Hyundai I30 Active X on Sale after Purchase

Lblakeclayton12 on 04/07/2015 - 02:50

Hi Guys.

About a month ago i was reading and collecting information about cars as i wanted to buy my first car. I ended up buying the Hyundai 2015 1.8L Auto Active X for roughly 25k (33k after xtras including window tint, car packs etc) and now they are on sale for about 21k. i got the dazzling blue which was xtra.

i am a little frustrated as everyone here, my parents, colleagues and general advice says that you should buy a car before the end of the financial year so i did. i was wondering if there is anything i can do about the sudden price drop or if i have to suck it up, as its one of those things that unfortunately happen.

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Comments

  • modsec802 on 04/07/2015 - 08:17
    +10

    If the price went up $5k after you bought, would you be happy for a phone call from the dealer asking for the extra $5k?

    Because that's how ridiculous it sounds asking now to get it at a lower price.

    • Scorpiogirl on 04/07/2015 - 14:34
      +1

      When you look it at like that, it makes sense. Probably everyone has brought something at some time and then it comes on special. Sucks big time but that's life for you sadly.

  • npc on 04/07/2015 - 08:24
    +7

    Am I reading it right - you have paid $33k for i30?

    • modsec802 on 04/07/2015 - 08:30
      +14

      $8k for tint and paint protection etc lol. Dealer saw OP coming…

      • airzone on 04/07/2015 - 10:04

        Just an innocent mistake.. That extra 0 shouldn't have been there

      • Gotchas on 04/07/2015 - 10:16

        It's nano paint protection actually
        On sale for 21k.you could knock at least 1-2k from that.
        This is a good guide for next time or others buying a new car

        http://autoexpert.com.au/how-to-beat-new-car-dealers/

        • holdenmg on 04/07/2015 - 12:47
          +9

          When they were offered "nano" paint protection they should have said:

          na, no.

  • spackbace on 04/07/2015 - 10:10
    +4

    $8K for extras?! And you have regret on the sale price of the car?! Wow…

  • Puska on 04/07/2015 - 10:16

    I negotiated $22,150 with business registration for the hyandai i30 SE! With dazzling blue paintwork.

    • Puska on 04/07/2015 - 11:20

      to add to this, the SE comes with tinted windows, car park assist and leather seats.

  • holdenmg on 04/07/2015 - 10:20
    +4

    On a good day you can buy a half-decent used car for $8000 that includes paint and if you want tinting you go buy some sunglasses.

  • gevidian on 04/07/2015 - 11:08
    +5

    You overpaid for the car. You overpaid for the extras. Suck it up and learn from this. It will serve you well for future purchases.

  • reno on 04/07/2015 - 12:25

    it's a learning process
    everyone goes through it

    its the aftermarket accessories that will always get marketed up by the dealer (they need to make some profit somewhere)
    generally you can get really good tinting done for ~300 for a whole car, and that's using high end film (and the dealers charge ~800-1k for those - in which they'll just get the other tinting place to do, and the gap is just margin)
    same applies with paint protection. general range would be ~600 for a whole car

  • Cheeper on 04/07/2015 - 12:41

    It was a major purchase… do your homework thoroughly every time or get stung. Lesson learnt?
    EOFY best time to buy a car? No, anytime can be, there are many reasons why dealers may drop prices or ok a silly offer.
    The big hurt will happen when he asks someone in the trade what it is worth now? Used vehicles are only worth wholesale value..
    Best thing you can do is keep it for a long time and don't waste more money on snake oil products when maintaining it.
    Watch out for rip off dealer oil changes… :-( That will be your next trap.

  • Dream-cast on 04/07/2015 - 13:20

    If the car hasnt been delivered to the car dealership yet then you can talk to the salesperson. But it would be at their descretion.

    I bought my car and the week later the price dropped by 1k. I called my dealership and they gave me the discount because i hadnt taken delivery yet.

    Dealership told me they literally dont have a warning as to when sales or price drops occur if its set by the brand. So that might be another factor.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/07/2015 - 15:53

    EOFY can be a good time to buy a car, but be careful to do your homework next time and have an idea what a good price is before going into the dealership.

    As others have mentioned the dealer hasn't given you a great price, and if you want extras you need to insist on those being included in the sale price; don't let their Ming moles upsell too much to you. At the end of the day you'll never get your money back on extras. Get a car with a generously equipped base spec if you want the bells and whistles.

    You've learnt the hard way, but learn from the experience and enjoy driving your new car. As long as you hold it for a long time (7+ years) you'll come out far ahead of people who buy new cars and switch them too often, or people who strike out in the second hand market with a lemon and pay more in repairs than they did on the car to begin with.

  • tomleonhart on 04/07/2015 - 17:58
    +2

    33k for your first car ??????????? o.O

    Jesus crisis…

  • mick123 on 04/07/2015 - 18:23

    a few extra K, you could have bought a liberty, qashqai etc

  • bghunter on 08/07/2015 - 23:52
    +2

    OP, please hand over your ozbargain badge

    • Scorpiogirl on 09/07/2015 - 07:06
      +2

      Love it… yes and do it without stomping your feet, having a tantrum and definitely no sad eyes. ( Oh that'd be me lol)

  • lemonadeskies on 09/07/2015 - 23:14

    WAT.. I got an i30 active + metallic paint + mats (the downgrade of yours) for 19.5k driveaway… and you paid 33k? Even with extras… damn. I am speechless :( there there

  • magical journey on 10/07/2015 - 10:21

    Hi lemonadeskies, how did you manage to do that? Is yours the special i30 Active X deal on special right now for 21,990, and you managed to get down to 19.5k? If so, I want to do the same as you cheers

    • lemonadeskies on 10/07/2015 - 17:28

      Hey, nope I got the regular active (not the X). For 4k more (at the time) it just wasn't worth it for the leather seats, wheels etc. But since the EOFY deal for the base model is gone, I would recommend you just get the active X at around 21k, try and bargain it down 500-1k. It's still a great deal considering other brands (honda/toyota) are charging 25k~ for their models with the same (or even less) features..

  • TightAsTupperware on 11/07/2015 - 03:42

    OP are you lying?

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