I’ve been busy this past week, shopping. Car shopping, to be exact.
I am getting rid of my 1990 Toyota Supra for a new 2009 Hyundai i30 SX, manual. Yes, it’s two totally different car. One consumes fuel like water, the other uses the fuel to its full capacity. The Hyundai i30 is my money lifesaver. So why the i30, but not a Jazz, Yaris or Swift, which are all quite reputable in this class of cars? I don’t know why, but I do like the i30 a lot. My second and third choice was the Suzuki Swift (Limited Edition) and Toyota Yaris, which I went for the test drives earlier this week, but didn’t manage to come up with an agreeable deal with both dealers.
Frankly, I didn’t even test drive the i30! But as far as I was concerned, getting rid of my Supra was my main priority. I could no longer feed the moneybox any more after it showed signs of failing me. Not only the fuel consumption is extreme, the regulator needs replacing. The tyres are balding. The electronics are stuffed up. The central locking is playing up. Even the paint is starting to peel off. And worst of all, it’s starting to feel like a 20 year old car. Wait, it IS a 20 year old car! For the past week or so, I have had to knock the alternator/regulator with a steel rod almost every time before I drive the car to get the car battery charging while the car is running.
Anyway, this is how the i30 should look like when it arrives mid/end of this month:
Both images shot with my mobile phone. Not bad ey?
I spotted this one a couple of days ago and mine should look exactly like this except for the colour. I had initially wanted to get this colour, but upon reaching for an agreement, I was told by the salesperson that Hyundai will be announcing a new set of colours for the next batch to replace the current ones. Mine will apparently come with a lighter shade of grey compared to the one above, to which the colour is not even seen anywhere. Apparently, there are still no brochures, nothing on the website or the WWW about the new Hyper Silver colour, which I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will like it!
Anyway, hopefully everything goes well and when I do get my new car, I’ll be sure to upload the images 
Have a good weekend!
Nice. We don’t have this here.
But I thought the Jazz have the best fuel consumption?
Here’s hoping the colour matches your expectations. I got my car under the same situation, only it was the interior. It’s cream instead of the usual dark grey. I love it now but it did take some getting used to!
Man what phone do you have?
@Nick – it’s a Nokia N95, lol.
@Magdeline – Good for you! I’ve seen some pictures of the colour, not sure if I really like it but I’ll definitely grow to like it
@Terence – Yeah but you have the i10! Jazz has lower power, and I think it doesn’t look as good
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