Michael Barrable new Hyundai dealer north county Dublin

goochy

Sad to see des darcy loose franchise but their premises / site werent really suited to hyundais position in market

surprised to see barrables get franchise their premises are not in great location in airside . Assume they are giving up other brands ?
Really surprised joe duffy didnt take on hyundai from bill cullens old place

surprising how much better hyundai are doing than kia in the market

porsche boy

From what I can see from Hyundai, the equivalent Kia is a couple of grand dearer, defiantly when you compare the i40 to the Kia Optima. Mad to see Kia as a 'premium brand'.

colm_mcm

Kia picanto €11800 / Hyundai i10 €11995
Kia Rio €15250 / hyundai i20 €14995
Kia ceed €19650 / Hyundai i30 €20495

Not much between them like for like

porsche boy

Kia Optima from 30995
Hyundai i40 from 25995

goochy

the optima has been kias only really blip in recent years

colm_mcm

porsche boy wrote: »

Kia Optima from 30995
Hyundai i40 from 25995

Granted, but nobody buys the optima anyway. Other than that their cars are pretty evenly matched for price.

porsche boy

Does look like they have reworked the prices since I last looked, there was a bigger difference about a year ago.
Your right Colm, the Optima does not sell in big numbers compared to the i40 but every time I see one on the road I do stare. 5k is a noticeable amount but if I was buying one I'd have to be leaning toward paying for the Optima. Maybe it's rarity adds to its exclusivity?

colm_mcm

117 vs 973 this year, granted a good few of those are garda cars.