Hi from Brisbane

Bear · **July 13, 2009, 07:42:47**

Hi everyone. I'm new to this whole forum thing as well as a first time Hyundai buyer and a first time diesel owner - so that makes for a lot of firsts I guess

Well technically I'm not an owner yet - I'm still waiting on delivery of my Vivid Blue slx crdi man i30 hatch

Still don't have a confirmed date but the dealer has promised that it will be in July - so here's hoping.

Blue · **Reply #1: July 13, 2009, 07:50:10**

Welcome Bear,
you are going to love it !

That's good, July.
I have a mate up there on the north side, he can't find a Diesel to even test drive !

Shambles · **Reply #2: July 13, 2009, 08:24:01**

Bear

Like yourself, first time Hy and first time oil burner

Yes, you will absolutely love it

michael_i30 · **Reply #3: July 13, 2009, 09:32:29**

Quote from: Bear on July 13, 2009, 07:42:47

slx crdi man i30 hatch

Awesome stuff. I have the same.

The CRDi is really good stuff.

Enjoy and welcome....

bumpkin · **Reply #4: July 13, 2009, 10:14:27**

Welcome to another vivid blue

2i30s · **Reply #5: July 13, 2009, 10:30:25**

chrystal white is best,and by 2 of them.

welcome aboard

Trips · **Reply #6: July 13, 2009, 11:12:33**

Nice to see another Brisbane member, hopefully we get some more up here.

Welcome

Dazzler · **Reply #7: July 13, 2009, 11:37:48**

Quote from: Trips on July 13, 2009, 11:12:33

Nice to see another Brisbane member, hopefully we get some more up here.

Welcome

Welcome Bear.. Very good choice...

P.S. Trips... if you go to the Google map section and zoom in on Brisbane there are about 20 members just in Brisbane... (many aren't very active though...)

jasonw · **Reply #8: July 13, 2009, 12:34:08**

Welcome Bear,

You'll love the Vivid Blue, great car the crdi.

Jase

eye30 · **Reply #9: July 13, 2009, 16:32:24**

Welcome Bear

Hemmi · **Reply #10: July 13, 2009, 17:20:21**

Hi Bear and welcome

bulldog180 · **Reply #11: July 13, 2009, 20:22:23**

Welcome

Bear · **Reply #12: July 15, 2009, 03:56:12**

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I've just heard from the dealer that my car will be ready on Friday at 10am

So only two more sleeps to go and it will be farewell to the 07 Lancer wagon and hello to my new i30 hatchback! Just in time for some weekend driving. I can't wait.

Trips · **Reply #13: July 15, 2009, 10:06:35**

congrats, you will love the ride.

can't stop driving mine.

Blue · **Reply #14: July 15, 2009, 10:34:13**

Quote from: Bear on July 15, 2009, 03:56:12

So only two more sleeps to go and it will be farewell to the 07 Lancer wagon and hello to my new i30 hatchback! Just in time for some weekend driving. I can't wait.

Only two more BIG sleeps, and a couple of Nanna Naps!

Bear · **Reply #15: July 19, 2009, 00:42:23**

It's arrived and it's fantastic!!

I picked it up on Friday morning. First thing Saturday morning it was off to the airport to put my wife on a plane and then the kids and I went on a day trip to Toowoomba, about 120km west of Brisbane. A perfect winters day for driving and a great car to drive. Given that the majority of the drive was 100km/hr two lane highway, I reset the trip computer to see what kind of highway economy I was getting in the first 24 hours of ownership. I was amazed to find the reading at 4.8l / 100km. I wasn't expecting this kind of result until the engine was run in a little. So I'm pretty happy with this result. It can only get better from here right!

I wasn't really impressed with the dealer I went through in Brisbane (Indooroopilly) very unimpressed in fact, but the car more than makes up for their poor effort and at the end of the day, it's the car that I'm buying, not the Sales staff!!

So at this rate, I'll be back there for the 1000km service in less than two weeks. After that, I'll be searching the forums to find where in Brisbane people suggest is best to make sure my pride and joy is well looked after.

Blue · **Reply #16: July 19, 2009, 06:08:21**

Glad you got your car Bear... I think that's the second bad thing I have heard about that dealer on this forum!

As cheap as they SEEM to run.... you tend to go the long way to your destination in them... and that sort of eats away at some of the savings...
BUT.. well worth it

Trips · **Reply #17: July 19, 2009, 07:56:07**

Quote

So at this rate, I'll be back there for the 1000km service in less than two weeks. After that, I'll be searching the forums to find where in Brisbane people suggest is best to make sure my pride and joy is well looked after.

I purchased my car from Hyundai at Moorooka magic mile. staff are extremely friendly and i was not pushed in to the car when i went for the test drive.

The service center is spotless and i mean spotless (had the royal tour when i picked up the car)

It was the easiest and friendlily purchase / finance i have ever done and even though I haven't had my first service quite yet, i would give them * * * * * (five stars)

but i have heard that the dealer in Ipswich is the worst in QLD (but i can't say that is from experience, just hearsay)

Dazzler · **Reply #18: July 19, 2009, 09:43:24**

Quote from: Bear on July 19, 2009, 00:42:23

It's arrived and it's fantastic!!

Another diesel...

(I could tell soon as I read that...

)

Congrats m8.. enjoy..

Bear · **Reply #19: August 04, 2009, 07:03:20**

I've had the car for two and half weeks now and I love it. My wife keeps looking for the hidden cameras because she thinks we must be on a Hyundai commercial the way I keep going on about it.

It's been back for it's 1000km service (? hardly a service but anyway) and they fixed up a couple of the paint issues I found on the car at delivery - namely a scratch on the back driver's side door and a small chip above the front passenger door. Wasn't very impressed but they have fixed it all up now.

Now my only other issue is that I went to Tint-A-Car and got their Bolle tint, which looks quite good, except I've noticed that there are small holes or bubbles (not really sure how to explain them) in the tint. Took it back and showed the guy and he said that wasn't right and to bring it back, so I'll use another one of my days off to go back for them to fix it. At least it gives me another excuse to drive the car.

The most common comment I get on the car is "I love the colour!" (Vivid Blue) My wife drove it today and when she got back I asked her what did she think. She said she might have to call it Tommy Turbo because she fell in love with the turbo kick in 2nd and 3rd

She normally drives our AWD Verada automatic but I'm thinking she might be trying to find reasons to drive the i30 now as well. This could get messy!!!

Dazzler · **Reply #20: August 04, 2009, 10:22:15**

Great stuff bear.. Us fellow CRDi owners know what you ar torqueing about...

I had an Nissan Stagea (imported turbo charged wagon thing..) trying to harrass me today.. Think he got P...d off when I pulled away up the hills

When I turned off the main drag he took off in a squeal of tyres...

bumpkin · **Reply #21: August 04, 2009, 10:29:10**

Quote from: Bear on August 04, 2009, 07:03:20

The most common comment I get on the car is "I love the colour!" (Vivid Blue)

Couldn't agree more