[TigerRoo]

Anyone seen the above model with a badged rear end like this?

[Just Rick]

tigeroo,I have seen a few of the newer models over here badged this way,when I first saw it I knew there was something different,but couldn't put my finger on it until someone else at work who has a I30 pointed it out to me that the newer versions had changed the side they badge them.

I see you are very very old school,putting a rock under the back wheel went out when they stopped using horse and carts mate,there's a thing in the middle of the two front seats it's called a handbrake  your not like my Ol Man he used to cart a two bricks around in his old Vauxhaul Velox,when he parked he would get out and put one under the front and back wheels

[TigerRoo]

tigeroo,I have seen a few of the newer models over here badged this way,when I first saw it I knew there was something different,but couldn't put my finger on it until someone else at work who has a I30 pointed it out to me that the newer versions had changed the side they badge them.

I see you are very very old school,putting a rock under the back wheel went out when they stopped using horse and carts mate,there's a thing in the middle of the two front seats it's called a handbrake  your not like my Ol Man he used to cart a two bricks around in his old Vauxhaul Velox,when he parked he would get out and put one under the front and back wheels

We are subject to heavy 'hailstorms' here mate and our driveway is a "1 in 3" (see picture) and many cars have been known to slide down the driveway during these incidents - hence the rock!

With regards to the car, the only models here with that sort of 'badging' are the i30 coupe (which is only a 3 door - ours is a 5) and the i30 SR. We bought an i30 "Active" 1.8 ltr (etc.etc) but the dealership have been very dodgy on the registration papers which we are yet to receive. he keeps giving me excuses and assurances but still no papers. The car is registered in our personalized number plates but we have no idea what we have bought. When we first bought the car I asked for photographs but he told me there were none but I obtained an assurance (in an e-mail) that the car is what we ordered. However, I have not seen any other "Active" badged in this manner. that is why I am curious.

[Snookes]

TigerRoo, I did a search in Carsales.com.au for brand new i30 Active 5 door hatches and found some, but not all, badged as yours is and also had the Elite/Premium front as yours has. Perhaps it's a model update.

[Just Rick]

boy that is a steep driveway,geez if you have that many hailstorms,I wouldn't be getting either of my cars out the shed 
Forgot to say,if that is a brand new car,the rego papers should have alerady been sorted into your or your wifes name and they should have also been given to you the day of delivery,both of ours bought from different dealers,day of delivery ALL the appropriate paper work was layed out and explained,then placed in the folder and handed to us,this included the rego papers

[TigerRoo]

Nah! First of all he was posting them then, when he said he would come down and pick the old Starlet up he would bring them with him. When he arrived this morning he looked as if I had never mentioned them and mumbled something about them being back at the yard and he would send them out. The Vin Number checks out as a 2013 i30 but I'm puzzled as to why he has been vague about the car, especially the reggo papers.

[Phil №❶]

I hope it's not hot. 

[Just Rick]

I hope it's not hot. 

well it is Red 

[Dazzler]

That is weird TigerRoo (about the rego papers) 

...and what Rick said about the hail! 

[rustynutz]

I'd trot off to your local VicRoads and make a few enquiries....

Something just doesn't sound right, I hope this online broker is legit.... 

Oh, and you mentioned you paid for paint protection, did you happen to receive the paperwork for that?

[TigerRoo]

I didn't think about that but I have sent a request for paperwork regarding the tinting and the paint protection.
My friendly next door neighbor mechanic is of the decided opinion that our car is a 1.8ltr as the manual states that there are only three models in this range, a 1.8ltr Petrol, a Diesel model and  a 2.00ltr model. This car was definitely made in Korea in August this year.
I spoke with the dealer this morning and asked him AGAIN about the Registration Papers and he said that he will scan them and send me an e-mail copy and then send the originals. So far I haven't heard any more.
What on earth would it be that has caused him to retain the reggo papers?

[rustynutz]

My friendly next door neighbor mechanic is of the decided opinion that our car is a 1.8ltr as the manual states that there are only three models in this range, a 1.8ltr Petrol, a Diesel model and  a 2.00ltr model.

The 2.0 litre engine is only fitted to the new Aussie only SR....
There is also a 1.6 which is fitted to the Euro built Tourer and Special Edition.

[TigerRoo]

Yes, I have seen the range of models and cannot find one anywhere near the one I am supposed to have been supplied with.
This one was made in Korea a couple of months ago.
I have never seen another Hyundai i30 with the same rear end as mine - (see opening post picture) - accept the Special Edition and SR Models which are a class above the Active.
The thick plottens daily!

[eye30]

Check the details via the vin number.

There is a vin checker on the site, use search to locate, so you can verify the details.

[rustynutz]

Found another, TigerRoo!

Other than it being a diesel it looks the same as your wife's car...



Oh, the ad does say it's white but it looks red to me.....

[Doggie 1]

Definitely not an Active front end unless they've changed the spec. 

[TigerRoo]

Yes, I thought this when the car arrived and showed the delivery guy the 'Active' with a red front (not the chrome one) and he just said that they changed the design. All I know is that the car was built in Korea in August and that it is a i30. The only ones with the same rear end as ours are the i30 SE and SR models as well as the Coupe but the Coupe is a 3 door not 5 door.
I want to join the Hyundai Members site but to do so I need not only the Vin Number but also the Engine Number (which is on the registration papers which the dealership are holding and not letting go).

[Doggie 1]

If I remember, I'll check out my local Hyundai yard when I go past and see if they have any Actives that look like that.
Maybe they have changed them.

[Phil №❶]

It's time for a personal visit to the dealer, so you can collect the rego papers. I assume payment has been completed. This is all very irregular.

[rustynutz]

I want to join the Hyundai Members site but to do so I need not only the Vin Number but also the Engine Number (which is on the registration papers which the dealership are holding and not letting go).

You should be able to get the engine number off the rego label, TigerRoo.... 

[TigerRoo]

Nah mate, there is just the Vin Number that I can see.

[rustynutz]

All I know is that the car was built in Korea in August and that it is a i30. The only ones with the same rear end as ours are the i30 SE and SR models as well as the Coupe but the Coupe is a 3 door not 5 door.

Removing the SE from the equation as it's a Euro built model (which has the different rear reflectors)...other than the badge, the rear of the others are the same, aren't they? 

Nah mate, there is just the Vin Number that I can see.

Hmm, strange...mine has both... 

[eye30]

At least the rear sensors are same colour as the bumper

[eye30]

I want to join the Hyundai Members site but to do so I need not only the Vin Number but also the Engine Number (which is on the registration papers which the dealership are holding and not letting go).

You should be able to get the engine number off the rego label, TigerRoo.... 

Isn't this stamped on the engine block

[Phil №❶]

This is data from 2010, I don't have a manual for your year or model, but it MAY help you locate your engine  number yourself.

[TigerRoo]

My friendly next door mechanic couldn't find one. He said usually there is a plate with all the information on but he couldn't tell by examining the engine what capacity it was. We are going to another town during the week so I might drop in on the Hyundai dealer and just ask him what model it is.

[Doggie 1]

I've just got home and while I was out I called into two Hyundai dealerships.
All new Active hatches have the same front end as mine, with the "smiley" one being reserved for the Elite & Premium.
All new Active hatches have the Hyundai badge on the left and the i30 badge on the right of the hatch (with crdi underneath if a diesel).
The photo of yours matches all the 3 door models I saw.
So, it seems that someone in PD has stuck the incorrect badges on (which wouldn't be a first) perhaps, but what has got me is the front end which is not an Active one. 
I take it is has Active spec? i.e. manual air con, 5 inch screen,no alloys etc?

[rustynutz]

The photo of yours matches all the 3 door models I saw.

Did that include the rear reflectors, Dave? 
From my research the 3 door model reflectors are different to TigerRoo's.

[Doggie 1]

Sorry, can't answer that. I didn't check the reflectors.
But the badges were the same as the 3 door.

[rustynutz]

Me thinks problem solved....

Seems TigerRoo's i30 is a 2013 HYUNDAI I30 ACTIVE GD2 MY14....

Whack that into Google search and you'll find plenty of them.