Steel Grey ... discontinued? New colour available... ?

wearyone · **Reply #30: June 29, 2009, 22:50:13**

I've just ordered the steel grey, (nothing was mentioned by the dealer) My current Mazda3 is silver grey and was 'warming' to the steel grey (wifes choice) Looks like I might now get my 1st choice, black

magicRob · **Reply #31: June 30, 2009, 08:10:12**

Saw this last night...

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/06/08/46045_motoring.html

I knew I should have held out for black

Dazzler · **Reply #32: June 30, 2009, 10:06:26**

Quote from: magicRob on June 30, 2009, 08:10:12

I knew I should have held out for black

Thanx for the article.. No offence to my m8 shambles or anyone else with a black i30 but I reckon silver is easier to live with (in Aus anyway) and looks great on the SR and SLX...

Shambles · **Reply #33: June 30, 2009, 10:10:03**

We need black over here to absorb what little sunlight we actually get. Silver would have been my next choice

Lakes · **Reply #34: June 30, 2009, 10:40:46**

well, i have silver and like it but like white too, and gunmetal grey is nice so is moonlight blue. i like black but the black they showed me on an i30 ( was first i30 i drove, had metalic mixed in. i like jet gloss black like my Harley. but i would take any colour no worries. the colour you are happy with is the best no matter what the weather they have climate control

my mate got a new Ford Territory Ghia Turbo 310KW LAST MONTH IN bLACK LOOKS OK, his partner just got a new Lexus with small four as her first car, in Black. so it's popular here too mostly with the younger or middle age.
cheers we have hand wash Cafe's so you don't have\ to keep them clean yourself.

wearyone · **Reply #35: July 02, 2009, 12:10:52**

From the horses mouth...so to speak.

Dear Mr Hepworth

Thank you for your recent email.
As far as I am aware the option is still available for the i30 in steel
grey. Please discuss this further with your selling dealership.

Kind Regards

Beki Etel
Hyundai customer Service

Hemmi · **Reply #36: July 02, 2009, 13:16:45**

more hyper silver

Shambles · **Reply #37: July 02, 2009, 13:28:42**

They can shove that hyper silver right where the sun don't shine. I hate that colour. YUK

PS Happy birthday Hemmi

Dazzler · **Reply #38: July 02, 2009, 14:45:51**

I was describing it to the wife when we were having a cruise around the other day and the best way to describe it was like a shiny grey primer :-( (although it looks ok on some angles..)

Shambles · **Reply #39: July 02, 2009, 14:53:45**

Quote from: Dazz on July 02, 2009, 14:45:51

... and the best way to describe it was like a shiny grey primer ...

That's the description I was looking for

**Reply #40: July 04, 2009, 11:26:35**

I took these pics the other day. I actually like the colour in person but not very happy if steel grey is still available and dealer mislead me.

Dazzler · **Reply #41: July 04, 2009, 11:31:49**

Quote from: myrrh55 on July 04, 2009, 11:26:35

I took these pics the other day. I actually like the colour in person but not very happy if steel grey is still available and dealer mislead me.

It's growing on me..(don't worry.. your dealer wasn't the first to say it was discontinued)

Shambles · **Reply #42: July 04, 2009, 11:46:29**

I think we'd call that "gun metal grey" over here, in the land of no taste...

hayseed · **Reply #43: July 04, 2009, 15:38:30**

Can't say I'm a fan of that grey. It's like a really gloomy day. Though on the upside it might hide the dirt really well?

cruzingi30 · **Reply #44: July 14, 2009, 19:27:26**

I am currently awaiting the delivery of my Hyper Silver SLX CRDi, at first when described to me by the sales person i was what the!!!!

After seeing a i30 in the yard it actually looks nice up close.

Plus the wife likes the colour so that is one less headache for me.

12days till delivery

Dazzler · **Reply #45: July 14, 2009, 21:50:09**

Quote from: cruzingi30 on July 14, 2009, 19:27:26

I am currently awaiting the delivery of my Hyper Silver SLX CRDi, at first when described to me by the sales person i was what the!!!!

After seeing a i30 in the yard it actually looks nice up close.

Plus the wife likes the colour so that is one less headache for me.

12days till delivery

Hope the 12 days go quickly ... looking forward to some photos.. please

nutter67 · **Reply #46: July 16, 2009, 14:19:42**

I'll get some photo's of my hyper silver cw up hopefully over the weekend. Better go and wash the car first tho.....

accim · **Reply #47: July 16, 2009, 14:35:09**

The color looks nice. Probably even better if you look at it live. Pics pics pics

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snowcherry · **Reply #48: July 19, 2009, 07:23:36**

is the steel grey definantly gone??
that is exceptionally disappointing if so

don't like the silver just from the pics

Dazzler · **Reply #49: July 19, 2009, 10:33:08**

Quote from: snowcherry on July 19, 2009, 07:23:36

is the steel grey definantly gone??
that is exceptionally disappointing if so

don't like the silver just from the pics

There might be a bit of old stock somewhere... (depending on the model you want...)

2i30s · **Reply #50: July 19, 2009, 10:50:27**

when the wife got her 1000km service yesterday the guy insales told me hyundai has a different factory now,thats why steel grey is going.he also said chrystal white will change to a different white like on the iload van.

MRH130 · **Reply #51: July 19, 2009, 22:37:55**

I saw a Hyper Silver one the other day where I used to work, I reckon it looks pretty good in the flesh. I'd buy one in that colour, personally. Looks way better in the flesh than in photos IMHO.

Dazzler · **Reply #52: July 20, 2009, 11:06:44**

Quote from: MRH130 on July 19, 2009, 22:37:55

I saw a Hyper Silver one the other day where I used to work, I reckon it looks pretty good in the flesh. I'd buy one in that colour, personally. Looks way better in the flesh than in photos IMHO.

Yeah.. I'd have to agree.. I've seen two now and it looks darker and less washed out in the flesh... It's quite a bit lighter than steel grey but is still quite dark until you see it next to steel grey...

snowcherry · **Reply #53: July 20, 2009, 12:33:49**

well comments here seem to be positive for the silver at least

wanted to get around to hyundai today to see if they had one but no time. won't get out that way for days again now.

snowcherry · **Reply #54: July 22, 2009, 09:50:13**

managed to get around to Hyundai today and guess what! they had the hyper silver there....aaand i quite liked it

it was overcast today and all the colours seemed weird, i mentioned to the dealer that the normal silver just looked off-white today, he agreed with me. so i will look at it again sometime on a sunny day just to be sure, but i did like it and certainly much nicer 'in the flesh'.

Dazzler · **Reply #55: July 29, 2009, 10:50:38**

Good pickup chanraymond.. here's the link...

http://www.hyundai.com.au/i30/default.aspx

then click on colour and trim ...

snowcherry · **Reply #56: August 05, 2009, 01:41:04**

query

if i bought a steel grey SLX and wanted to add a spoiler after purchase, can i still get one? or will i proverbally be up the creek with no paddle (or in this case no spoiler).
there's a grey 2nd hand SLX at one of the "local" dealers.

MRH130 · **Reply #57: August 05, 2009, 02:16:16**

Quote from: snowcherry on August 05, 2009, 01:41:04

if i bought a steel grey SLX and wanted to add a spoiler after purchase, can i still get one? or will i proverbally be up the creek with no paddle (or in this case no spoiler).
there's a grey 2nd hand SLX at one of the "local" dealers.

That shouldn't be a problem - they would have had a large batch made and they'd have some in stock for SRs and the like. In a couple of years when the stock has run down it might be a different story but as long as you make your move soon-ish you'll be fine. Worst case scenario, you can buy a raw spoiler and have it painted to match.

Lorian · **Reply #58: August 05, 2009, 08:30:04**

The UK accessories list on has spoilers in primer, ready for painting.

snowcherry · **Reply #59: August 06, 2009, 01:19:36**

thanks guys

there is grey auto SR in WA but that is too far away