Not even close to a Mondeo
Added: 3rd of March 2018
- 2013
- 1700
- Manual
- Diesel
- Estate
- 5
I've owned 3 mondeos and had the chance to buy this 4 year old i40 (136 bhp version) at an excellent price, and with 1 year left on Hyundai's imprfessive 5 year warranty. It's been in and out of the dealership with a number of problems: the most recent being an engine replacement. I don't like the quality of the car at all - It feels badly made. Things like thin, easily chipping paint, easily wearing interior and rattles everywhere. Worst of all is the economy. I drive about 60 miles a day on both motorway and around town and never get more than 40mpg combined- not as good as the similarly powered Mondeo! And there are terrible flat spots when moving away in 1st into 2nd. The other gripe is the size of the boot, this isn't the fault of the car, but it is a tourer with a raking boot, so not as practice. On a positive, it looks great. It is fairly comfy, plenty of leg room in the back, and I gather that higher spec models come well equipped (but not the Style unfortunately). I wouldn't buy another one, and will sell once the 5 year warranty is up.