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Only one hitch with the purchase. After transferring things from wife's 99 Altima with 14,750 miles on it, to the SF, the saleman says the remotes aren't there. Neither were the owner's manuals. He took a set of the owner's manuals from another SF but said the remote Fobs had to be programmed and service department was closed. Not a biggie, but I am 97.2 miles away from there.
He will check Tuesday when Service people come back in since the SF had just recently arrived, thought it was possible that the mechanic had removed them and laid them aside. Let's hope so.
If not, then I will get a local Alarm place to program the FOB's he gave me and send them the bill.
Wife loves driving the vehicle and I've finished reading the Owner's manual so we are A-OK.
Whoda
It seems the 2.7L engine is still the biggest engine offered, but a few new bells and whistles have been added including an optional "Monsoon" stereo with CD-changer and HomeLink universal garage door remote. The article also says side impact air bags.
tidester
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The Santa Fe recieved a Good in the offset crash test. There is no NHTSA test (the "star" rating gov't test) on it though.
I went to MSN carpoint to find one,there was only one listed it was a black 2001 GLS FWD, and they wanted $20,499. Perhaps you could tell me where I could find one for 12 to 14 thousand dollars. Since this is the price Edmunds says they are selling for. The one listed was by AUTOWAY.
tidester
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fwiw, it appears you could have purchased one last week for $14,600 on eBay but he appears to have raised his price. link
You may want to try Edmunds Used PowerShopper, but most listings there will likely be dealer cars too (i.e., more than TMV pricing often). Good luck!
Steve
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-Jason
Hyundai offered, as compensation, an extension of their warranties. I want my 8 HP not more warranties.
Comments, please on the Town Hall or directly to maximas00@hotmail.com.
http://www.hyundaistatus.com
The best option to me is the extension on the bumber to bumper warranty since having those miles increased is probably the best return for me who will only keep the car for 5-6 years and be right around 100Kmiles then.
I fully expect to go 100,000 miles with no failures , excluding replacing normal wear and tear items.
www.geocities.com/adamjrae
As of now I have 35,000 miles on my Santa Fe. Please visit www.geocities.com/adamjrae for more information.
Adam
BTW Are there many aftermarket accessories for this vehicle out on the market? (wheels, etc.)
Thanks in advance for any responses, I'm going to look at one later this week and tentatively plan on purchasing one in the next two weeks or so.
--Kevin
31 _46_ Honda CR-V 4x4
36 _50_ Hyundai Santa Fe 4x4
40 _61_ Honda CR-V 4x4 w/SAB
42 _73_ Subaru Foreser 4x4
46 _82_ Saturn VUE 4x4
51 _75_ Toyota RAV4 4x4
53 _94_ Ford Escape 4x4
53 _94_ Mazda Tribute 4x4
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/NCAP/Cars/2002SUVs.html
Hyundaima, I can't believe that the Ford/Mazda were given 5 stars in side impact also, with 94 g's! Especially when CR-V and Santa Fe has only 46-50 (no SAB).
You can log on to Hyundai Canada's website and check out the different colors there. The address is http://www.hyundaicanada.com/ and the last time I was there, I noticed many different colors for the Santa Fe. I considered crossing the border to get one myself, but I thought warranty work might be a problem, so I bought locally.
Good luck.
Gray Area
(It'd almost be worth the risk just to get to enjoy a few good meals up there....)
Steve, Host
Perhaps a licensed importer could pull the right strings and get you into the US computer system for warranty work? Owners used to be able to do that with Toyotas (or was it Nissans?).
The other issues are tedious, but largely paperwork I'm thinking.
The EU is going through the process of lowering these kinds of barriers (the Brits have long paid a premium over what the same car would cost in France or Spain). Maybe that'll happen in North America one day too.
If you decide to try this, be sure to look into the tax rebate issue, as well as payment arrangements.
Converting the speedo to miles may be an issue for you too (esp. if you intend to resell the Santa Fe in a few years - you may have to put a disclaimer on your title that you can't verify how many miles are on the SUV since the speedo got swapped).
You may have trouble finding a dealer willing to sell to you if they find out you plan to take it to the states (that's probably a violation of their franchise agreement).
Steve, Host
-Jason
First, the engine light came on. This wasn't the gas cap trick either. Some sort of sensor had to be replaced.
After having the sensor replaced, the car would not start after a couple of days. Needed some sort of crank.
Also, the windshield wiper fluid would not work on the front or rear windshields. It apparently became clogged.
Most importantly here in Texas, the a.c. went out. It kept freezing up after about 20 minutes. After three attempts to fix it and diagnose it, maybe it is working. It is in the shop as I am typing this.
All these problems at the same time.
The kicker is that my mom bought a new Santa Fe and she is having the same exact problem with the a.c. after having the car only a few months. I see a potential recall.
The worst thing is no loaner at the dealer. Too expensive to rent a car everytime this car has a problem.
I am inquiring on trading it in as soon as I can to get a used Expedition. Couldn't be much worse.
http://www.hyundaiusa.com/service/carcareServiceLoan.asp
Even if they don't participate, many dealers have a loaner car if you make a big enough stink about it. Hope you get everything worked out.
-Jason
1. Acceleration (From 10 MPH - 60 MPH)
The SantaFe bogged down momentarily then accelerated smoothly to 60 MPH. I would say the acceleration level was "acceptable" to most people and would not be judged as a problem.
The Tribute accelerated smoothly to 60 MPH and felt like a car in the process. I would judge the acceleration level as "very good".
2. Acceleration (From 30 MPH - 60 MPH)
The SantaFe accelerated smoothly to 60 MPH.
The Tribute the same, but noticeably faster.
3. Tight Cornering
The SantaFe leaned considerably during a tight circular left turn.
The Mazda leaned far less on the same turn.
4. Outside Looks.
SantaFe - Excellent Tough Looking, smooth lines make it seem more in the Mid-SUV Class a real eye catcher.
Mazda - Good, but less tough looking and more droopy toward the front. Looks like a Mini+SUV
5. Inside Looks.
Santa Fe - Excellent looks a little like an aircraft instrument panel. Everything is solid appearing and easy to reach.
Mazda - OK looks. Far less instrumentation and a more generally stark interior. About identical rear storage areas.
Hard to decide. From an appearance standpoint (AND WARRANTY) the SantaFe is tops. From a driveability standpoint, the Mazda is about 15% (my estimate) better. Cost wise the Mazda is about $2K higher. I guess it all boils down to whether I am more interested in acceleration or looks - if reliability is equal. The dealership sold both Mazda and Hyundai. They had plenty of Mazda Tributes on the lot (about 12), but NO SantaFe 6s. The dealer was pushing the Santa Fe over the Mazda and said several 6s would be coming in bext week. He was nice fellow, but mostly used the Warranty as the reason. Anyone guess why he was hard selling Hyundai with none on the lot over Tributes with 12 on the lot - strange? By the way, I hated the looks inside and out of the Honda CRV-6 so I didn't even test drive one. Any comments to this greatly appreciated.
Bill (Philadelphia)
I cannot understand how you are having the problems you describe. What is the VIN Number on your vehicle. I would like to see when you car was built. The VIN Number will provide that.