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Ain't that a hoot?
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venture1/steve - I suggest staying at home and watching the Weather Channel 24 hours a day and when those strong T-storms get nearby on Thursday, run out and park the SF under an overpass somewhere! ;-). Hey, if they mess up the paperwork, maybe you get it for FREE!
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My wife has only driven it twice on real short trips since she got it. It's been sitting in the driveway. Tomorrow she gets to go out and play a little.
Steve - I found out whose insurance pays for hail damage. My agent said "It's between God's insurance and your insurance and God's ain't paying". LOL
Congrats on the new ride!
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Conmgratulations on your one year- my two year is coming up shortly.
I am quite satisfied with my Santa FE.
We heard from a dealer about 12 miles away, and drove right out and picked it up - no hassles. Drew Hyundai in La Mesa for those near San Diego. This was the most pleasant and easiest experience of car buying I ever had - just like he promised me it would be in the fax. Good luck to everyone buying.
Don't mind the blue circles.
it's sunroof,airy feel,and pep.The SF on paper
has the same power to weight ratio as CRV,but they don't perform the same.Why?Maybe different gearing.The SF has a floor mounted manual/auto
which I would prefer.The other + is the warranty
will still be in force long after it is paid for.
I think the SF is easier on the eyes too.My CRV
headlights are too big like a pekinese.The most important place of any car is the interior cause
that is where you spend most of your time.The LX
has ACC and autodimming rearview mirror which
I would love to have.But,I enjoy my car and hope you enjoy yours.
One evening it started funny. The engine seemed to have trouble turning over. The starter had to work longer than usual to turn the engine and get it going. Then as I drove the engine seemed to loose power as I pressed harder on the gas. If I only applied light pressure to the gas it woudl go, but if I stepped on the gas it would start to loose power the engine has never stalled out when driving but it acts like it could.
The problem went away after the car had sat for about 30 minutes. For several weeks it never happened again. Then it did. Now it is more frequent, almost daily. It always happens after having been driven for a while then parked for a few minutes and restarted.
I got a recall notice for the Crankshaft Position Sensor could this be the problem? Anyone had this experience? The dealership first told me to stop using any blended gas (10% ethanol). I also ran some injector cleaner through. Now the problem is back.
I went back quite a way in this group looking for any recall discussion but didn't find anything like this problem. The Sante Fe Problems fourm was not very helpful in looking at past posts there.
Any Ideas? I have it scheduled to go in on Monday.
R#
I am scheduled for Monday
I hope it is the sensor
R#
I am so excited to finally call myself a Santa Fe owner instead of a wannabe!
Has anyone attached a carrier to their Santa Fe? Does it meet your needs? Is there a loss of gas mileage? I would expect some but I am curious as to how much.
Turns out that this tiny pebble scratched the glass.
Now here is the worst part. The teflon back side of my sponge also scratched the glass. Needless to say I was shocked. I just got back from the Hyundai dealer and they told me that it was not covered under warranty.
This has to be the cheapest piece of glass that a teflon sponge can scratch it. Has this happened to anyone else and did Hyundai take care of it under warranty?
Thanks
Did you ask your insurance agent whether the pebble scratch was covered?
Steve
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I have even used these sponges to get rid of insect residue on my paint when washing my car and it doesn't scratch the paint.
I would certainly think that glass should be much harder than paint.
Would anyone mind telling us what a fair price for the LX model is if they chose it.
I've read that people are getting better prices than edmunds TMV.
The dealers keep saying that they're moving too fast for any price breaks (in early discussions).
Any help would be appreciated.
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Thanks for your help.
Those green backed sponges do scratch the paint, I used one to get bug residue off my Santa Fe. I stopped immediately when I saw the light scratches,and used a fine rubbing compound to remove the scratches. You might try the fine rubbing compound on the windshield,BUT ONLY DO A VERY SMALL SPOT TO SEE IF IT WORKS. IT COULD MAKE THE SCRATCHES WORSE.
liz
enjoy
DD
I'm currently debating between the Santa Fe and the CR-V. My main issue is the reliability of the car, I drive around 18,000 a year and my closest Hyundai dealer is 30 miles away.
I like the looks of the CR-V better but I feel I'm getting more for my money with the SF. Do most of you see this car to be reliable 3 years from now with 54,000 miles?
My SF current condition:
-- 1 1/2 year-old.
-- 53,000 Km
-- very smooth & powerful (using shiftronic)
-- had replaced front brake pads & resurface front rotors.
-- had done crankshaft censor recall.
-- had replaced shiftronic magnet sensor (using shiftronic too much, the magnet insided the shift stick was broken !)
-- still love it but worry about the expiry of the 3 years/60,000km bumper-bumper warrenty.
-- $$$ so far spent on my SF was about Cdn$300(Brakes & rotors services), of course also oil changes expense.
* One thing don't feel happy: saw too many SF on the road, especial my SF color, don't feel too proud to drive the rare SF compared to 1 1/2 year ago.
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