views on santa fe?

waitingforBB

Hi all, looking at getting a santa fe for the other half. Loads of them around at the moment. Any views on them? Looging at 04 - 06 at the moment and there are massive variations on price with the dealers. no idea should we go petrol / diesel.
Looking at this one at the moment
http://www.motokovcars.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Car&carID=200932194816484&message=You%20searched%20for%3A%20Hyundai%20Santa%20Fe%2C%20Dealer%3A%20Motokov%20Cars%2E%20Your%20search%20returned%20one%20vehicle%2C%20which%20is%20shown%20below%2E&CFID=7930617&CFTOKEN=47066859

Thoughts?

Zube

waitingforBB wrote: »

Thoughts?

4x4s are twice as likely to roll in an accident, and rollovers are about 10 times more lethal than other kinds of crash.

Plus they cost more than a car, use more fuel, handle poorly, perform worse thanks to all the extra weight, and never, ever venture off road which is supposed to be the point.

Other than that, I can't think of any downside. Wait, they're ugly and unfashionable, too.

On the plus side, you get a nice view from being so high up.

bazz26

The petrol version is very poor on fuel. If going for one make it is best to go diesel.

robtri

bazz26 wrote: »

The petrol version is very poor on fuel. If going for one make it is best to go diesel.

Absolutely agree, the petrol are very bad on juice and the model your looking at, even the diesel isn't too good either.

The latest model diesel is much better, and much more efficient....

But I do Like the car, think they are a great car for the price.

Gran Hermano

Zube wrote: »

4x4s are twice as likely to roll in an accident, and rollovers are about 10 times more lethal than other kinds of crash.

Plus they cost more than a car, use more fuel, handle poorly, perform worse thanks to all the extra weight, and never, ever venture off road which is supposed to be the point.

Other than that, I can't think of any downside. Wait, they're ugly and unfashionable, too.

On the plus side, you get a nice view from being so high up.

Generalise much? :rolleyes:

alias no.9

Zube wrote: »

4x4s are twice as likely to roll in an accident, and rollovers are about 10 times more lethal than other kinds of crash.

Plus they cost more than a car, use more fuel, handle poorly, perform worse thanks to all the extra weight, and never, ever venture off road which is supposed to be the point.

Other than that, I can't think of any downside. Wait, they're ugly and unfashionable, too.

On the plus side, you get a nice view from being so high up.

Just to add a little bit of balance, the large wheels are ideal for mountings kerbs to take advantage of convenient parking on footpaths outside schools.

Carstuck

I know someone with the new model (07) and they never had a days comfort in it since they bought it new. Maybe they are okay but I wouldn't be inclined to buy one.

stifz

Heard something about giving trouble with clutch and flywheel. Not 100% but thats what i heard.

I drove a 2ltr diesel and found it veeeeerrrrry slow.

ikillcopiers

I've driven both over the years, relative works with Hyundais.

The old one is a little bit of a dog...
It can be a bit rough, and the diesel wasn't that great.
But guess what?
Cheap enough to make up for a lot of those faults.

The 2nd generation is much better.
The 2.2 diesel is really a car engine, it doesn't have the torque you'd
need to pull (but I don't think that's what you're looking for OP),
and is actually not a terrible drive.
Reasonably nippy, surprisingly well spec'd, I know it is not a touch
on Toyota's Mitsubshi's etc but when new it was almost half the price.
It was ridiculously cheap!

I wouldn't go for the first generation unless it was really cheap.
The second generation is a car/jeep you could live with.
Not any good as a real 4x4, but would carry shopping and kids around
without issue.

I wouldn't get a jeep myself but different strokes for different folks.

Also a good friend of mine is a mechanic in an indy not so far from me,
he reckons that Hyundai's are the most reliable things on the road at
the moment, they almost never get them in the garage, and never for
anything serious.

run_Forrest_run

alias no.9 wrote: »

Just to add a little bit of balance, the large wheels are ideal for mountings kerbs to take advantage of convenient parking on footpaths outside schools.

grrr! I assume you are joking! But yes, you are dead right, really p*sses me off.