20 hours ago, skomaz said:

Any guesses

 

Hyundai i30 (Law of averages says I'm gonna be right at some point )

 

Gaz

OK so the result is in...

 

It a Seat Ibiza Excellence 1.0 110bhp in white with a few scrapes on the front bumper.

 

Hence the closest in this competition of hire car bingo is @mac11irl as he did at least mention an ibiza even if he ultimately went for something else... 

 

Seems to pull OK, albeit with a bit of a judder when cold and is comfy enough but the sat nav is an absolute bloody nightmare...   It seems to insist on offering me all the previous destinations it has been to and has already sent me to the wrong location from the one I asked for. 

 

I've done a factory reset and have managed to change the language to English so hopefully it'll behave tomorrow.

Edited 6 April, 20242 yr by skomaz

12 hours ago, skomaz said:

.... with a few scrapes on the front bumper.

 

I.e. so badly damaged that it's no longer recognisable as a Hyundai i30 😁 and someone slapped Seat badging on it 😇

 

Go on, admit it, y'all knows I'm right  

Any photos @skomaz?

is it a fairly new one, or reckon its older stock?

110bhp from 1litre even with a turbo (our arona is 115 allegedly) just feels like its not enough displacement to not be running engine more strained than it needs to be. but thats just my opinion. at least the ibiza is lighter!

5 hours ago, mac11irl said:

Any photos @skomaz?

is it a fairly new one, or reckon its older stock?

110bhp from 1litre even with a turbo (our arona is 115 allegedly) just feels like its not enough displacement to not be running engine more strained than it needs to be. but thats just my opinion. at least the ibiza is lighter!

 

Photos to follow but it's a pre facelift with 64k km on the clock...   So older dash design etc.  It seems to bumble along ok but nothing to shout about and it's no match for the Swift back home...   That's much nicer inside and a lot livelier but then it weighs about a ton compared to about 1.2t for the Ibiza.

Edited 7 April, 20242 yr by skomaz

It probably is having the issues that the 3 cylinder 1.0 TSI,s with a GPF seem to be suffering from.

Spark plugs needing replaced before 4 years or 40,000 miles. 

1 hour ago, Rooted said:

It probably is having the issues that the 3 cylinder 1.0 TSI,s with a GPF seem to be suffering from.

Spark plugs needing replaced before 4 years or 40,000 miles. 

 

Could be...   It is a hire car after all so I doubt it's been well looked after.  A couple of times today it didn't let me have a gear either...   any gear...    so I'm not sure if the slave cylinder is on the way out too (it's quite a low biting point) or if I wasn't quite getting it fully depressed.  Pumping the pedal a couple of times fixed it, or repositioned my foot enough...   One or the other...   and it's not happened since but I'm a bit wary now. 

It did the clutch thing again yesterday but sorted it no problem...

 

Also as promised photos of it in all its glory...

Under two weeks now until I find out what Sixt thinks is similar to a Peugeot 308. 

Suggestions welcome. 

41 minutes ago, Lee01 said:

Under two weeks now until I find out what Sixt thinks is similar to a Peugeot 308. 

Suggestions welcome. 

 

Ooh I'll guess i30 or Tipo

4 minutes ago, skomaz said:

 

Ooh I'll guess i30 or Tipo

Please don't lower my expectations any further 😭

3 hours ago, skomaz said:

 

Ooh I'll guess i30 or Tipo

Is a "FIx It Again Toni Type" still even a thing?

Edited 4 October, 20241 yr by Paws4Thot

5 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

Is a "FIx It Again Toni Type" still even a thing?

 

Think they stopped making them in late 2023 so there'll still be some around in fleets.

 

I even saw one the other day...   Took me a minute to realise what it was...

When working in Sweden earlier this year I booked a VW polo or similar with Avis and got this 🤔

 

13 minutes ago, moley said:

When working in Sweden earlier this year I booked a VW polo or similar with Avis and got this 🤔

 

 

Now that's interesting...   

5 hours ago, skomaz said:

 

Now that's interesting...   

I had never heard of this make, in fact I thought that the guy at the rental desk said it was a 'Lincoln'. Evidently it's a joint venture between Volvo and Geely.

It drove OK in the 5 hours to the hotel / factory  / Hotel / factory and 5 hours back to Stockholm Airport.

I've read about them and seen a couple of reviews but not seen one in the flesh at all but then I think they've only just opened EU showrooms and are yet to hit the UK.  they do look pretty smart though and I believe there are various ways of getting one - originally they were going to be subscription only but I think the are available to lease or purchase outright now too?

@Lee01

where are you renting the car?

 

that can be a big clue as to what youll get.

i must book my own for a November trip to Tenerife...

10 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

@Lee01

where are you renting the car?

 

that can be a big clue as to what youll get.

i must book my own for a November trip to Tenerife...

 

Heathrow Terminal 5

1 hour ago, Lee01 said:

 

Heathrow Terminal 5

 

1litre ecoboost focus...

or an astra.

On 03/10/2024 at 23:44, Lee01 said:

Under two weeks now until I find out what Sixt thinks is similar to a Peugeot 308. 

Suggestions welcome. 

i30 or Cee’d

well i just booked a "Tucson or similar" with Thrifty in Tenerife next month..

i wonder what ill get...

On 09/10/2024 at 18:33, Lee01 said:

Heathrow Terminal 5

 

Skoda Kamiq (Well somebody nicked my i30 guess)

 

1 hour ago, mac11irl said:

i wonder what ill get...

 

Hyundai i30 😁

Edited 15 October, 20241 yr by Gaz
Brisky merged my replies

21 minutes ago, Gaz said:

 

Skoda Kamiq (Well somebody nicked my i30 guess)

 

 

Hyundai i30 😁

 

mine better not be, it wont be big enough, and i booked it as an estate/suv

 

1 hour ago, mac11irl said:

 

mine better not be, it wont be big enough, and i booked it as an estate/suv

 

 

Stretched i30 Limo 😁