Hands Up all the Aussies

[cainen]

Congrats to those who have received their car….
I’m butting in for a second to ask some advice.
As you know I pulled out of my Z order and got the BMW Z…so far it’s fantastic and I’m happy…..but the reason for me revisiting you guys apart from saying congrats…lis my son is about to purchase a Hyundai I20N new and is looking at paint protection.
I personally do not get paint protection and don’t really need it on my car as it’s garaged and. I have the time to give it a good hand polish.

Question to the peeps in WA. If you got paint protection…where from? And are you happy?
I believe dealers pretty much rip us off so looking at third party places that anyone has used

Can you buy i20n's new still? I thought Hyundai stopped taking orders for them?

 

[West Aussie]

Can you buy i20n's new still? I thought Hyundai stopped taking orders for them?

He lucked out…similar to the Nissan story, someone had one coming…finance fell through. He was in the right place at the right time.
Unlike his mother he seems to have the lucky gene ??

Signed the paperwork today…it’s on the ship on the way over

 

[cainen]

He lucked out…similar to the Nissan story, someone had one coming…fiancé fell through. He was in the right place at the right time.
Unlike his mother he seems to have the lucky gene ??

Signed the paperwork today…it’s on the ship on the way over

Lucky! I am thinking about replacing my ageing fiesta St and the i20n would be perfect.

 

[West Aussie]

Lucky! I am thinking about replacing my ageing fiesta St and the i20n would be perfect.

Personally I don’t see the appeal, but for a 21 year olds first new car, it’s affordable, has a good safety rating and comes with a good warranty , so who am I to say it’s ugly ?

 

[cainen]

Personally I don’t see the appeal, but for a 21 year olds first new car, it’s affordable, has a good safety rating and comes with a good warranty , so who am I to say it’s ugly ?

I wish I could have afforded something like that when I was 21!

 

[West Aussie]

I wish I could have afforded something like that when I was 21!

He has worked really hard, he currently is at uni for two days ( he stacks his days for 10 hours to fit in his job), and just got a part time job at the engineering firm where he was interning for three days a week 8 hours a day ( more during uni holidays) whilst he does his masters…then he referees soccer on Sunday, plays snd coaches Sat …no days off for him ? and still fits in his girlfriend
Good news is, he loves his job

Edit…shout out to Hyundai Osborne Park…sold the car at $38990….can’t even buy a 2022 model for that price anymore

And yes I got him to throw in the car mats ?

 

[cainen]

He has worked really hard, he currently is at uni for two days ( he stacks his days for 10 hours to fit in his job), and just got a part time job at the engineering firm where he was interning for three days a week 8 hours a day ( more during uni holidays) whilst he does his masters…then he referees soccer on Sunday, plays snd coaches Sat …no days off for him ? and still fits in his girlfriend
Good news is, he loves his job

Edit…shout out to Hyundai Osborne Park…sold the car at $38990….can’t even buy a 2022 model for that price anymore

And yes I got him to throw in the car mats ?

Well the main difference between me at that age and your son is that I was lazy as. Bit jealous getting an i20n under 40k..

 

[Hammo25]

Congrats to those who have received their car….
I’m butting in for a second to ask some advice.
As you know I pulled out of my Z order and got the BMW Z…so far it’s fantastic and I’m happy…..but the reason for me revisiting you guys apart from saying congrats…my son is about to purchase a Hyundai I20N new and is looking at paint protection.
I personally do not get paint protection and don’t really need it on my car as it’s garaged and. I have the time to give it a good hand polish.

Question to the peeps in WA. If you got paint protection…where from? And are you happy?
I believe dealers pretty much rip us off so looking at third party places that anyone has used

Hey @West Aussie. I would save the money and just use a product like the (turtle) hybrid solutions ceramic spray coat DIY. $50 a bottle and it works great. Sure will need reapplying more regularly, but it works really well. I use it on my kids white Hyundai which is parked outside. Saying that I also use it on my wife’s dark blue Q7. I don’t think it’s worth the investment on this value car.

 

[West Aussie]

Hey @West Aussie. I would save the money and just use a product like the (turtle) hybrid solutions ceramic spray coat DIY. $50 a bottle and it works great. Sure will need reapplying more regularly, but it works really well. I use it on my kids white Hyundai which is parked outside. Saying that I also use it on my wife’s dark blue Q7. I don’t think it’s worth the investment on this value car.

I’m usually with you Hammo..I haven’t got protection on my car, and I wash and wax by hand. My car is worth far more
BUT two parts to this scenario
A…as mentioned, he is super busy rarely gets time to himself so he doesn’t trust himself to take the time to do it properly.
B…he will be parking on our front verge, which means under one of the councils (so we can’t cut it) peppercorn trees that drop, sap, leaves…and have the hordes of black cockatoos in them pooping

So in this case given the extreme nature of debris I think it would be worth while

P.S hope you are enjoying the Z. Saw a Proto at Subi Target on Thursday…looks good

 

[peter]

Hi All
after 18 month wait just got a call that my car will be ready to pick-up this Thursday
the excitement is back, can't wait

 

[cainen]

Hi All
after 18 month wait just got a call that my car will be ready to pick-up this Thursday
the excitement is back, can't wait

You're gonna love it. And say hello to Young for me!

 

[West Aussie]

Hi All
after 18 month wait just got a call that my car will be ready to pick-up this Thursday
the excitement is back, can't wait

Congratulations…you totally deserve it

 

[Hammo25]

I’m usually with you Hammo..I haven’t got protection on my car, and I wash and wax by hand. My car is worth far more
BUT two parts to this scenario
A…as mentioned, he is super busy rarely gets time to himself so he doesn’t trust himself to take the time to do it properly.
B…he will be parking on our front verge, which means under one of the councils (so we can’t cut it) peppercorn trees that drop, sap, leaves…and have the hordes of black cockatoos in them pooping

So in this case given the extreme nature of debris I think it would be worth while

P.S hope you are enjoying the Z. Saw a Proto at Subi Target on Thursday…looks good

Makes sense. I’m loving the Z but… I missed the initial dark horse allocations and still really want one - and that would replace the Z. I can live with almost all the quirks except the lack of anything resembling a boot. Hoping for a cancellation for a dark horse once pricing is out.

 

[West Aussie]

Makes sense. I’m loving the Z but… I missed the initial dark horse allocations and still really want one - and that would replace the Z. I can live with almost all the quirks except the lack of anything resembling a boot. Hoping for a cancellation for a dark horse once pricing is out.

Fair enough …everyone has their reasoning.
Personally after I’ve seen what comes in my sons new I20N in terms of tech…that’s what I would be looking to upgrade. I get some purists would hate the tech ….each to their own

 

[Hos]

Hi all, long term lurker, first time poster. The tassie rosewood is mine, picked up last Friday. Fantastic day driving around in it.

Unfortunately, some prick tried breaking into it on Friday night. I don't have a garage, so it was parked in my driveway with gate shut. They couldn't get in, but the driver door and window don't shut well now.

Going to put in sensor lights, camera and a car alarm - don't think the Nissan z one goes off unless the door is forced open without key (?)