Hyundai Santa Fe??

[mikeassured]

Hi

We have been looking at the Hyundai Santa Fe auto and was wondering if anyone has one and what their opinions are of it?? We have four kids, a dog and need a car to off road as we regularly tow a boat onto a beach.

Thanks

Sue

[Nile]

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[nullogik]

Because they don't hold their value very well, I would recommend you not to buy one brand new, but instead search for one that is a year or two old. You'll save buckets load of cash, and any niggles will have been sorted out by then.

They're excellent vehicles, very reliable and well built. I don't know whether they would be so good of road - they're more a "soft roader". Instead why not look at the Kia Sorento which has won "towing car of the year" a couple of times in some of the 4x4 mags. It has a sturdy body-on-frame construction, has higher ground clearance and more powerful diesel engines which makes it better at towing.

http://www.kia.co.uk/sorentohome.asp

[MrsTine]

Don't know about towing stuff, but as a general all rounder I'd give it a thumbs up :) We got one as a compromise (I wanted a landrover - he wanted to keep his V6 coupe...) and I think we'll keep it till it dies of old age :) We got it second hand, I'd never buy brand new! But that goes for all cars :)
Hyundai also has a 5 year warrenty and it's very good. I am taking it you're going for the new Santa Fe which I think has more seats in one of the versions than the other one? Otherwise I'd be struggling to see how you can fit 4 kids, 2 adults and a dog in there... I can squeeze 4 passengers in ours and the dog - but it would leave little luggage room (guess you could stash it in the boat tho lol)
As a car it's great, if it's the right car for your needs? Only you can tell if it's gonna be big enough :)

[dnc1781]

2006- Santa Fe owner reviews:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-readers.aspx?MA=13&RT=776&Submit1=GO
http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?lnk=204&make=Hyundai&mk=&model=1071&go.x=10&go.y=4&go=Search
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/owners-reviews/search.aspx?range=100458
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/index.php?url=/carbycar/index.htm

[mikeassured]

Thanks for all your replies!

We are looking at the newest santa fe as it has a seven seater option. We did look at the Kia Sorento but it is only a five seater. DH is set on a brand new one, but I agree that a 12 month old one would save us serious cash.

Sue

[nullogik]

DH is set on a brand new one, but I agree that a 12 month old one would save us serious cash.
Sue

In true MSE spirit, tell "DH" not to let his heart rule his head. Buy a 6-12 month old "used approved" car from a Hyundai dealer and pocket the many thousands that you'll save. Depreciation hits Korean cars very harshly (though they are improving) so it would be silly to buy a brand new one.

[philangst1]

The new model is still expensive but you can get a 1 year old 'new' model with 6-13K miles on the clock for £20K upwards. You will save about £5K on a new one. Have a look at the Hyundai approved-used site its easy to use with lots of options.