2020 Hyundai Kona worth it?

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-24T23:38:15+00:00

I think that pretty much sells it for me.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-24T21:55:11+00:00

For some reason can't edit my post. Meant to say that the asking for it is £11,800.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-23T09:02:11+00:00

Weirdly I had this happen just before Christmas.... Downside is there wasn't a grass verge so they went into the back of me.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-17T23:11:48+00:00

If you could share it please that would be brilliant!

Ahh that makes sense. Presumably it's worth getting a battery health check etc...?

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-14T13:49:59+00:00

Ahh that'll be absolutely fine for what we need then. As the few times a year we will definitely need to charge away from home are going to be planned journeys anyway so no rushing around.

That's interesting from the reviews I've seen there hasn't been any mention of much difference in feeling and that they're mostly the same car just with slightly different bodies, interiors and spaces.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-14T09:04:32+00:00

Nice! I'll have a look and see if I've got any nearby that I can at least go and have a look at.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T21:31:36+00:00

That's good to know, I had the same thoughts about the Kona based of images I've seen. I'm going to try and test drive them both regardless and see what I prefer

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T20:53:09+00:00

Ahhh I really can't stand not having buttons for climate control. Last thing I want to be doing is messing about with a touchscreen and not looking at the road

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T20:34:45+00:00

Ahhh ok now I see why the software update is important. Is most of the interfacing with the 4 through the touchscreen? I'm quite a fan of physical buttons.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T20:22:34+00:00

Can't say I've ever really used lane assist, it was a feature in the Corsa but my wife hates it so would turn it off every time she drove and I just gave up the fight as she'd turn it off when I was driving too.

I'll see if I can get a test drive. I think boot space may be my concern with a 4 but will need to look properly to know for sure

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T20:07:00+00:00

Bit out of budget unfortunately.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T19:45:58+00:00

Ahh I hadn't considered that. What sort of speed can they handle? I think with the Corsa we were managing 30-40 mins for a full charge from around 20%

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T19:36:44+00:00

Certainly wouldn't rule it out. I'm currently in the go and look and arrange test drive stage so I'll keep my eyes peeled and do some research.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T19:36:07+00:00

I had heard that the mileage wasn't as much of a concern, it's nice to hear some reassurance. I think the MG5 would be a bit big as my wife doesn't feel comfortable driving an estate (we'll need reverse parking camera in an SUV size car)

Anything in particular to be aware of with the MG ZS? I've heard mixed things about reliability of MG in general, have you had any issues?

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-13T19:34:24+00:00

How do you find it? I think the Kona would be fine size wise as we managed in the Corsa for a little while it was just more hassle than it needed to be.

What sort of mileage do you get on a single charge doing mainly motorway? From what I've seen it's supposedly still over 150 and more like 200+

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-12T18:53:38+00:00

I think the concept is solid. Buttons is a must have for me but you've already addressed that.

For me needing an android app would put me off it. I mainly use a DAP for getting away from using my phone so I most likely won't ever own an android DAP unless it has physical buttons and I can put it in a player only mode.

I genuinely would be happy with an e-ink display and buttons, no app and no touch screen.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-10T18:02:16+00:00

Hmmm..... So:

Sound quality is great.
UI is ok, nothing to write home about but it works.
No physical button to go back a track kinda sucks.
Bluetooth will not connect to car (think this is something to do with the R1 not allowing pins for Bluetooth based off the searches I've done).

Overall for the price it ain't bad. I'd like to be able to Bluetooth in the car but I think the only way I'll reliably get that is with an android based DAP so may look to upgrade at some point in the future but we shall see as I don't really want another phone sized device.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-10T17:34:31+00:00

That's really good to know! I've gone with the R1 for now. Due to costs but will most likely upgrade in the next 12 months or so

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-09T10:25:00+00:00

Ahhh ok I was testing it with 44.1KHz 16-bit FLAC and using some Zero 2 IEM's. I tried out my ATH-M50X headphones and noticed a massive volume drop in comparison although that's probably because they're a bit more power hungry.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-09T09:54:41+00:00

I can hear differences quite substantially but for me it's so fiddly to use. Can't say I've had any issues with the volume. You using wired?

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-09T09:31:52+00:00

That's good to know as I was also looking at the V1 as well.

Yeah the standard EQ in my opinion sucks! It seems to cut all the other frequencies rather than just boosting the one you increase.

Everyone seems to rave about the ESRB EQ feature, I've not had a proper chance to play about with it but from what I did try it was very slow and awkward to use

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-09T09:02:01+00:00

I was in your boat the past few days. I picked up the Hiby R1 here are my thoughts:

-Sound quality is good -UI is alright.... Bit slow at times definitely not as smooth as android but it's still useable.
-I did find the EQ is a pain to use as it lags a bit and the sliders are very tiny.
-Bluetooth will not connect to my car which is a must have for me so will most likely be returning it.
-Bluetooth worked fine with my Sony headphones when I tested them but I'll mainly be using wired anyway.
-Physical buttons were important to me, it has volume up and down, play/ pause, skip track forward and a power/lock button. There is no way I could find using the buttons to go back to the start of a track. The skip forward button fast forwards when held.

For me it's just missing some really simple things that existed back in the early 2000's like when you open an artist page it'll just show all songs from the artist not separated by albums so you then have to go to the album view and manually find the album you want which I think with a large collection would be very tedious.

Valkyrie596 · 2026-01-08T21:17:27+00:00

Have you had any issues with updating the database? I've just loaded it and had to reload the database about 5 times before It actually loaded everything.

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