I've put this in Intros because this is officially our return to the i30 Owners community. We've been away for a few years busying ourselves with other Hyundai babies (Santa Fe, i20, ix35) while OURI30 has grown up (now almost 5 with 154 000km under its belt).
We've placed an order for a new baby - a baby clean blue GD CRDi auto Premium. We're keeping him (has to be a boy as its blue) simple, only adding mats, cargo liner and mudflaps. In his tender years he will be cared for by the mother in the family and I will only take on a minor fatherly role in caring for the new off spring. I shall of course want to take a special, interest. I wanted to take on a more rebellious newborn (Veloster Turbo SR), but my wife wanted a more respectable and easier to manage family member.
So now we wait for our newborn to arrive. We're still waiting for a due date to be confirmed, but I'm sure the gestation period will pass quickly.
Our Hy family will soon become four then, one for each member of its human family to care for:
ix35, added Jan 2012, occasionally shared but soon to take second place - Daddy's pet.
i20, added Dec 2011, mostly away in the big city and sometimes a concern - cared for by a 20yo daughter.
i30 CRDi FD manual, added Mar 2008, always a reliable family member, much loved, but soon to be placed in the background - future yet to be determined.
i30 CRDi GD Premium auto, awaiting delivery by C section, date yet to be confirmed - soon to be the favourite in the family, making it's 5yo sibling jealous. Family members will need to be extremely sensitive, especially when the new baby takes on the OURI30 mantel at birth.
Bob
