Astra diesel vs Hyundai I30

[Barney2803]

Has any one owned either an Holden Astra turbo diesel or hyundai I30 turbo diesel?

I'm trying to decide which one to get so any comments/advice would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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[TomBrulinski]

Astra all the way.

[DiscoMick]

We flogged a Ford Focus diesel around the UK for a month and were very impressed with it. 900km on a tank. Sporty handling too.
Have also driven the i30. It was OK. I'd prefer either the Focus or the i30 over the Astra.

[Ratel10mm]

In the older days, pre TD becoming pretty much the norm, Astra every time. Driven probably a dozen or so, & loved them. The TD is far better for overtaking, but the diesel Astra in general is somehing of a legendary vehicle in the UK & were / are a very popular fleet car in the UK. However, I have heard some complaints about the mid noughties version but no idea these days.
We had a 1.6 petrol Focus & loved it. We got all our camping gear for a 2 month trip around Europe into it.
Remember these are UK spec. vehicles I'm typing about.
I have driven an i30 here for a couple of hours & enjoyed it, but the boot was pretty small, especially recalling the focus.
If I had the dosh, I'd go Focus or Astra. (I assume the i30 is cheaper, obviously)

[Davehoos]

freind bought a I30 from a church group at the first service.
thinks its great,

his daughters had holden products and turned them over when running costs rise.

[omvanders]

We've got an i30 which we've had for the past 4 years. It hasn't missed a beat.

Nice to drive, good on the open road for a 1.6L, pulls nicely to overtake. The turbo-lag from standing start is there, but if you want to dispense with super-frugal fuel economy and just have great fuel economy you can always give it a few more revs as you take off from the lights.

[sheerluck]

I presume that you are talking a used one rather than new, as the Astra is no longer listed as part of the Holden line up.

If it were me, I'd spend a few extra dollars and go for a brand new i30, rather than a used Astra, the 5 year warranty is not to be sniffed at. The one time I had a warranty claim on my Santa Fe (it was a broken rear seat folding mechanism) it was picked up, fixed and dropped off without any fuss at all.

[Barney2803]

Thanks good comments everyone. Yeah I'm looking at used, about 06 for the Astra but the I30 is about 08 I think. The Astras are cheaper as they're older and I'm only wanting to spend about $12k so the I30 options are quite limited.

[roverfan]

If its not urgent id be waiting for the Focus econetic, awesome car with the best chasis and most efficient engine in its class.

[sheerluck]

Thanks good comments everyone. Yeah I'm looking at used, about 06 for the Astra but the I30 is about 08 I think. The Astras are cheaper as they're older and I'm only wanting to spend about $12k so the I30 options are quite limited.

I would go the i30 in that equation then. 2 years of factory warranty remaining versus some dodgy aftermarket warranty. No contest in my eyes.

[Slunnie]

Personally I'd look at the i30. The Hyundai's just go and go without fuss - I think they are the most under-rated car in Australia and always have been. I hear a lot about Astras having high maintainence costs and engine failures in some petrols.

[33chinacars]

We have owned a Hyundai I30 diesel auto for the last 3&1/2 years. Fantastic car. Not as frugal as a manual but in real world figures about 6.2lt/100 and thats not driving in economy mode. Give it heaps. I think the worst we got over a short period was about 7lt/100 but that was really flogging it. Handles far better than I expected. Ours has about 55000 kms on it now and no problems. Would I buy another one YES.
Go the I30 & forget the Astra.

Gary

[Discomark]

The Wifes car is a Hyundai i30 manual and we have had it for 3 years. The only warranty issue we have had is a faulty ESP sensor that reulted in ESP disengaging all the time. The only other problems we have had are with the servicing and as Hyundai don't have there own service centers they use Holden or Ford dealerships to do their servicing. Thats should not be an issue but the servicing cost are high on the i30 and I can only think its due to the fact they don't have there own service centers. The last service (30,000) was around $600 at some dealers and when I did find one who would do it for under $500 they were not going to change the fuel filter which they should have done. They also left the sump plug undone and resulted in oil all over my driveway. Well at least they changed the oil as the first dealer didn't but still charged me for it!
The car has been great otherwise and its got amazing torque for a 1.6 and will stay at 110KMH easily with 4 adults without hardly any change in RPM's on hills etc. Fuel economy is around 5 litres per 100k usually and on a recent 800km run up the North coast we got 5.6Lts per 100k with 4 large adults and packed to the hilt with luggage etc.
Great car but expect high cost and possibly dodgy servicing.

[JDNSW]

My son has just inherited an I30 from a friend who died last year. He had got it to replace another I30 that he wrote off on a horse float, and maintained he owed his life to the car's safety features - had no hesitation in replacing it with another one. He bought it to replace a string of Corollas, and considered it was the best car he had ever owned. I drove it up from Melbourne late last year - went very well (as you would expect for a car less than a year old) average about 4.5l/100km, heavily loaded. Only problem I had driving it was that the engine is so quiet from inside that it makes smooth gear changing difficult.

John

[roverfan]

My son has just inherited an I30 from a friend who died last year. He had got it to replace another I30 that he wrote off on a horse float, and maintained he owed his life to the car's safety features - had no hesitation in replacing it with another one. He bought it to replace a string of Corollas, and considered it was the best car he had ever owned. I drove it up from Melbourne late last year - went very well (as you would expect for a car less than a year old) average about 4.5l/100km, heavily loaded. Only problem I had driving it was that the engine is so quiet from inside that it makes smooth gear changing difficult.

John

Coming from a corolla anything would seem like a good car

[Barney2803]

After all these wonderful comments I'd like to go for the I30 but it seems to be just out of our price range ;( I'll keep looking until we have the cash from our current car sale then if there's an I30 I'll go that way, if we can't we'll go the Astra. Feel free to keep the comments coming in!

[Disco99]

The wife and I have a 06 cdti ah Astra 6 speed manual and its a great little car. Average fuel around town is 5.5l per hundred (flogging the hell out of it) highway is awesome economy at around 4.4L per hundred with plenty of power to spare.

Only problem we have had with it is the swivel flaps on the inlet manifold which is a common problem on the early 06 model but was sorted by 07. Only other complaint we have with it is lack of cup holders lol. Build quality is great and handling is awesome. Having owned a few hsv's and SS commodores in the past the Astra really gives the driver a good experience.

Cheers John

[Lucy]

The Wifes car is a Hyundai i30 manual and we have had it for 3 years. The only warranty issue we have had is a faulty ESP sensor that reulted in ESP disengaging all the time. The only other problems we have had are with the servicing and as Hyundai don't have there own service centers they use Holden or Ford dealerships to do their servicing. Thats should not be an issue but the servicing cost are high on the i30 and I can only think its due to the fact they don't have there own service centers. The last service (30,000) was around $600 at some dealers and when I did find one who would do it for under $500 they were not going to change the fuel filter which they should have done. They also left the sump plug undone and resulted in oil all over my driveway. Well at least they changed the oil as the first dealer didn't but still charged me for it!
The car has been great otherwise and its got amazing torque for a 1.6 and will stay at 110KMH easily with 4 adults without hardly any change in RPM's on hills etc. Fuel economy is around 5 litres per 100k usually and on a recent 800km run up the North coast we got 5.6Lts per 100k with 4 large adults and packed to the hilt with luggage etc.
Great car but expect high cost and possibly dodgy servicing.

Our Hyundai dealer has their own service centre, and they are excellent, and cheap too! I had to sell my D1 and buy an iLoad for work, the 2.5 litre hyundai diesel is a ripper, but I still love my D2 td5 more.

[33chinacars]

Hyundai I30 didn't win heaps of car awards for nothing.

[omvanders]

Our Hyundai dealer has their own service centre, and they are excellent, and cheap too!

Same goes for me. Before we moved the Hyundai Service Centre we used was excellent. Haven't tried the one up in Toowoomba yet.

[BigJon]

I have only one customer with a diesel Astra, but many with petrol powered ones. I would never ever EVER recommend that anyone buy an Astra. As with all of the European Holdens they are a shocking box of snot.
I suspect any money you save in buying one instead of the i30 will be eaten up in repairs and maintenance in the first year or two.