So...
The time draws near for me to take the plunge and buy one. I have been watching the i30N since 2017 and check car sales every day waiting for one to come into my price range of $30 000 AUD. The time draws near as my first and only car, a 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer GLXi, had some trouble last week when driving to work the engine turned off for a second going 80km/h.
I have been trying to figure out what car I want since 2014. Started with a WRX, then a BMW 335i until I looked up the insurance. I was this close to getting a BRZ but I don't like the stock engine so I made a list of mods which added up to $20 000, so that went out. i then settled on the i30N for the most part, every now and then looking at a Focus XR5 or Toyota Chaser.
I have been on 2 test drives. The first one was a real shock to me, having never been in a car with more power than a V6 Holden wagon. But i never got a chance to focus on the car. the second test drive was in Batemans Bay in January. I really wanted to focus on the steering and the different steering and suspension modes. I could feel a difference though, but I think I could on the first test drive. No matter what mode it was in the steering was stiff and heavy and the suspension was, hard? I don't know. I didn't like the clutch. Having the only manual i have ever driven the work car, 2.5L diesel Navara D22 (what a gutless wonder). The clutch seems to be really pushing against you for the first half of the release travel and then spring out. I have asked people at the dealer about a clutch assist spring but they just tell me about the rev matching. A lot of people with a 86/BRZ change the clutch assist spring which is where the thought came from.
There is that one car that has been on car sales for over a year at the cheapest price by thousands, but no-one seems to buy it. Price is not negotiable but it drops $500 every few month, makes me laugh. Its also half way to Cairns
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If anyone sees an i30N for sale in Sydney + meeting the following criteria let me know.
I make this post also to start a record of myself and the car.
Thanks in advance for being nice people.
The time draws near for me to take the plunge and buy one. I have been watching the i30N since 2017 and check car sales every day waiting for one to come into my price range of $30 000 AUD. The time draws near as my first and only car, a 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer GLXi, had some trouble last week when driving to work the engine turned off for a second going 80km/h.
I have been trying to figure out what car I want since 2014. Started with a WRX, then a BMW 335i until I looked up the insurance. I was this close to getting a BRZ but I don't like the stock engine so I made a list of mods which added up to $20 000, so that went out. i then settled on the i30N for the most part, every now and then looking at a Focus XR5 or Toyota Chaser.
I have been on 2 test drives. The first one was a real shock to me, having never been in a car with more power than a V6 Holden wagon. But i never got a chance to focus on the car. the second test drive was in Batemans Bay in January. I really wanted to focus on the steering and the different steering and suspension modes. I could feel a difference though, but I think I could on the first test drive. No matter what mode it was in the steering was stiff and heavy and the suspension was, hard? I don't know. I didn't like the clutch. Having the only manual i have ever driven the work car, 2.5L diesel Navara D22 (what a gutless wonder). The clutch seems to be really pushing against you for the first half of the release travel and then spring out. I have asked people at the dealer about a clutch assist spring but they just tell me about the rev matching. A lot of people with a 86/BRZ change the clutch assist spring which is where the thought came from.
There is that one car that has been on car sales for over a year at the cheapest price by thousands, but no-one seems to buy it. Price is not negotiable but it drops $500 every few month, makes me laugh. Its also half way to Cairns
.If anyone sees an i30N for sale in Sydney + meeting the following criteria let me know.
These are my terms,
i30N
Hatch
Luxury Pack NO Sunroof
Micron Grey
~ $30 000
I make this post also to start a record of myself and the car.
Thanks in advance for being nice people.
