Hyundai Santa Fe - any good?
Discussion
Hello. I am seriously thinking about spending about £13k on a circa 2011 Santa Fe 2.2 seven seater. On paper it seems to suit my needs of a very occasional seven seater for a school run, 10,000 mile a year general car, and every other Sunday tow vehcle for a pony in an Ivor Williams Hb505.
Does anyone have any experience of the vehicles? Top tips, things to watch for, known weaknesses, desirable options, rumours, lies or statistics? Or alternative suggestions?
This would be my first four by four and I'm out of my comfort zone. I did once think this pot of money might be spent on a prancing horse... But it would be on a badge, not in a paddock, though the costs seem similar!
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Does anyone have any experience of the vehicles? Top tips, things to watch for, known weaknesses, desirable options, rumours, lies or statistics? Or alternative suggestions?
This would be my first four by four and I'm out of my comfort zone. I did once think this pot of money might be spent on a prancing horse... But it would be on a badge, not in a paddock, though the costs seem similar!
Ta
Looks like I'm buying an Ifor Williams horse trailer and a pony at the weekend so I may be in more of a hurry than I anticipated.
I don't want a big Shogun because although it's a lot of metal for the money the vehicle has to be a family car and commuting vehicle for 9000 of its 10,000 mile a year life. I suspect three years on when the children are no longer small I might be more inclined to a Discovery4 or LWB Shogun solution.
If I kept the Smax and spent four grand on an additional car then a Shogun would be near the top of the list. I'm not going that route though.
A colleague at work with a 57 plate Range Rover diesel just got landed a £3,100 gearbox replacement bill. That's the sort of thing I worry about when thinking about full fat off roaders and anything made in Birmingham.
I don't want a big Shogun because although it's a lot of metal for the money the vehicle has to be a family car and commuting vehicle for 9000 of its 10,000 mile a year life. I suspect three years on when the children are no longer small I might be more inclined to a Discovery4 or LWB Shogun solution.
If I kept the Smax and spent four grand on an additional car then a Shogun would be near the top of the list. I'm not going that route though.
A colleague at work with a 57 plate Range Rover diesel just got landed a £3,100 gearbox replacement bill. That's the sort of thing I worry about when thinking about full fat off roaders and anything made in Birmingham.
Well I will admit I am being prejudiced against a LWB Shogun because I think it drives like a truck when perhaps it does not.
The 30mpg vs 40mpg issue can easily be resolved by reducing my budget for a Santa Fe from £14k and allowing the £415 fuel penalty to drop off the four year ownership cycle to £12k. What sort of Shogun does £12k buy you these days?
The 30mpg vs 40mpg issue can easily be resolved by reducing my budget for a Santa Fe from £14k and allowing the £415 fuel penalty to drop off the four year ownership cycle to £12k. What sort of Shogun does £12k buy you these days?
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