Hi
Just purchased my i30, 2013 5 door hatch. Have been looking around for a while and driven everything in its class. Got down to either a Corolla Ascent Sport or the i30. Toyota has fallen behind with the Corolla and the i30 represents much better value for money at the present time. Toyota are pretty much relying on brand loyalty, they will need to sharpen up.
My purchase confirmed my long standing philosophy of never purchasing new and allowing someone else to bear the brunt of early depreciation. An elite with 20k on the clock for around $7,000 off the new price....that's hard to beat.