Mcburns88

Haven't posted in ages, almost 8 months now since I picked up my car and 12k miles done. The car hasn't missed a beat and I'm delighted with it it's just a really good all rounder. I find I mostly cruise along but it's great to have effortless overtaking and the possibility of some spirited driving on the right road. Best bits; Strong performance, fun and easy to drive with a nice gearchange. LED headlights Infotainment + Canton - Brilliant, Apple Carplay with Google Maps on the large screen is lovely. Worst bits: Sound generator, especially since it caused a really irritating vibration in the dash. Turned it off after a few days. Exhaust makes a pretty nice sound when revved hard but I wish it was a bit more exciting like the i30N. I guess it's in keeping with the character of the car.

Much more lax here, I usually try to stay within 20km/h of the limit on roads with 100 / 12km/h limits. I would never speed on a road with a limit lower than that, too risky in terms of cars pulling out of junctions etc. FYI the punishment for getting caught doing 100mph on a motorway here is only 3 points and 80 euro fine!

It's mad how 100mph is frowned upon in here by some people. The speed limit in Ireland is 72mph on motorways and you can quite easily hit 100mph on a quite day and open road without putting anybody at risk. Speed cameras are few and far between over here

Standard in Ireland. I know they come tinted here but presumed it would be the same with the 245 in any country. Looking back at the UK cars in this thread mine do seem a lot more tinted.

Finally got around to debadging mine today

Cleaned and new blacked out badges and wheel caps fitted

Few small mods done today. Fitted black emblem badges and wheels centre caps All purchased from Superskoda.

Picked mine up today

Agreed, I bought on PCP with a significant discount. When it became clear that the car would take a while to come they looked after me. I won't say exactly what I got but it was worth over 1k to me. Picking up Saturday 24 weeks after ordering!

Mine is due in to Dublin on Wednesday hopefully i'll be able to pick it up Saturday week.

My car is arriving in to Dublin on Wednesday on a ship called Paglia, it made a stop in Sheerness today

Can vary as far as I know. There is a car carrier coming from Emden to Dublin early next week. What makes ship cars out of Emden?

Yep that's right, 5 years is about the max you'd get out of it. The issue with getting it done down the line is that much more work will be needed to get the paint right before the coating goes on.

Probably a case of less frequent boats to Ireland for me. To be honest after waiting 5 months already a few weeks extra to delivery seems nothing!. Should have it in 3 more weeks maximum. I'm thinking of getting a ceramic coating done though so i'll be collecting it, driving it straight to the detailers and handing it over for 4 days

Mine has been there since the 24th! Think it will be getting on a boat start of next week but waiting for confirmation from the dealer.

1 week later, no idea yet when it's shipping from Emden. I've decided also to have ceramic coating applied so that'll add another 3-4 days to the wait. 21 weeks and counting. It'll all be worth it in the end hopefully!

I'd wait, it shouldn't be long more before it becomes clear what it's happening the MY19 specs.

Car built early and on the way to the port Week 18 became week 13 only this week but they ended up building it a week early. Hopefully have it this day 3 weeks depending on shipping schedules.

BW13 confirmed for me now, came forward from BW18. Should have the car end of April, the end is in sight finally

Had a message from my dealer to say he has good news on my production slot. It was wk18 so fingers crossed it will be built pretty soon. Gonna give him a call back tomorrow to find out new week.

i30N is getting rave reviews, i'd be concerned about resale value though. The vRS won't have amazing residuals but the Hyundai will definitely be worse.

Here you go

Sorry, moment of complete stupidity there by me! RHD is what I mean, mine is an Irish car.

Mine is also down for BW18, hopefully there's a few RHD models being built that week then!Insert other media

Bit annoying alright, mine is penciled in for BW18 having been ordered start of November. At this stage i'd almost be happy for it to be delayed a little bit longer if it means getting some extra equipment! BW22 is the start of MY19 right? Will be keeping a close eye on pricing and specs once they come out in the next while to make sure i'm not missing out or overpaying.