The Original i30 Owners Club
GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: marti30 on December 12, 2019, 14:49:22
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I took my previous diesel i30 from new to 288,000 miles and traded it in under Hyundai's 'scrappage' scheme when the engine oil migrated to the coolant. Although not all trade-ins were destined for the breaker under this promotion I thought mine was due to its age, mileage and major fault of which the dealer was well aware.
So imagine my surprise when I checked the UK government website and saw that according to its MoT test (statutory safety and emissions examination) history it is now a 57,000 mile petrol car. Strangely, according to the vehicle excise duty part of the website it is still taxed at the lower diesel rate.
Actually converting a modern car from diesel to petrol must be a monumental task requiring the replacement of many components as well as the engine and gearbox.
Can anyone suggest an explanation?
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Possible mistake in the government listing :undecided: someone might have also had a petrol model with a damaged body and threw everything into the diesel :Dunno:
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Reg transferred to another vehicle....?[
Actually on reflection I think its more likely they just dropped a petrol in to it.
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Actually converting must be a monumental task requiring the replacement of many components as well as the engine
:faint: :scared:
Can anyone suggest an explanation?
Boris has had another brainwave?
:happydance: :whistler:
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Actually converting must be a monumental task requiring the replacement of many components as well as the engine
:faint: :scared:
Can anyone suggest an explanation?
Boris has had another brainfade?
:happydance: :whistler:
Fixed.
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Maybe the rebirthing industry is alive and well.
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Actually on reflection I think its more likely they just dropped a petrol into it.
Yep :goodjob2:
I know Marti sees this as a daunting task; not so! :cool:
Using a low mileage writeoff as donor, I would drop the sub frame complete and therefore swap the whole drive train into the good body. Then the ECU etc.
Roughly, a 2 day job for one person.