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Both are on point really.

They'll make you pay for customs and import duties like the dude over at jalopnik keeps documenting.

I used mine all the way to 175k miles, and it was the dual clutch.

All my door trim distintegrated. The a/c button panel had to be replaced yearly. The paint was coming off. Had to do cv axles twice - once under warranty and once because the boots turned to goo. Engine drank a quart of oil every 2000 miles. Had to glue the plastic piece back on that holds in the passenger door handle. The trunk latch motor broke a plastic part inside and I had to jerry rig it with a screw to get it working again. Touchscreen radio died in a year - replaced it with a lookalike chinese android unit that gave me navigation and lasted way longer. Can't complain about suspension parts failing. Rough roads make for sad struts on any car.

The cost to replace a dead clutch motor is what did me in. Kinda hard to drive a lot with only gears 1, 3, 5 and no reverse.

Still, did not regret owning it. I got to cross off "daily a car with a dual clutch transmission" on my automobile bucket list.

We got rid of our Getz at 12yo and 210k km - still working fine with only normal repairs for its age and km. Our i30 is now six years old with 80k km and no problems at all.