pre registered means the car dealer has told hyundai they have sold the car, likely because they get a sales bonus as a dealership for selling so many units.

as the car is pre registered to the dealership, any future owner will be the second owner despite in some cases the cars being little more than a week or 2 'old' (the warranty coverage starts when it's registered).

the beauty of a pre reg is you get a big saving as the dealer needs to shift the car as it's depreciating and they can share some of their bonus with the customer in terms of a sizable reduction compared to buying it brand new.

the downside is you can't choose colour or spec, if you don't like what they have pre registered then tough where if you buy new, you can have any model, trim, engine, gearbox type, colour or extras you want.

New car, 5 year warranty and insurance group 1, mainly.

Not sure why your daughter would prefer a new i10 over a nearly new Fiesta but that's another story.

Nice facelift though, and the i40 made a good courtesy car fwiw.... but the audio system sounded AWFUL, much worse than a 15yr Ford Ka rad/cass player. The sound was tinny, harsh and thin as hell, so wonder if i10 is the same?

Get a little cycle trailer and you'll be fine

excellent car...not a special deal.

Good deal

Hot! We have 2011 1.2 i10 Active and it's a marvelous little motor. It"s done nearly 44k miles traveling up and down the country and for its size it's a hoot to drive!

Cool glad hukd helped you,but you will struggle with the luggage though, so i would ignore the advice.

Buy a bike and it'll be a lot cheaper and better for your health

We bought an '11 plate picanto (same car). It was one of the first of the current shape. It's 1.0 three cylinder engine is rough and crude and MPG is about 40 (not even vaguely close to 72mpg advertised). It's been a very reliable boring slug. Would we buy another? Probably not.

Final payment is £2951 at the end of the agreement if you want to keep the car.

pre registered means the car dealer has told hyundai they have sold the car, likely because they get a sales bonus as a dealership for selling so many units.

as the car is pre registered to the dealership, any future owner will be the second owner despite in some cases the cars being little more than a week or 2 'old' (the warranty coverage starts when it's registered).

the beauty of a pre reg is you get a big saving as the dealer needs to shift the car as it's depreciating and they can share some of their bonus with the customer in terms of a sizable reduction compared to buying it brand new.

the downside is you can't choose colour or spec, if you don't like what they have pre registered then tough where if you buy new, you can have any model, trim, engine, gearbox type, colour or extras you want.

Is its sister car the Picanto 2 a better bet for £7995? £1k more but lots of kit.


Front and rear electric windows, Heated rear window, Rear wash/wipe, Tinted glass, Variable front intermittent wipers, ABS/EBD, Emergency stop signal system, ESC + BAS + VSM + HAC, Bluetooth audio streaming with voice recognition, PAS, Digital clock, Service indicator, Trip computer, Body colour door mirrors, Day/night rear view mirror, Electric adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors, Centre fascia in metallic paint, 4 speakers, My Music function with storage, RDS radio CD with MP3 player, Steering wheel mounted controls, USB and auxiliary socket, Black grille with chrome surround, Body colour bumpers, Chrome door handles, Daytime running lights, Headlamp levelling, Manual air conditioning, 12V socket, Assist grips, Coat hooks, Cupholders in centre console, Front door map pockets, Glovebox, Leather steering wheel and gear knob, Parcel shelf, Premium cloth upholstery, Silver interior door handles, Ticket holder, Tilt adjustable steering wheel, Front map light, Load area light, 3x3 point rear seatbelts, Automatic unlocking of doors in case of impact, Dual front airbags, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Height adjustable seatbelts, Passenger airbag deactivate switch, Rear child proof door locks, Seatbelt warning, Side and Curtain airbags, Tyre pressure monitoring system, 60/40 split/folding 2nd row of seats, Driver seat height adjust, Driver/passenger front seatback pockets, Height adjustable front seat head restraints, Height adjustable rear seat head restraints (x2), Isofix child seat attachment, Slide/reclining front seats, Alarm/immobiliser/remote central locking, Locking wheel nuts, Speed sensitive auto door locking, Sunvisors with vanity mirrors, 14\" alloy wheels, Tyre repair kit

Been looking at this car and Rockar for a while. It's been 7k for a while and a few weeks back a non pre-registered was £500 more.

The 1.0l is a new engine from the older model unlike the 1.2. The guy who slated the 1.0l is not aligned with general reviews. It's fine on motorways too especially for a city car. I'd invest in metallic paint for £500 more as personally the come-with white or denim blue are a bit insipid for me.

The alloys on the premium look sweet but that car is 2k more which feels a lot for a 7-8k motor.

This may be a daft question but what does pre-registered mean?

Also anyone know if the uk is getting a facelift model (like the new VW Up! which was the alternative I was considering). Asia apparently has such an i10 coming out.

as for the comments about the 1.2 spec engine vs the 1.0 engine, Hyundai don't provide the basic S model with the 1.2 engine thus they have alot more 1.0 models available.

the 1.0 is fine and will do 100 on the motorway if that is your thing, but the 1.2 is alot more at home if power and travelling at high speeds is your thing.

the 1.0 is fine is your not using the motorway everyday, I drove one from London to Glasgow a few months ago and it was fine and fuel efficient.

honest John says the latest i10 is the best small car around, and as someone with a lot of experience trying various small cars for my job I agree with him.

while the car and the Hyundai after car package (warranty and roadside recovery) is good, the price on this deal is nothing special.

I purchased the identical car last may (registered end of April) for £6999 in solid white.
I only sold it as I no longer needed a car (best trade price I got at 13 months old, 1 hyundai service and 5,254 miles was £5350).

great small car that unlike many others cars in this size has 5 seatbelts (most are only 4 seaters with an optional extra to make them 5), good fuel economy and insurance costs, but this price is nothing special.

further proof the price is nothing special was working up north on business, I drove past Vantage Hyundai dealership who had the same car pre reg 16 plates for £6799.

I'm sure you could get the same price of your willing to travel.

Great car, avoid the standard 1.0 engine it is dire.
If you look around, you can get the 1.2 in Premium spec for £500 (with 2-5K mileage) , that's the spec to go for.

P.S. Don't be sucked in my the OPs description, the dealers (SG Petch) were falling over themselves to sell us that spec for £6250 back in Feb.... Once driven, everyone offloads the 1.0L petty engine in favour of the 1.2L.... Look on the web, hardly any 1.2 examples about.... yet hundreds of mundane 1.0L ones from disappointed buyers with a few months mileage on em... :wink:

It might be a stupid question, but what am I missing here? 48 monthly payments = 4752, plus the £250 deposit = £5002??

Is this to buy outright or would I have to give it back at the end?

If you pay cash then obviously you would own it. If you take the finance then you can either pay the remainder, or give it back or part-ex it towards a new car.