Which one in your eyes out of the three looks the best thats the one I would buy.

The Megane and the i30 are 5 doors so why include the 3 door Pro Ceed. The 5 door Ceed is way more practical and cheaper with the same kit. Some say its better looking but to me it looks like a Ceed with 2 doors removed. There is no way on planet earth it should be called a "Coupe". The Capri was the Coupe version of the Cortina, big difference, the Scirocco is the Coupe version of the Golf, big difference again.

Having said that since we have a Ceed I would say buy a Ceed, but not the Pro version. If you see a good Hyundai you like that would also be fine.

You see just too many bad reports about Renault reliability and customer satisfaction to make them worth consideration in my opinion.

The only problem with the Kia and Hyundai is the petrol engine (which I presume is the one you are considering). They go OK but you have to thrash them to access the performance and the economy suffers. They really need some modern petrols in the range.

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all the feedback!

Yeah, the Pro cee'd was added to the selection simply for its looks. Nothing else.

Yesterday I read that Kia's technology was second hand from the Hyundai. I don't know if there is any truth in that. I also read that the Hyundai is a real contender to the Golf. I've driven a Golf but I didn't notice anything spectacular about it, apart from its exagerated cost.

Regarding the Renault, yes, I've read to many bad reviews about it too. I reckon the last good Megane is the one I have at the moment. The mk 1, and you still see plenty of them around.

My wife drives a Kia Picanto, I think it's the 2007 or 8 model. I like the power it has and the steering is good. Hard suspension though and the clutch pedal was VERY hard. The clutch was eventually replaced at 27.000 miles. I hope things have improved.

At the moment I'm leaning towards the Korean cars. They are obviously targeting the European market at the moment with a good product and low price. I just might get one before the price goes up.

Any more opinions please?

Cheers

Chunkytonka

go for the i30.

its the best all rounder.

Avoid the megane, while Renault have improved thety are still not at the same level in terms of reliability as the hyundai/kia group.

In my opinion the Ced has a much cleaner shape, the i30 has too many details. Its also a bit bigger and with a longer warranty.

Depending on anticipated mileage, Ceed warranty may be longer but is only for 100,000 miles.

Shape and details are highly subjective, each to his own taste.

The ceed and i30 are practically the same car.

The reason i favour hyundai over kia is because of my experience working with hyundai hq in high wycombe, the hyundai brand was always favoured above the kia brand.

i dont think it matters, they are 95% the same car.

Same with the ix20/venga, picanto/i10, etc

Hi

Thanks for all the replies.

I finally went for the 1.4 i30 classic with alloys - no regrets.

Very nice inside, smooth and quiet, so watch the speedometre. I caught myself doing 170kmh. I had no idea!!

It does struggle a bit on hills with two adults and the boot full, but all in all I'm a happy camper.

I get 7.4 litres/km extra urban. Drops down to 7 on the motorway.

Cheers!

Update:

I've got it down to 7.1litres/100 km.......extra urban

Not bad

Edited by chunkytonka on 18/03/2015 at 22:39

It was actually for the steering and I reckon for the timing because on the motorway I now get 6 L/100km - petrol - with the boot full. Extra urban is the same

I did 2,800 km last summer without any probs

Cheers!

As I have a 1.4 i30 too, are your consumption figures from the computer dislpay or measured brim-to brim?

I find there is sometimes quite a difference between the two results.

Hi

They are from the display.

I usually fill up the tank when it gets down to a quarter. I personally don't find this a good way to guesstimate consumption.

I recently did a 440km journey, which left me with half a tank at the end.

Cheers!

After a 240 mile trip my display showed 50 mpg but filling up the true consumption was 44 mpg (filled at the same pump to same level).