Hyundi Santa Fe

[Robbi]

anyone got experience of these ?

i've been offered a cracker at a really good price, thinking of taking it over the Grand Vitara.....any thoughts ?

 

[Shewie]

My sister-in-law had one a couple of years ago Robbie and hers was a bit of a money pit when she got rid. It might have just been a duffer though

 

[Robbi]

this one sounds like a good deal

 

[TeeDee]

I drove an nice newish rental one in Canada for Two Weeks , comfy spacious , reasonable boot space. I've got no idea if its a real 4x4 , as we were only doing roads and not any hairy-a###d tracks.

 

[loosehead]

hi - had a santa fe since january . got it to be able to move me around the rural areas that i work in - and has been great . very comfy , loads of room ( 2 kids , dog and weeks camping gear is no problem ) and not had anything go wrong - have done nearly 25000 miles in it . obviously it costs to tax and fill up - but isn't too thirsty on the runs i do - mostly 30 to 60 rural roads

 

[Robbi]

that sound good Loosehead

i'm liking this more and more

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

I hope it's better than my Volvo xc90 was. 100 quid to fill it and 310 miles to a tank. Awesome motor though.

 

[Robbi]

60L tank @ 1.40 = 84 quid 450 tank range ( or so the bloke tell me )

 

[Ronnie]

My mother in law has one. Drives a lot better than it looks. Not sure on mpg, but good. Less space inside than expected. She's had many, many clutches - but I think she rides the pedal!

Not a bad motor at all.

 

[jeffz]

Get a Subaru Forester. Santa Fes are designed for American 'soccer moms'. Bleugh.

 

[Ronnie]

Forester does 25mpg, the heads blow, and they're over-powered.

 

[Robbi]

this deal just looks good to me, gonna have to advertise the Grand Vitara first though. Still, this time of year should be good for selling a reasonable 4 X 4

 

[jeffz]

Forester does 25mpg, the heads blow, and they're over-powered.

They're good fun to drive, though! But yes, they need religious maintenence with those boxer engines.

 

[Robbi]

not for me then ! i do lots of miles and want an easy life !

 

[peaks]

Hi,
I've had different experiences with Subarus. I've had 3 Foresters - all non turbo - and never had any problems with any of them. Turbo versions might be a different story - I don't know.
Providing they are serviced regularly they are very reliable. I put 70k miles in 2yrs on one of them and it never missed a beat.
If you look there are an awful lot of aging subaru estates - Foresters, Legacy, Outbacks on the road which says something about durability. I have always had 30-33mpg out of mine, and thats mixed driving intown traffic and A roads/motorways.

 

[loosehead]

that's pretty much what mine works out at mate
like all things it's horses for courses - the 20% off roading ( farm tracks , grass and stubble fields ) is managed with no problem

 

[Graham_S]

Loads of guys drive Santa Fe's out here in the desert, they seem to have a good rep for reliability, comfort etc.
Don't know about fuel economy, because when petrol costs 10p/l no-one pays any attention to it!

 

[Fizzy]

Some info here on Parkers regarding MPG and such
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/hyundai/santa-fe/

 

[jeffz]

Hi,
I've had different experiences with Subarus. I've had 3 Foresters - all non turbo - and never had any problems with any of them. Turbo versions might be a different story - I don't know.
Providing they are serviced regularly they are very reliable. I put 70k miles in 2yrs on one of them and it never missed a beat.
If you look there are an awful lot of aging subaru estates - Foresters, Legacy, Outbacks on the road which says something about durability. I have always had 30-33mpg out of mine, and thats mixed driving intown traffic and A roads/motorways.

Yep. Agree. Non-turbos are the way to go for longevity. And they're still miles better than the Santa Fe. And Scoobies have both agricultural and rallying provenance. the Forester's an Impreza underneath. And that qualifies it as one of the all-time great motor-cars, up there with the original Audi Quattro and Lancia Delta Integrale.