hyundai i800

armourer
armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
edited February 2017 in Towcars & Towing #1

anyone got a i800 as there tow car ?

how do you rate it ?

whats the mileage like ?

 

thanks

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  • colin
    colin Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited March 2017 #2

    Great towcar. Would thoroughly recommend one. Plenty of legroom and space for teenagers. 8 proper seats, which do not remove, except with a spanner. 2 ton plus towing capacity. Tows our Adria with very little effort. Fuel consumption variable. Up to late 30's, almost 40 driver only. Down in mid twenties or less if pushed over sixty loaded. Minimal difference in consumption towing or not. Fuel tank can give over 400 miles in usual conditions. Luggage capacity huge. You can fit two full size fridges / washing machines in the boot. Rear wheel drive. Can be lively with no load in slippery conditions. Drives like a van. An observation rather than a complaint.  Accept it's limitations in handling and it is great. We have had ours since 2011 from new and 80000 miles. Post 2014 (?) has six speeds, but less power, 134 BHP, than the older 168 BHP five speed. I understand it is the same engine down-rated to get below the road fund licence thresholds. Watch out for lunar mileage ex-minicabs. 250,000 miles is not unusual. Rarely seen by the RAC. I asked one of their patrols and he had not heard of attending one.

    Best of luck with your choice.

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