Greetings from Bedfordshire UK!

i30Steve · **April 18, 2014, 17:58:42**

Hello y'all fellow i30 fans!

Despite owning my i30 for only 1 year and a bit I'm still trying to figure out why I hadn't registered before now! lol!

I have come to love all things Hyundai (and i30) after a 5-year spell on public transport. My wife finally persuaded me that we should get a car, and so I set about spending a few weeks researching the best car that we could afford. I considered (in this order): Reliability, fuel economy, intended purpose, purchase price, road tax cost, engine type, age, and finally aesthetics. This inevitably lead me to a second hand 4-yr old ex-motorbility i30 hatch that was for sale just around the corner from us. It was a hell of a job trying to find a 1.6 CRDI... Probably because they're so popular(?), so to find one so close and so perfect was quite literally amazing!

Since that "day of enlightenment" our i30 (a.k.a "Emma") has NEVER made me wish I'd gone for something different!

Now that "new car" novelty has worn off I am beginning to let my tinkering creative side fly a little, which means DIY repairs, modifications, improvements (if any!). It's a shame that I didn't document my repair to the glove box handle and lock mechanism, that I did only a day or two ago; that would have been a great one to show "how to make good on a forced glove box lock"

A great many thanks to all of you on here already, whom have posted information about OEM stereo connections... That's a lil clue as to what my next project will be!

As soon as time allows, I shall be posting my progress, results and the painstaking research that you guys helped to create.

Thanks again, catch y'all later!

Steve

~ Angel ~ · **Reply #1: April 18, 2014, 17:58:42**

Hi there genius.steve64

to the forum.

i30Steve · **Reply #2: April 18, 2014, 18:04:23**

Thanks Angel :-)

One question... Do you think I should remove my reg number from the photo? I was in such a rush I forgot!

Steve

eye30 · **Reply #3: April 18, 2014, 18:36:24**

Welcome from up north.

Reg number.......some do some don't but i did on my photo's.
Personal preference.

asathorny · **Reply #4: April 18, 2014, 18:38:33**

Quote from: i30Steve on April 18, 2014, 18:04:23

Thanks Angel :-)

One question... Do you think I should remove my reg number from the photo? I was in such a rush I forgot!

Steve

Bit after the event now, so no use woryingl. Like Lester I remove stuff like that by default.

Asterix · **Reply #5: April 18, 2014, 20:06:18**

Hi i30Steve

Love that vivid blue colour...

TheReaper · **Reply #6: April 18, 2014, 23:12:58**

to the club

John B · **Reply #7: April 19, 2014, 01:22:46**

Hi Steve & welcome

The Gonz · **Reply #8: April 19, 2014, 01:27:54**

Great car you have there.

Just Rick · **Reply #9: April 19, 2014, 01:35:41**

Steve, great first post

, Emma looks like Bruce when we first got him,we have two Vivid Blue blokes Bruce and Cyril,Cyril is the poverty pack,but Bruce is like Emma the SLX,only done a few minor updates to ours,mainly lighting,as I do a LOT of Country Night driving,just under (in your talk)a 1000,miles a week.

Doggie 1 · **Reply #10: April 19, 2014, 01:43:36**

Dazzler · **Reply #11: April 19, 2014, 07:31:15**

Steve (we have a couple of Dodgy Steve's on here but you seem ok...

I never worked out the reasoning behind hiding your number plate (Hundreds if not thousands of people see it every day and anyone can easily take a photo with their phone or something.

BTW, I enjoyed your first post!

Just Rick · **Reply #12: April 19, 2014, 08:04:17**

Quote from: Dazzler on April 19, 2014, 07:31:15

I never worked out the reasoning behind hiding your number plate (Hundreds if not thousands of people see it every day and anyone can easily take a photo with their phone or something.

My thoughts exactly,I have nothing to hide and I'm pretty sure there's not a price on my head any more

Shambles · **Reply #13: April 19, 2014, 09:26:39**

Welcome aboard Steve

I'm with Dazz, regarding disguising your car's details. I'm NOT with Dazz regarding having 'dodgy Steves' in the club

charlii72 · **Reply #14: April 24, 2014, 00:11:38**

rustynutz · **Reply #15: April 24, 2014, 01:38:52**

I'm the opposite, I obscure my number plate in any photos I post...
Having a photo on the net potentially exposes your number plate to way more people than just driving around your local town etc.

Just as an example, someone hiding from a violent ex partner who may know the rego number of your car but doesn't know where you live could potentially find your whereabouts after spotting your car online....

I just work on the theory, why offer up any more personal information than you have to?

Better to be safe than sorry, I reckon......

Doggie 1 · **Reply #16: April 24, 2014, 11:44:10**

I know where you live, Rusty.

rustynutz · **Reply #17: April 24, 2014, 11:54:15**

Yeah, but you told me I can trust you....

Doggie 1 · **Reply #18: April 24, 2014, 11:59:09**

You can.
I used to work for the government.

Bushy · **Reply #19: April 24, 2014, 12:40:48**

Welcome to the forum Steve.

As for trusting someone who works for the government, only trust them if they are NOT politicians.

Doggie 1 · **Reply #20: April 24, 2014, 12:43:48**

Jesse91 · **Reply #21: May 02, 2014, 01:37:41**

Hi Steve, sweet car and great colour! First up needs a spoiler I reckon!