Hyundai INSTER

I imagine the larger battery model might be more in demand so easier to nab the small 42 kw. Yes Vin no assigned is good sign. What colour did you order PGE?

White so it shouldn't really be a wait as I expect that is produced in bigger numbers.

Even if the dealer rang us now, I'd be waiting until 1st July and get a 252 reg so we haven't been chasing them for a couple of weeks now.

Ordered on the 14th May (Elegance, Buttercream). Checked in with dealer last week and he said it was due in the country on the 16th June. Plan is to pick it up on the 1st July.

so you’re saying they’re not taking the car from you and listing in on the website to sell to someone else, because you’re not picking it up in June.

Imagine that :)

Apologies, I meant the vinyl from AliExpress.

We ordered an Atlas White Elegance 49kWh last 4th of June. We were given the VIN today and was told delivery will be around first week of July.

Searched the VIN and manufacturing date was 2025-05-23, so it was already built even before our order. There's someone in facebook group that mentioned there's a ship (Morning Lisa) expected to arrive at Tilbury port on 1st of July that departed Korea 26th of May.

out of curiosity I’ve just checked the Leeds dealer’s website and they’re listing another pre-reg 02 (Elegance) in Buttercream with just 100 miles at £21,500 cash - even better than my deal! (it was in the showroom when I collected my car last month and I had a good look at it - sadly it doesn’t have the the snazzy ‘houndstooth’ trim which I think would have matched the paint very well)
I think the ‘takeaway’ is that Hyundai UK dealers are under pressure to ‘move metal’ and that’s why there are some great deals

Really happy with what this car can do:

1. Mobile air-conditioned office: writing my niece’s birthday card on the folded passenger seat ‘table’ while sitting in the back was easy
2. ‘Bed’ configuration tested (had a hospital visit and wasn’t sure if I’d be able to drive home straight after) - it was actually very comfortable using a collapsible bed mattress with ‘Utility’ powering the a/c and media
3. Car park was full but no problem - this car is so narrow it squeezed into a tight corner that no other cars could!

ah, sorry, I introduced myself a page or so back as living in UK (Worcestershire) and asked if it was OK to join in here - and maybe there are other UK contributors too?
Fact is £5k off list for an 02, registered 2 weeks ago with 100 miles on the clock, is a great deal in the UK (best I’ve seen) for those, like me, who are happy to be the 2nd owner with such a big saving.
I’m not au fait with UK/Ireland export / import rules (it has an EU Certificate of Conformity so it is compliant in EU countries) but it would interesting to know how prices compare and any differences in the specs? Also whether the hassle of import / export might be worthwhile?

Edit to add:…”and one more thing” (Columbo style) it seems pretty clear that demand in Ireland exceeds supply (waiting lists) which doesn’t seem to be so in UK?

yeah, I felt unreasonably pleased with myself 🤣

Fortunately by the time I got back to the car the one to the left had gone so it was a doddle 😊

Spotted five new Insters in Galway Hyundai Service area yesterday.

2 x white, 1 x Black, 1 x Orange & 1 x launch edition.

Sounds like you’d be much better off buying an Inster in Ireland and bringing it back to the UK as a personal import ?

Not an issue if the customer picks up a demo model here similar to what they intend to purchase in the UK.

I’m not sure either but a trader would definitely manage to claw back one VAT rate if paying another one. £21,500(€24,700 approx) for a used Inster should be easy to better.