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Title: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: i30Bob on February 07, 2011, 14:42:26

Up untill to day it was 6, pulled in to my parking space and look down the line and seen that the car rental company below us had just receive 16 i30 in a silver gray and blak

 :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: eye30 on February 07, 2011, 16:50:50
Any advance on 16
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 07, 2011, 20:44:11
They are very popular in Tassie (probably not as popular as in WA but close) on some recent long trips (300kms to Hobart) I reckon I would have come close to that number.. I'll have to try and remember to count them next long trip! I won't count the ones in the rental yards along the way  :wink:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: AlanHo on February 07, 2011, 21:24:49
Last week we travelled from The Midlands UK to Devon and back - mainly on the M5 motorway.

Not being in a hurry, I set the cruise control to just 55 mph to see how low I could get the fuel consumption. Hence hundreds - if not thousands - of cars overtook me during the 7 hours we travelled there and back.

I recall seeing only three i30's.

Brimming the tank upon our return yielded a (1.6 manual diesel) fuel consumption of 53.4 mpg. The computer claimed 55.1 mpg.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on February 10, 2011, 07:48:55
Had a good i30 spotting day today.
Came out of the surf and there was an i30 Hatch parked at the other end of the 30 spot car park with only 7 cars there including mine. Before I left, another one, a CW pulled in and parked. Saw 2 more Hatches on the way home. That's 4 and it's only 7.30 am.
Went out this afternoon and parked in the shopping centre car park and when we came back to the car there was a nice blue CW parked immediately behind ours. Drove across to Dan Murphy's and pulled in to a spot only to find I was beside a NSW reg white hatch with surfboard on the roof racks. so, 6.
On the way back home, saw 4 more (2 hatches + 2 CWs) on the road and one hatch on a car carrier.
Total of 11.
I didn't count the ones in the Hyundai dealer's yard we past in both directions. :wink:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: bumpkin on February 10, 2011, 08:39:03
I can see 3 or 4 i30's just travelling the three miles to work, will do a full count next time I do a long trip, they are very popular with us thrifty Aberdeen residents!

PS I think that overlooking a rental company is cheating!!  There is a bodyshop just up the road from my work which uses i10's, they have dozens of them!
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on February 10, 2011, 09:10:25
I can see 3 or 4 i30's just travelling the three miles to work, will do a full count next time I do a long trip, they are very popular with us thrifty Aberdeen residents! I had a total driving time of about 50 minutes for that count

PS I think that overlooking a rental company is cheating!! Which is why I didn't count the ones in the dealership yard/ showroom  :wink: There is a bodyshop just up the road from my work which uses i10's, they have dozens of them!
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: i30Bob on February 10, 2011, 09:34:34
I can see 3 or 4 i30's just travelling the three miles to work, will do a full count next time I do a long trip, they are very popular with us thrifty Aberdeen residents!

PS I think that overlooking a rental company is cheating!!  There is a bodyshop just up the road from my work which uses i10's, they have dozens of them!

The rental company below usually only has ford's & vauxhall's which is why I wouldn't class it as cheating.  I would if thay always used i30, by the time I left work they where all gone and a good chance that it could be another 3 to 9 months before I see another one in the car park since the rental firm is a national company.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Bel680 on February 12, 2011, 10:52:41
Travelled 845km today at saw a total of 13 i30's on the drive;
5 Vivid Blue, 5 White, 2 Silver and 1 Sky Blue.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 12, 2011, 11:18:02
Travelled 845km today at saw a total of 13 i30's on the drive;
5 Vivid Blue, 5 White, 2 Silver and 1 Sky Blue.

Wow that is some drive in one day  :eek:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on February 12, 2011, 11:35:42
Travelled 845km today at saw a total of 13 i30's on the drive;
5 Vivid Blue, 5 White, 2 Silver and 1 Sky Blue.

Wow that is some drive in one day  :eek:

Yeah. Two and a half times around Tasmania. :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on February 12, 2011, 11:42:07
 :rofl: :rofl: :goodjob:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Bel680 on February 15, 2011, 06:12:49
Travelled 845km today at saw a total of 13 i30's on the drive;
5 Vivid Blue, 5 White, 2 Silver and 1 Sky Blue.

Wow that is some drive in one day  :eek:

Yeah. Two and a half times around Tasmania. :rofl:

From Denham (Shark Bay) back to Rockingham :)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: rustynutz on February 15, 2011, 06:44:45
Yeah. Two and a half times around Tasmania. :rofl:

Probably closer to one lap, hey Daz?  :winker:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 15, 2011, 07:46:03
Yeah. Two and a half times around Tasmania. :rofl:

Probably closer to one lap, hey Daz?  :winker:

Yep.. We've done it several times but usually do it over three days and take lots of detours.. ends up a bit over 1000 km all up.. :goodjob:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: pdw on February 15, 2011, 08:55:13
I've been looking for i30-s since January (ordered mine on the 6th, unfortunately I still don't have it...), but they seem extremely rare in Budapest. I've seen 7 or 8 cars and two of those were test vehicles with Hyundai stickers/logos on it.
Better for me, at least I'll have some individuality :)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 15, 2011, 08:58:44
I've been looking for i30-s since January (ordered mine on the 6th, unfortunately I still don't have it...), but they seem extremely rare in Budapest. I've seen 7 or 8 cars and two of those were test vehicles with Hyundai stickers/logos on it.
Better for me, at least I'll have some individuality :)

Hope it comes soon.. You must be getting "Hungry" for it  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: pdw on February 15, 2011, 09:24:22
It's getting more and more like starvation ;)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: agentr31 on February 15, 2011, 11:10:14
one hatch on a car carrier.

i saw a car carrier full of them about a month ago!!! i lol'ed hard... and waved at the truckie :P

made me think tho... they must be a tad more popular than i thought considering they were the only cars on the car carrier...
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: snowcherry on February 16, 2011, 07:28:09
can't say i've ever technically counted but i could probably say easily a dozen

on monday i was coming out from bunnings and stopped a wee bit confused for a moment wondering why my car was a car space closer to me than i had left it (looking at the cars side on), then realised the white i30 had black handles. yes they had parked right next to me. they had a cleaner car to - shame  :-[
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on March 13, 2011, 08:34:22
Went to Launceston today (200kms return) and saw a dozen i30 (all hatches) 3 x Vivid Blue, 3 X White, 3 x Red, 1 x Hyper Silver, 1 x Silver and 1 x Steel Grey (The discontinued darker grey metallic)

Strange not to see any Wagons (CW) as last time we did a decent trip saw approx a dozen i30's and at least 4 were CW's!

Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on March 14, 2011, 11:27:41
At one stage today on the way home there were three of us together. A blue CW, a steel grey hatch, and me.
One behind the other. :cool:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: turbogo on March 16, 2011, 20:11:32
0 on a day to day, in the last 3 months I have only seen 1 i30 on the road.  Not many in Wrexham North East Wales, hopefully I will change that soon.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on March 18, 2011, 06:31:55
Seven on the way to work and four on the way home today in Brisbane. Plus mine of course (the best looking one!!!) Most I've seen for ages.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on March 18, 2011, 12:21:52
Seven on the way to work and four on the way home today in Brisbane. Plus mine of course (the best looking one!!!) Most I've seen for ages.

any CW's other than yours??
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on March 18, 2011, 23:22:03
About four CWs from memory, Dazzler. White was by far the most popular colour.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on March 19, 2011, 02:55:55
About four CWs from memory, Dazzler. White was by far the most popular colour.

Some days I see quite a few CW's and others none at all  :-\
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: babis_xo on March 21, 2011, 20:36:55
There are 4 (including mine) "living" around my block.
I encounter with many on my 11km way to work. All hatchbacks.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: eye30 on March 22, 2011, 18:40:20
There are 3 on the estate and I've left flyer but no takes yet.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on March 31, 2011, 05:06:00
I saw an incredible 16 on the way home last Friday on a drive of about 40k through Brisbane from north to south.

The Qld government, the Brisbane City Council and a large pathology collection company have the i30s as fleet cars, so there are plenty about. Although only about 5 of the ones I saw were fleet cars.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on March 31, 2011, 08:43:05
There are several around Devonport with eyecatching paintwork.. unfortunately they are usually on the move (or I am) when I see them so no photos yet..

A red hatch is painted with lollies (for a Confectionery shop) and another white hatch has Flames licking around the bottom of it (I think it is a rep for a gas company) and our main Electricity provider has fairly distinctive marking on theirs.. I will try and get some photos sooner or later :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on April 10, 2011, 12:55:33
New record today for the most i30s seen.

Took a trip up and back to the Sunshine Cost from Brisbane and saw 34 i30s. Not bad for one day.....
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on April 11, 2011, 10:30:03
that's not a bad effort for one day.  :goodjob: :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on April 11, 2011, 12:52:25
that's not a bad effort for one day.  :goodjob: :mrgreen:

You're right, 2eyes. I couldn't get over how many i30s there were. The tally included those I saw leaving Brisbane; those on the highway going to the Sunshine Coast; those I saw at Caloundra, Moffatt Beach, Golden Beach etc and then the ones I saw on the way back to Brisbane. They are like bloody rabbits :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on May 15, 2011, 23:23:32
Took a trip up to the Sunshine Coast on the weekend. Saw 31 on the way up on Saturday and 22 on the way back to Brisbane on Sunday.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on May 15, 2011, 23:28:09
 :idea: Reckon you should think about investing in an in car camera .. Would like to see that.. an interesting drive through that area too :exclaim:.. Will probably get up to the Kingscliff / Gold Coast region either late this year or early next year, hopefully  :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on May 15, 2011, 23:58:43
that's not a bad effort for one day.  :goodjob: :mrgreen:

You're right, 2eyes. I couldn't get over how many i30s there were. The tally included those I saw leaving Brisbane; those on the highway going to the Sunshine Coast; those I saw at Caloundra, Moffatt Beach, Golden Beach etc and then the ones I saw on the way back to Brisbane. They are like bloody rabbits :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Wonder if one of those was mine.  :wink:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on May 16, 2011, 00:00:21
:idea: Reckon you should think about investing in an in car camera .. Would like to see that.. an interesting drive through that area too :exclaim:.. Will probably get up to the Kingscliff / Gold Coast region either late this year or early next year, hopefully  :D

Dazz, I'm working on that for the Caloundra area. Still experimenting with camera placement though. Trying to get a slightly "side" view off to the left as well as the road ahead.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on May 16, 2011, 00:07:49
Dazz, I'm working on that for the Caloundra area. Still experimenting with camera placement though. Trying to get a slightly "side" view off to the left as well as the road ahead.

Sounds good Trev...I just remembered that my Panasonic point and shoot takes 720 HD vid so next time we are somewhere interesting with both cameras I will get Trish to drive and get two angles.. the straight ahead and some panning and side shots and try to combine them  :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on May 16, 2011, 04:59:10
:idea: Reckon you should think about investing in an in car camera .. Would like to see that..

Might be a bit hard to film them all Dazzler as a lot of the i30s I counted were in carparks, at service stations, on driveways, up side streets etc. Also a lot were on the opposite side of a separated dual carriageway (Bruce Highway) and by the time I notice a lot of them have shot past and I only confirm them by the rear tail light configuration. With so many small hatches on the road, some look a lot like the i30 at speed.

The cars I saw included driving school cars, hire cars, fleet cars as well as private vehicles. In Caloundra on Sunday morning, I had counted six within five minutes.

At one stage on the way home on the Bruce Hway, there were three of us in a small convoy. I always wave madly when I see another i30, so if you saw someone in a white i30CW waving up the coast on the weekend, that was me :P :P :P
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on May 16, 2011, 05:10:17
In Caloundra on Sunday morning, I had counted six within five minutes.

At the markets were you UM?
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on May 16, 2011, 05:25:17
In Caloundra on Sunday morning, I had counted six within five minutes.

At the markets were you UM?

Yep, went and had a look at the fare in Bullcock St
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: alan2938 on June 08, 2011, 13:27:52
I have seen a few Hyundai's  around, but not many i30's.   
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on June 13, 2011, 04:47:20
Took another trip to the Sunshine Coast over the long weekend. Here are the i30 sighting stats.

Saturday (travelling to Caloundra) - 15
Sunday - (out & about on the Coast ) - 28
Monday - (travelling back to Brissie) - 38

That's a total of 81 i30s for the weekend.

I'd have to say that red was the most popular color, followed by white. The Hatch outnumbered the Wagon by about two to one.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on June 13, 2011, 05:09:08
Did anyone else add up those three number to check UM's maths? :winker:

My trip the other day to Sheffield and back with detours probably about 80 kms (only saw 2 or 3 but roads pretty quiet being off tourist season)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on June 13, 2011, 07:46:59
My Maths is far better than bumpkin's geography :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Shambles on June 13, 2011, 08:16:54
My Maths is far better than bumpkin's geography :D

:lol: or even 3i40's geography :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on June 13, 2011, 09:41:19
My Maths is far better than bumpkin's geography :D

:lol: or even 3i40's geography :lol:
2i30's, thank you.  :P :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on June 13, 2011, 13:17:05
Just goes to show that even the best of us make mistakes :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on June 13, 2011, 13:22:18
Steve snr camouflaged that post quite well,but not good enough.  :whistler: :goodjob: :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on June 13, 2011, 13:23:08
My Maths is far better than bumpkin's geography :D

:lol: or even 3i40's geography :lol:
2i30's, thank you.  :P :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: WylieCoyote on June 16, 2011, 07:16:16
What a difference a few days make...  Went to Sunshine Coast and counted 3 only..  Must only go out on weekends, eh... :whistler:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on June 17, 2011, 00:18:44
What a difference a few days make...  Went to Sunshine Coast and counted 3 only..  Must only go out on weekends, eh... :whistler:

WylieCoyote, you may be right suggesting that more people travel to and from the Sunshine Coast on weekends, particularly over the Queen's Birthday Weekend.

I start counting from when I leave home in Brisbane and stop when I get back into my garage. I include all i30s I see travelling either north or south, parked in driveways, at shopping centres (oh, and Bunnings :D) and driving in the Calounda/Kawana area of the Sunshine Coast. It isn't unusual to see five or six i30s within a 10 minute period in the Caloundra area. I've seen this more than once.

On the way back from the Coast on the Monday public holiday, I stopped for a coffee at the BP service station at Burpengary and counted a dozen i30s whizzing past going either north or south while having my coffee.

So yes, I agree with you WylieCoyote, you must get out more on weekends :whistler: :whistler:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ping Eye on June 17, 2011, 03:10:07
A reply from a Touring owner. (Tom from Schenectady, NY, USA) I probably see on average two Elantra Touring's a week, which is pretty cool as I see it. I suspect I will see more in the near future, similar to when I bought a Santa Fe in 2001.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: WylieCoyote on June 17, 2011, 11:53:55
UM, must admit that Wednesday and Thursday when I was on the road, there wasn't much traffic. It sometimes happens like that. Travel to Golden Beach often as we have lodgings there.  See more around Brisbane on a normal day.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on September 14, 2011, 09:07:01
UM, must admit that Wednesday and Thursday when I was on the road, there wasn't much traffic. It sometimes happens like that. Travel to Golden Beach often as we have lodgings there.  See more around Brisbane on a normal day.

As I live at Pelican Waters and drive to and from Brisbane often, I've given up counting. There's so many it's distracting.I must say I've never noticed a difference between week days or weekends. There's certainly plenty which live here.
I dug this topic up because today I cameup behind an i20 on the highway heading south, just as he caught up to a Getz and an Elantra caught up to me from behind.
We're taking over. :goodjob: :goodjob:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Shambles on September 14, 2011, 09:31:38
Not a bad bump actually.

Still very rare over here; I'll see only 3 or 4 a week.

Strange demographic though... without a single exception I would say the i30 drivers I've noticed are in their mature years; I haven't seen one who looked under 50 y/o :eek:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: meehalych on September 14, 2011, 10:11:48
The number or the cars I see on our roads varies from 0 to 3 a day on average, it is because Saint-Petersburg is a big city and this car is not very popular as there are some cheaper analogs such as KIA Ceed and Hyundai Solaris, the latter is getting very popular now and its hatch-back version looks like i30.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on September 14, 2011, 10:40:33
Not a bad bump actually.

Still very rare over here; I'll see only 3 or 4 a week.

Strange demographic though... without a single exception I would say the i30 drivers I've noticed are in their mature years; I haven't seen one who looked under 50 y/o :eek:
Yeah it's interesting. When we were over there last year I think I saw about three in two weeks.

The demographic here seems to be much wider - plenty of young women driving them as well as a pretty broad selection of guys. And oldies. :whistler: At least two others turn up at my surf spot with boards on occasionally.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: diablo on September 17, 2011, 04:03:58
Not a bad bump actually.

Still very rare over here; I'll see only 3 or 4 a week.

Strange demographic though... without a single exception I would say the i30 drivers I've noticed are in their mature years; I haven't seen one who looked under 50 y/o :eek:

I see mainly blokes from 40 to 80 driving them. I split the difference there being nearly 60. Gawd, how did I get that old.  :eek:  There are more i30s than there were obviously but still not common. About a quarter of the ones I see are Bill Plant driving school ones.

The fairly similar Kia Ceed seems more popular with mature ladies. Maybe they prefer the firmer suspension when driving on cobbled roads.  :scared:

I think younger people tend to stick with more traditional car types like VW and Citroen, whereas an oldster like me prefers value and reliability* above brand recognition and fashion. :)

* not had a problem yet anyway.  :happydance:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: diablo on September 17, 2011, 15:42:14
Not a bad bump actually.

Still very rare over here; I'll see only 3 or 4 a week.

Strange demographic though... without a single exception I would say the i30 drivers I've noticed are in their mature years; I haven't seen one who looked under 50 y/o :eek:

I see mainly blokes from 40 to 80 driving them. I split the difference there being nearly 60. Gawd, how did I get that old.  :eek:  There are more i30s than there were obviously but still not common. About a quarter of the ones I see are Bill Plant driving school ones.

The fairly similar Kia Ceed seems more popular with mature ladies.

I think younger people tend to stick with more traditional car types like VW and Citroen, whereas an oldster like me prefers value and reliability* above brand recognition and fashion. :)

* not had a problem yet anyway.  :happydance:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: asathorny on September 17, 2011, 18:33:50
Since my initiation into the ranks if i30'uns I have gradually seen more and more.  Now I know you tend to notice peeps driving the car you own but really ownership has increased.

I see some drivin by ladies and some I have seen have been middle aged guys.  Since the i30 is aimed at familiesI don't see youngsters being attracted to them (they don't know what they're missing)....   

If anyone makes the mistake of asking me about muy choice of car they get the full on sales speech and usually finish up holding a razor blade in one hand whilst looking at the other wrist   :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I know the thread is how many have you seen, I can't sit around counting all day, I have a life to live  :rofl: :rofl: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Shambles on September 23, 2011, 13:30:57
Following a holdup at a jewellers store in Blackpool


(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/i30OwnersClub/2320192091.jpg)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on September 23, 2011, 14:55:38
Good spot Steve.. Charlie the lady cop on our show "Home & Away" drove off in a Vivid Blue i30 the other day... :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: meehalych on September 23, 2011, 14:59:50
Yesterday, on the way to the shop-center I spotted three i30 parked there, I had never seen so many at the same time in Kolpino  :D
Unfortunately not a single car turned out to be a member of Russian i30 club, not to mention this club as I'm only the one from Saint-Petersburg here  :happydance:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: accim on September 23, 2011, 15:33:26
Following a holdup at a jewellers store in Blackpool


(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/i30OwnersClub/2320192091.jpg)

Wow, police has Hyundai's? :) That's nice to see. No way we could see something like that over here anytime soon :) - only VW (Touareg, Transporter..), Škoda (Octavia, Superb..), Opel (Vectra, Astra..)..

Otherwise.. In few hours I've been driving today, I saw at least 10 i30's. Maybe even more..  :eek:.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: syecadelic on December 07, 2011, 15:17:02
Could possibly say around 25ish+ never counted...

O maybe its cheating working in a dealership and having a compound full of brand new ones...
Asides from that, Depends were I am, near home I would see a lot of them constantly, could be 15+ easily. They are cropping up a lot more though. :)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: kittikat on January 13, 2012, 11:33:24
Just thought I'd add a little 'place dropping' to this topic.  :whistler:

In London we saw a few i30's.  I even saw a Vivid Blue one. Made me sad for just a second 'cause I didn't have my Viv to drive around.   :(  We were outside Buckingham Palace so the sadness didn't last long. 

In Paris we didn't get out of the CBD except when we went to Versailles.  They all seem to drive those little smart cars that only sit two people.  They must have been every second car.  It was amazing.  Did not see a single i30.

In Italy we did not see a single i30 either.  They have a few smart cars, but seem to drive (insanely!) just about every type of car you can think of.  The one thing I did notice was how few 4 wheel drives there was.   :happydance:  I suppose that is one bonus
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on January 13, 2012, 20:48:14
Thanks Kittikat.. great to see you back on.. :happydance: very interesting..

My Brother had a Smart car for a while when he was in france (and he is over 6' tall)  :disapp:

I agree about the 4WD's I reckon they are a pain making the carparks all squeezy and blocking your vision ahead etc...
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on January 14, 2012, 10:32:45
on our cruise today [rustynutz,firefight and myself] i saw at least 20 i30's,i stopped counting at 12. about half were cw's and the rest hatch's.  :goodjob2: :goodjob: and that doesn't include our 3 i30's that we were driving.  :winker:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on January 14, 2012, 10:37:48
It was great Firefight could join you guys... :happydance:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on January 14, 2012, 10:44:06
It was great Firefight could join you guys... :happydance:
i only found out when i got to the meeting point. a nice bloke. :mrgreen:  :goodjob2: :goodjob:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: snowcherry on January 22, 2012, 06:06:46
there are so many of these in central qld that i should know better but few weeks ago i was walking out of the shops with a few large items. plonked them down on the ground behind my car and looking at th etailgate noticed a great big dent like someone had bashed a trolley into it.

oh no!   :faint:




then wondered why the hell the dent was filled (very poorly) with a white filler. huh?  :undecided:



it was not my car - duh  :whistler:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: 2i30s on January 22, 2012, 06:57:17
there are so many of these in central qld that i should know better but few weeks ago i was walking out of the shops with a few large items. plonked them down on the ground behind my car and looking at th etailgate noticed a great big dent like someone had bashed a trolley into it.

oh no!   :faint:




then wondered why the hell the dent was filled (very poorly) with a white filler. huh?  :undecided:



it was not my car - duh  :whistler:
  :scared: :sweating::rofl: :goodjob2: :goodjob:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: snowcherry on January 28, 2012, 10:13:26
 :happydance:  <- sometimesblonde 

:lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on January 29, 2012, 04:25:45
I've just come back from a three day trip to Tin Can Bay. Since Thursday morning and Sunday I've seen 85 i30s. My previous record was 81 on a weekend trip to Caloundra last year.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on January 29, 2012, 06:22:31
I've just come back from a three day trip to Tin Can Bay. Since Thursday morning and Sunday I've seen 85 i30s. My previous record was 81 on a weekend trip to Caloundra last year.
I hope you watch the road sometimes. :happydance: ;)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on January 29, 2012, 06:53:30
I've just come back from a three day trip to Tin Can Bay. Since Thursday morning and Sunday I've seen 85 i30s. My previous record was 81 on a weekend trip to Caloundra last year.

And I bet you didn't see one member... Or anyone from the club  :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on January 30, 2012, 01:54:51
[I hope you watch the road sometimes. :happydance: ;)

Of course I do, surferdude, that's where I saw them :whistler: :whistler:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on January 30, 2012, 06:41:06
[I hope you watch the road sometimes. :happydance: ;)

Of course I do, surferdude, that's where I saw them :whistler: :whistler:

riighhhht. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on January 30, 2012, 08:13:28
[I hope you watch the road sometimes. :happydance: ;)

Of course I do, surferdude, that's where I saw them :whistler: :whistler:

Does anyone else still read UM's replys in a girl's voice... :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Surferdude on January 30, 2012, 10:04:33
[I hope you watch the road sometimes. :happydance: ;)

Of course I do, surferdude, that's where I saw them :whistler: :whistler:

Does anyone else still read UM's replys in a girl's voice... :lol:

Geez Dazz. You're creating a precedent there. We'll have to read all Brian's posts in our best Billy Connolly accent.
And Shambles' in a Mancunian tongue.

 :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: snowcherry on February 04, 2012, 12:32:00
I've just come back from a three day trip to Tin Can Bay. Since Thursday morning and Sunday I've seen 85 i30s. My previous record was 81 on a weekend trip to Caloundra last year.

gah i thanked you instead of quoting you

curious when you were in Caloundra as i was there for couple days before xmas, maybe you saw me!  :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: mjt57 on February 05, 2012, 02:21:27
When I bought mine I knew no-one else with one.

That night, after I drove it to work for the first time, when I went out to the car park, right next to mine was another SLX, Hyper Silver. A fellow had bought one just recently as well. Only diff, his is a pooftermatic (mine's a 6 sp manual) and his is petrol...

They are down the list of top sellers in Oz compared to Corollas, Falcons and Holdens, but I think they are still in the Top Ten.

Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 05, 2012, 02:40:13
When I bought mine I knew no-one else with one.

That night, after I drove it to work for the first time, when I went out to the car park, right next to mine was another SLX, Hyper Silver. A fellow had bought one just recently as well. Only diff, his is a pooftermatic (mine's a 6 sp manual) and his is petrol...Ouch that's a bit harsh... :whistler:

They are down the list of top sellers in Oz compared to Corollas, Falcons and Holdens, but I think they are still in the Top Ten.
the i30 has been as high as top three but mainly between 5th and seventh (quite a few top ten posts in the News and Reviews section)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 07, 2012, 10:50:59
I haven't done a cumulative count for a while but there are plenty in Devonport  :D

Was sitting at my desk the other day and saw these two rentals pull up.. :happydance:

Only phone shots sorry..

(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm103/dazzling_darryl/IMAG0194.jpg)

and spotted this CW in a local car park yesterday while taking a detour (lots of local businesses use the CW including Meals on Wheels and Fuji Xerox..)

(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm103/dazzling_darryl/IMAG0195.jpg)
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on February 07, 2012, 11:15:34
21 on the way to work yesterday & 17 on the way home.
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 07, 2012, 11:26:15
This makes me laugh when I see how many there are.
As well as being told at the dealership that my 2 year & 9 month old car was 4 years old (09, 10, 11, 12), they also said that trade in values aren't very high on i30s because they aren't very popular!!!
And this, from the largest Hyundai dealership in the southern hemisphere  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 07, 2012, 11:29:22
This makes me laugh when I see how many there are.
As well as being told at the dealership that my 2 year & 9 month old car was 4 years old (09, 10, 11, 12), they also said that trade in values aren't very high on i30s because they aren't very popular!!!
And this, from the largest Hyundai dealership in the southern hemisphere  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Don't believe them the CRDi in particular has excellent resale (their reputation is legendary)  :happydance:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on February 07, 2012, 11:30:43
Quote from: db08 link=topic=8071.m :Dsg143536#msg143536 date=1328613975
This makes me laugh when I see how many there are.
As well as being told at the dealership that my 2 year & 9 month old car was 4 years old (09, 10, 11, 12), they also said that trade in values aren't very high on i30s because they aren't very popular!!!
And this, from the largest Hyundai dealership in the southern hemisphere  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Your dealer needs to get out more. :D
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: rustynutz on February 07, 2012, 12:02:56
Shock horror, a car salesman telling porkies, what is the World coming to?  :lol:

Oh, and Daz...what movie were you watching?  :p
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 07, 2012, 12:18:11
Shock horror, a car salesman telling porkies, what is the World coming to?  :lol:

Oh, and Daz...what movie were you watching?  :p

I know.
Next it'll be lawyers  :Shocked:
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: meehalych on February 07, 2012, 12:31:17
Oh, and Daz...what movie were you watching?  :p
Yes Daz, what movie were you watching?  :D
Are you a sales manager?
Title: Re: How many i30 seen in one day
Post by: Dazzler on February 07, 2012, 21:19:33

Oh, and Daz...what movie were you watching?  :p

Just one of those risque' midday movies... :happydance:
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