[bdennis]

I'd like the option to use the radio when the key is removed, mainly for passengers' benefit when filling up with fuel etc.

Don't know of any cars that do that... too much chance of leaving it on and flattening the battery....

Every Ford Falcon from AUII (or at a min BA / Territory) to now has 1 hr play on the raido with out the key..! Never falttens the battery.

Also longer time delay to enable the windows to be put up post the egnition being turned off.
Get rid of the anoying N to P lock out of you turn off the motor before puting it into P on the Auto.
Get rid of the anoying P lock out unless the foot is on the brake and the key is turned on.. (cant push the car around the garage with the the Key at present..)
Better plastics on the back of the front seats. My 4yr old has scratched ours and it is only 2000km old..
Better climate control. The Climate control on the BA / Terry can not be noticed. It manages the cabin air temp perfectly. The I30 one I allways feel cold.. Have the manually over ride it 80% of the time.

Apart from these minor things.. I am really enjoying driving the i30.. Got 900km out of Tank full #3.. Got to be happy with that.

[Dazzler]

Limiting Radio use to 1 hour without the key... That's a good idea.. Didn't know chook tins did that  

[davet]

Add a digit to the trip computer (999.9 km is not enough to use the TC to track tank mileage in a crdi).

I concur with the suggestion for use of the radio with the ignition turned off (in my Ford Transit you can press the radio power switch with the ignition off and the radio turns on for an hour)

[eye30]

I'd like the option to use the radio when the key is removed, mainly for passengers' benefit when filling up with fuel etc.

My radio DOES NOT work when I remove the key.  The key has to be on the first click.

[L30N]

I'd like the option to use the radio when the key is removed, mainly for passengers' benefit when filling up with fuel etc.

Don't know of any cars that do that... too much chance of leaving it on and flattening the battery....

I take the point about flattening the battery and think the one hour timer is a good idea, my last fiat had a similar feature. Yes I could leave the key in but don't like to leave car unlocked for security and safety reasons. Unfortunately you cannot lock car with second key when other key in ignition, maybe that's another thing I'd change  

[EymaTeapot]

I agree with Dave T, the trip meter should go behond 999.9.
I would also like to see a more comprehensive trip computer. Readings to two decimals would be nice. eg..4.78Lp/100. Also total time travelled. Another feature that a Mitsubishi Magna I owned a couple of years back was good. It would remind you to stop and revive every 2 hours by displaying a image of a little coffee cup on the dash board if you travelled 2 hours or more with out cutting the engine.

I hate stuff that tells me what to do... got a wife for that and sometimes don't like her either!

I swear out loud each time I put the car into reverse... hate the little beep that tries to tell me what I know I already did.  And in any case it beeps several times while I try to engage reverse as well so it's useless because it beeps when it's not even in  

What I would like is a much smoother "throttle" response.  All the action, particularly in the lower gears, happens in the first centimetre.

I'm learning how to work with that though.

And I'd really like it to stop feeding fuel in when "they" decide I'm stalling it.  

Pip

I hate stuff that tells me what to do... got a wife for that and sometimes don't like her either!

I swear out loud each time I put the car into reverse... hate the little beep that tries to tell me what I know I already did.  And in any case it beeps several times while I try to engage reverse as well so it's useless because it beeps when it's not even in  

Pip,

Never experienced ay beep when selecting reverse.  Must be a new feature. Ours is a Jan 08 build.

Bob

[bdennis]

Pip, Im with Ouri30..
Mine is a Aug build (and am in Melb). Have a SLX, ESP and factory cc in the auto..
Mine does not beep at all when going into reverse...!

I want to get rid of the stupid lock outs all together...!

[EymaTeapot]

I would be guessing that Pip had rear park assist fitted.

[Dazzler]

I swear out loud each time I put the car into reverse... hate the little beep that tries to tell me what I know I already did.  And in any case it beeps several times while I try to engage reverse as well so it's useless because it beeps when it's not even in  8-)

[Dazzler]

I would be guessing that Pip had rear park assist fitted.

If he has and doesn't like it.. I'll take it off his hands...

[Seoul-mate]

Mine beeps when put into reverse because I had the optional reverse park sensors fitted.
It beeps a couple of times when first engaging reverse gear and then only beeps again if I reverse close to something.
However it is not as good as the  sensors that came as standard in my previous car. The i30 ones seem a little "hit and miss"
and I can't really rely on them too much when reversing.

Russ

[Dazzler]

My wife "beeps" if I go too close to something... then have to swerve to miss it.. 8-)

[Shambles]

I swear out loud each time I put the car into reverse... hate the little beep that tries to tell me what I know I already did.  And in any case it beeps several times while I try to engage reverse as well so it's useless because it beeps when it's not even in  

I would be guessing that Pip had rear park assist fitted.

So that's it!  Dealer fitted but not Hyundai.

Can I get rid of it (the beep) I wonder?

Pip

[Tylenol]

ROFL!

I had a similar 'problem' when I went to get an alarm fitted in my '01 Elantra just after I bought it second hand. The dealer told me to lock it with the remote, unlock it with the key and open the door to see what happens... low and behold the alarm went off ;P

[garry]

Hi Everyone.Wondering if any has tryied to put a set of jumper leads or spare water for radiatorinto those cute little compartmants in the cargo area, I have and no matter how hard you try they will not lay flat enough to close the lids in a level poistion.Wish they had made the cute little compartments about 1 inch deeper then they could have been more useful.In the end they (jumper cables) now live in were the spare wheel leaves and the spare water now slides around the back cargo area.When you have a good hard look at them, really can't see much use except for a first aid kit which i am sure evryone has eh.???????.

[Seoul-mate]

Yeah, I have a similar problem with my jumper leads.

But at least the removable"gooseneck" from the towbar
fits nicely into the compartment which has the elastic straps in it,
so I'm happy with that.

Russ

[Dazzler]

Hi Everyone.Wondering if any has tryied to put a set of jumper leads or spare water for radiatorinto those cute little compartmants in the cargo area, I have and no matter how hard you try they will not lay flat enough to close the lids in a level poistion.Wish they had made the cute little compartments about 1 inch deeper then they could have been more useful.In the end they (jumper cables) now live in were the spare wheel leaves and the spare water now slides around the back cargo area.When you have a good hard look at them, really can't see much use except for a first aid kit which i am sure evryone has eh.???????.

They are a bit shallow but I've managed to fit a chamois, a small umbrella, some gardening gloves, some elastic ties, a small first aid kit and a few other thing I can't remember in mine...

[Rubix]

I didn't ask if this comes in the i30, but it was nearly a selling point for the Astra for me - press and hold Door-Unlock button and it opens all windows to air out the car (eg on a hot day, while you're walking toward your car from down the street/across the park), and press and hold the Door-Lock button and it winds all the windows up - in case you forgot to put them up before you took the key out of the ignition.

There's a couple of things already mentioned that I'd like - sun roof, digital speedometer, trip timer, wing-mirror indicators.

[eye30]

Wondering if any has tryied to put a set of jumper leads or spare water for radiatorinto those cute little compartmants in the cargo area

It's a NEW car and you get roadside rescue, I presume you are in Oz? (No location in profile), so why would you want to clutter up the boot with these.

Just call them out.

[nsphelt]

I'd like it if the interior light would come on at night when you remove the key from the ignition, but before you open the door.

It would also be good if you could control the brightness of the stereo/climate control screens independently from the instrument cluster. I find they are a bit bright when driving at night.

It's a NEW car and you get roadside rescue...

Just call them out.

Huh?

[Dazzler]

It's a NEW car and you get roadside rescue, I presume you are in Oz? (No location in profile), so why would you want to clutter up the boot with these.
Just call them out.

Hi Eye I don't think we get "roadside rescue" (roadside assistance it's called here) as part of the 5 year warranty from Hyundai in Aus. Our local dealer offers it free between services if you get them to service your car and the wife got 3 years of it with her Nissan but not Hyundai by my understanding. Only ever used it once (in a Nissan) and it was my fault left the lights on in a car park (can't do that in a Hyundai   )

From Hyundai Oz website  http://www.hyundai.com.au/warranty/default.aspx

Hyundai Premium Assist is provided for 12 months, or 130,000km (which ever comes first) from the date of the car's warranty commencement. This roadside service is only available from June 1st with 2009 Sonata, Grandeur and Santa Fe models.

Pity, sounded really good.

[Rubix]

Wondering if any has tryied to put a set of jumper leads or spare water for radiatorinto those cute little compartmants in the cargo area

It's a NEW car and you get roadside rescue, I presume you are in Oz? (No location in profile), so why would you want to clutter up the boot with these.

Just call them out.

I wouldn't want to wait 1-5 hours (5hrs is usual on a rainy public holiday, for example) for the roadside assistance - I'd prefer to just get myself back up and running on my own.

[eye30]

It's a NEW car and you get roadside rescue...

Just call them out.

Huh?

Why do Hy not provide the same after care service in all country's?

[Lakes]

Limiting Radio use to 1 hour without the key... That's a good idea.. Didn't know chook tins did that  <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt="" title="Shocked" />

Dazz, the new Falcon FG turbo took CarsGuide car of the year, did not see any Hyundai's win anything this year. those turbo 6 get good fuel economy too.
this is good for our country m8, wish they had a turbo diesel, as with holden or ford you can go to the factory see your car built, also order special options. thats what i miss buying Hyundai. but i'm not complaiing just stating facts.

[Lakes]

Hi Everyone.Wondering if any has tryied to put a set of jumper leads or spare water for radiatorinto those cute little compartmants in the cargo area, I have and no matter how hard you try they will not lay flat enough to close the lids in a level poistion.Wish they had made the cute little compartments about 1 inch deeper then they could have been more useful.In the end they (jumper cables) now live in were the spare wheel leaves and the spare water now slides around the back cargo area.When you have a good hard look at them, really can't see much use except for a first aid kit which i am sure evryone has eh.???????.

Good point Gary, i did put a bottle of water in the cmpartment and the side of the floor seems to have a hinge, so it worked out ok, i need jumper leads but, problem with that is you then need to talk someone into alowing you to use there car to jump start your flat battery. i think one of those power pack's would be better as never knbow where you will be if you get a fat.
also need to think if you stor all your emergency gear under the floor in those compartments, if your on a trip you have to unload everything to get to them.

yes i would likea 1,999.9 trip readout too, the falcon has that. but thats how it is, the falcon can go a maxium of abiut 840k on a full tank in the country, so useless having 1,999.9, the i30 i have managed to go 1,230 once as most of my country return trips are 1,000 or less, but my i30 always goes over 1,000 per tank, i have every fuel docket to prove that.