I suggest to buy instead 1.6 petrol, or even 1.4 petrol.
First of all, I think that Shambles is owner of some other car company!!! ;-)))
Second, I never liked small diesel engines... By small I think of under 2.0 liters and without turbo. They are just too lazy. If you are thinking about buying 1.6crdi, I suggest to buy instead 1.6 petrol, or even 1.4 petrol.
I don't know what 1.6CRDi Steffanko was driving but he may have got a different impression had he turned the engine on!! :rolleyes: You can't compare it to either the 1.6 or 1.4 petrol. I'd be quite happy to match my 1.6 CRDi estate against any of the petrol engined models anytime in anyway. I have now owned four diesel engined cars, two of them being over 2.0ltr, and the Hyundai 1.6CRDi engine out performs all of them by far.
First of all, I think that Shambles is owner of some other car company!!! ;-)))
Second, I never liked small diesel engines... By small I think of under 2.0 liters and without turbo. They are just too lazy. If you are thinking about buying 1.6crdi, I suggest to buy instead 1.6 petrol, or even 1.4 petrol. You wont have some big difference in fuel cost value on a year level, but petrols runs much smoother.
Also, when I was buying car, I did a simple calculation. Since I have a very limited financing sources and by taking my driving habits into concern, I calculated that is just not worthy to give 1.500 euros more for a diesel engine.
p.s. Recently I heard one saying, simply translated from my language:
On gas we cook, on diesel we heat, on petrol we drive!!! :cool:
Paolo5,
I traveled 98,00kms in my grey diesel in just 18months before selling it. I had no problems with it, even though it was driven hard. Do you know what I bought to replace that? Another i30 diesel, but a different colour. This should be some sort of testimony on how good they are. By the way you will always be bound to find some owners having problems with their vehicles, no matter what make or model. Iv'e seen late model HSVs and Mercedes and the like parked on the side of the road with their bonnets up, and if you go their posts (especially HSVs) you would think why would anybody buy one in the first place.
Read the results of Targa Tassie rally, i30 diesel whent real good.
Read the results of Targa Tassie rally, i30 diesel whent real good.
Hi Mitchell... Yes very well (the driver Razy is a member of this fine club...)
See this Targa Tasmania thread for info and comments from Razy
https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,4387.0.html