Although i still currently have my Octavia im going to put her up for sale next week.

Now the Hyundai part, the big scheme of things is that the sale money from the Octavia is going towards a nice weekend car, S2000, Clio 182 ect but that is far down in the pipeline So i needed an everyday car for work, as i do home calls i needed something economical, small and cheap. After trailing loads of dealers i settled on the Hyundai i10

Before this mission of finding such a car i used to think the i10 (and all similar things) were horrible snot boxes but after only 50 miles i love it! I have the top of the range 'Style' with numerous extras that you dont find on many things (or anything i can think of) for the same price; heated seats, A/C, elec sunroof ect lovely engine around town and if worked well (im used to a derv with shed loads of torque so gears were never a problem!) it is more than capable at all roads.

The dealership even went the extra mile, put a full tank in and preset the radio

Maybe come back to Skoda one day, when the Citigo vRS is released but Briskoda has not got rid of me, ill just change my signature to Very Reliable Vehicle

They certainly do offer 'bang for bucks'!

Don't forget to update your Brisky car info too.

I have a friend who has one and she loves it, so good luck with it.

Young Ree had one 18 months ago.

Sweet little car,and well screwed together, but watch out for the common (apparently) clutch judder problem.

Edited 16 April, 201313 yr by Mr Ree

Think the clutch issue now resolved.

Friend has stuck 62000 on his i10 and no probs other than clutch issue mentioned above.

Hope car is good for you.

The likes of Hyundai and Kia have really come on "leaps and bounds" of recent years and do put out some very decent motors, certainly offering fantastic value for money.

Is the i10 the smallest model - comparable to Fabia/Fiesta etc?

Is the i10 the smallest model - comparable to Fabia/Fiesta etc?

I think it's smaller than that. More of a Citigo/Ka.

I know a few people with an i10. Seem reliable and very good value for money, but without the character of the Citigo. (IMO)

Surely the cost of getting into this car will outweigh any savings being made?

Anyway, hope you enjoy it, but fear you will miss the VRS. What will probably happen (like with me countless times) is that the grand plans you have never happen. If you got your weekend fun car NOW you might be ok. But driving that i10 all week, plus weekends will soon lose novelty, and you will probably get rid sooner than you planned.

Let us know how you get on. I hope I'm wrong!

Edited 16 April, 201313 yr by Thehulkster

I have had a Picanto 1.1 automatic for 7 years and the novelty has never gone but other cars do come and go.

(much of a muchness)

Leather Steering wheel, A/C, front and rear vented discs, goes round corners like its on rails and embarrasses many a car

on twisties and when snowy. (like a modern version of the Original Mini)

You can boot it about and they can exceed the National Limit if required and leave most Bigger cars for dead at a Traffic Light Grand Prix.

A set of good Winter or All weather tyres and it goes anyplace as long as it does not belly out.

george

My dad moved from a merc e class to a i20 and loves it, smallest car he's ever had.

Must say I'm impressed with it too, has everything he needs. He was gonna get a fabia but the auto was worse on mpg

Sent from my dad's old HTC Incredible S, not a dodgy s3!

Thanks for all the comments. I should maybe paint a clearer picture.

I had the vRS for my 'weekend' car, it's too practice and costing me a lot just to not use it. I also had a 306 work car, 12 years old, 1.4 and drinks fuel like its going out of fashion (27mpg ) not good and it was constantly breaking down.

So I wanted something that was worry free motoring and yes I could of saved money by buying a 2nd hand car but I'd still be in the same boat.

I'm a home carer worker, I make door to door calls and if my car breaks down I can't earn money (I can't just borrow one) so I needed the warranty and cheap to run. I also didt want to dip into the octy sale money to buy a work car.

SO the i10 is not the Octavia's replacement, it's the 306's replacement

Pleased that you're sticking around EJ, but wondering was the 306 doing only short runs? My old ZX 1.4 would do 40mpg all year as long as it got warmed up every trip.

I hope you got a 'Race Blue' one

I hope you got a 'Race Blue' one

Looks just like the wife's car :-)

SWMBO has the 1.2 auto i10. It's a great town car and fine for the back roads round here too. It takes a little work to get it up to motorway speeds but it cruises surprisingly well. I used to drive it quite often but for some reason I haven't done so much since getting the Yeti :sun:

My dad moved from a merc e class to a i20 and loves it, smallest car he's ever had.

Must say I'm impressed with it too, has everything he needs. He was gonna get a fabia but the auto was worse on mpg

Sent from my dad's old HTC Incredible S, not a dodgy s3!

Young Ree upgraded to one of those from the i10 18 months ago.

Strangely enough, the clutch on that juddered too!!

Never did it for them when he took it in though, so the cheeky b******s blamed his driving style!!

I drove it several times, and it shuddered for me too, mainly whan cold.

It was never fixed, but he's just got rid foor a 1.0 Fiesta now anyway.

Must say though, even though it was only a 1.2, it drove exceedingly pleasantly, and he steering had plenty of 'feel'.

They just need to sort their surley and rather rude and unhelpful service depts out.

Edited 16 April, 201313 yr by Mr Ree

They need good quality plugs and even if low mileage,

it can make a difference to the Economy to change these.

Not Expensive.

They can need Coil Packs,

and sometimes the MIsfire and rough running engine found on the manuals can feel like clutch problems.

Often people think its just a damp start problem,

when actually new plugs or Coils solves the problem.

george

Full 5 year warranty

so was my Kia and 3 years free servicing,

Only done 26,000 wet/winter weather miles in 7 years.

Its had 2 sets of plugs,

and one set of 4 discs & pads none done at servicing, and discs pads at 6 years old.

george

A week in and the little i10 is fantastic, first tank returned 41mpg, with the strong winds and the fact i pretty much give it the most impossible challenges means im happy

Picked up a bit late on this one -wish you all the best with it! the i10 should be a good little car.

I've always liked the ix20, but there isn't an engine that suits me

Just over 3 weeks in and 1250 miles covered and she is a joy! Nice touches with the 'Style' sunroof ect and its actually a good handling little car, wheel in each corner and surprising lack of body roll. Slow to rev..actually very slow, i could fall asleep between idle and redline but this does not hamper its straight line speed, has loads of torque for such a little car. Great town car, good everywhere else.

glad you are enjoying the new car

clocking up the miles quickly, at least you don't have to worry about it letting you down

Yeah done alot of miles this month, not quite sure how but im within my mileage allowance so im not bothered. Yeah 5 year warranty and dealership 20 miles away so all is good.

Getting a constant reading of 40mpg (its literally decimal points that separate the tanks) which is less them claimed but after research this is the average they get and i dont obviously hang about..i have not got time for that in my job!

Chap at work's wife got one at a similar time to you, and the other day he said it was getting 40-41 so interesting you get the same.

They are a bit annoyed it is not higher mpg, but least it is better than the 27mpg of the Hyundai 4x4 diesel they traded in for it!