Hyundai INSTER

Mine work well, so it may be an issue with yours …. have you tried one of the Onic Dab channels ? they should give the full audio and if still not working with them then something for the dealer to look at?

Hi,

I sense a lot of goodwill for the Inster here.

I have been looking for something that is not big and fugly but with good driving height. My driving is roughly 80% suburbs, 10% country road and 10% motorway (mainly Dublin to Cork). I am not sure how far the LR Inster will manage on the motorway in optimum conditions, let alone Irish weather.

I do have two questions that someone may be able to answer.

What are insurance quotes like for a middle aged person? and

What is the quoted delivery time if you place an order soon?

Happy driving,

Re: motorway range, check out the range tests done by Bjorn Nyland and It's Only Electric on YT. Big battery Inster, 120 km/h, range around 215-225 km. Another good youtuber, Battery Life, tests cars at 130 km/h and 110 km/h but hasn't done the Inster yet.

Forget about Irish youtubers, they are fine for reviewing cars but the three YT channels I mentioned are the standard for range testing.

What is the difference between 'normal' and 'eco' in driving mode? The other options are 'snow' and 'sport'.

Most cars for motorways is 100kmph, I wouldn't really suggest anyone goes slower than that on motorway to conserve range.

120kmph will use a lot more, depends on whether you really want to conserve range or not

Is that the natural habitat of the Inster? 🤔

The motorway ..

yes top button locks, middle button unlocks, bottom button, hold for 5 secs and the boot only will unlock. There is also an emergency key inside the key for unlocking the driver door. Watch out for the privacy glass, it reverses at night, when the lights are on inside you can see the occupants :-)

What is wrong with people that they can't use the quote button? Bloody infuriating.

I wrapped my door inserts with vinyl from Aliexpress - there's a huge choice. I can see why the fake wood might not be to everyones taste but I think it fits the retro look of the light interior.

Most cars regardless of fuel type are so competent that there are very few "city cars". The Dacia Spring is about the closest to one these days but it is the exception. The Inster is a different kettle of fish, great on the motorway, decent enough range and plenty of space inside. Wheelbase is the same as a Mk6 Golf.

I see a lot of cars being dismissed as city cars, there is often butthurt in these comments, people who have spent much more on a larger car will try to justify their purchase.

I'd guess not, ready to be peeled off by bored kids in the back sometime. :)

Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk, I'm not sure how easy the wrap is to remove (heat would probably help) and the factory finish seems to be painted on. Also the wood effect wrap is probably not intended for car use and it has stronger adhesive.

It was my first time wrapping anything and it was much easier than I expected. The large plastic screws were actually pretty tight - a €2 coin worked very well as a removal tool. They are purely decorative - you'll find a regular philips screw underneath. Finally they were some clips to pop out - sorry I only have a picture of the door and not the insert! Note that the clip at the right end in the picture slots into the door so the insert needs to be pulled to the left to get it out if that makes sense!

Next I cleaned the insert with some isopropyl alcohol - probably not necessary but I reckoned it would improve adhesion. Then I very roughly cut some wrap with scissors to the approximate size of the insert by just laying it on top. For the wood effect stuff I tried to get the grain going in roughly the right direction. Then I peeled of the backing and starting at one end applied the wrap, paying particular attention to folding it around the edges and pressing it down well - a hairdryer comes in handy here for softening the wrap slightly. The rounded ends were the trickiest part - again the hairdryer helped. Once everything was stuck down OK I trimmed the excess at the back with a snap off blade knife, making sure to cut around the plastic tabs. Finally I cut out circles about 5mm from the outside edge for the door inserts and using the hairdryer folded the edges in.

I wasn't sure what wrap to choose so I ordered a selection as they were very cheap - dark and light wood, orange and green - all matte. Unfortunately I ran out of light wood after 3 inserts so tried out the green stuff which actually looks very well. Anyway when I get back from holidays next week I'll post a video of me removing the green wrap and replacing it with the wood effect stuff which I see has been delivered from Aliexpress (delivery times are much better than they used to be - around 10 days).

Since the edges aren't exposed they'd have a hard time peeling it off!

I must try this… if all fails I would if there is clearance for a fabric finish? So it is like the Contact stuff available in DIY shops, sticky backed?