Hyundai?

[nickk]

Wife needs a newish 7 seater,I’ve gone right off European cars of recent vintage,and am favouring Korean stuff more and more,anyone here have any experience of the Santa Fe?
I’d be interested to hear experiences. Thanks.

 

[chunkolini]

Two mates of mine had them cue three new turbos inside a year

 

[angellonewolf]

otherhalf father got one had it since 2016 only just had a set of new break pads and 3 tyres in all that time hes done 40 odd thou miles

 

[tom2207]

My friend drives a Hyundai , its a Q5 size thing ,,, it goes well , and does great mpg , but the warranty has been exceptional , if theres a problem , they fix it ,,,, a long as its serviced on time with genuine parts by any garage with a vat number they stand by the warranty ,,, 100k miles or five years ,, thats mighty.
land rover dont do that.

 

[8ob]

I bought a Santa Fe, lad that uses it racks up over a thousand miles a week in it. Its been very good, only problem we have had with it is it needs a clutch, this has only just happened and considering the mileage I would call that wear a tear.

Bob

 

[roofman]

My neighbour has had one for a few years now and been ultra reliable according to him

 

[GRW]

Got the OH a wee Korean - a Kia Rio 1.4 petrol (2011, last of the MkII) about 4-years-ago. Doesn't do big miles, but to-date its been faultless except for the silly handbrake shoes inside the rear disc.

Lad who works with us used to spanner in a Kia dealership, and he rated the bigger SUV Kia (sorry can't recall the model name) as a solid vehicle.

 

[Islander71]

Have a mk1 Santa fe for a few months now. Its on 161,000 miles and seems reliable, and have seen one advertised with 250,000 on the clock! Not easy to work on under the bonnet, and only getting 36mpg on winding rural roads from the 2.0crtd engine which is ok but not brilliant, but its permanent 4wd and nice to drive. Previous owner put 40,000 miles on it in 3 years with little going wrong other than the alternator. So far quite impressed.

 

[Wedg1e]

... he rated the bigger SUV Kia (sorry can't recall the model name) as a solid vehicle.

Sportidge?

 

[DAPPH]

Wife needs a newish 7 seater,I’ve gone right off European cars of recent vintage,and am favouring Korean stuff more and more,anyone here have any experience of the Santa Fe?
I’d be interested to hear experiences. Thanks.

Told this afternoon that Mitsubishi are no longer exporting into Europe, and this includes the UK Dealerships closing.
But most are likely to move over the Subaru and most will still service the Mitsubishi as they already have the right gear for doing it. Seems it's to do with European demand slump and Mitsubishi being unable to get the electronic chips in sufficient quantities to make exporting to the UK not viable in the current climate.
But it is still viable to export to China, Australia & Malaysia etc .

 

[qwakers]

Sportidge?

thats the little one. the big one is the sorento. i had one with 200k miles on it. other than a cam chain kit and a starter motor in my ownership it was faultless.

id go kia or hyundai over any european these days. on par with jap stuff imho but with a better warranty.

 

[Wedg1e]

Grandson #1 is about to take his driving test and is on the lookout for a first car: I've suggested the likes of Hyundai and Kia over Ford, Peugeot and VW as they're all top choices and thus high insurance. My suggestion is that he swallow his pride for a year or two and get an ex-grannymobile that won't need much doing and let him rack up some NCD while he saves for something well-blingin', innit

EDIT: well I thought I'd found the ultimate grannymobile: an '06 1.5L Nissan Almera. Literally one old biddy owner from new, FSH etc, £1500.
Told the daughter, she went off to look for insurance... £2087, with £500 excess and needs a black box fitted
Even a 1L Fiat Panda with 130,000 miles on for under £1000 is another grand for insurance.

 

[AVI_8]

Never driven one, but my Hyundai strimmer is still going strong after 7 years

Two mates of mine had them cue three new turbos inside a year

Often cheap car equals practically no maintenance done by the original owner if they bought them from a skin flint, can’t imagine there’s anything wrong with Hyundai turbos, but Turbo’s need oil changes.

 

[pedrobedro]

Sportidge?

Probably the Sudoku or the Shortage

 

[Morris]

thats the little one. the big one is the sorento. i had one with 200k miles on it. other than a cam chain kit and a starter motor in my ownership it was faultless.

id go kia or hyundai over any european these days. on par with jap stuff imho but with a better warranty.

I've got a shed of a Sorrento as my tip run/parts hauler. It's done 140,000 miles and is battered on all four corners but it just works when asked to. It was well maintained by the previous owner though.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I’d be interested to hear experiences. Thanks.

Bought my first Tucson new back in 2015...second one in 2019. Between the two they've done over 100k miles (both are still in the family). Had 1 alternator bearing replaced in that time (on the 2015 one). The 2019 is a top spec Premium SE...has a huge amount of kit...but even the lower spec one is well equipped. Mine is the 177bhp petrol which really goes quite well for a big car....the 2.0 diesel in the 2015 model was also excellent (avoid the weedy engines!)

I got both of mine heavily discounted back in the day...sadly everyone has worked out how good they are so prices have shot up !

I'd buy one again....also check out Kia which is essentially the same brand/engineering.

 

[RWD3M]

Not Hyundai, but still Korean, my neighbours (ne a vet and the other a horse trainer) both have Ssang Yong Rextons and swear by them.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Mate recently bought a new SsangYong Korando after looking at all the comparable vehicles reckons it's as good, if not better.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Mate recently bought a new SsangYong Korando after looking at all the comparable vehicles reckons it's as good, if not better.

I think the South Korean stuff is like the Japanese were producing in the 1990s and early 2000s...excellent quality engineering at a reasonable price...less reasonable these days though (top of the range Kia Sportage is now pushing £40k!!!)

I think I paid £27k for a new top spec Tucson in 2019...was good value at that price point.

 

[masleeve]

We have a Hyundai i20 2012 model and it’s only had front springs and disks and pads and servicing 103000 miles. Only issue is parts prices should you need them. Springs had to come from dealer after 3 goes at finding any from motor factor. I have found Kia bits cheaper from looking after the daughters picanto.