Edmunds Full Test: 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited

[NFS4]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=116262

What Works:
Great-looking interior, smooth 3.3-liter V6, priced right, available third-row seating.

What Needs Work:
Busy highway ride, unimpressive acceleration.

Bottom Line:
A real alternative to the Toyota Highlander. It also costs less.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

very nice.

i wonder if it has GPS, since the Korean version does have GPS, along w/ A/V inputs.

 

[DainBramaged]

I :heart: Hyundai.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I :heart: Hyundai.

They are coming out with some SOLID products.

 

[waggy]

yeap that and the van they have are ranked pretty good.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
very nice.

i wonder if it has GPS, since the Korean version does have GPS, along w/ A/V inputs.

by spring of 2007 a navigation system will be offered

 

[Ktulu]

nice, the interior is a little weird to me, not bad just weird.

 

[CellarDoor]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I :heart: Hyundai.

They are coming out with some SOLID products.

qft

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Hyundai can eat a sh!t sammich.

My mom took her Elantra in to 2 different dealers because she noticed a small oil leak at the front of the engine, and also realized that she was topping off the oil to much. (She checks her oil when she gets gas). Both dealerships said, it's normal to put in that much oil, (2qt between full oil changes) and that the oil on the front of the engine was from her spilling it when she topped it off.
I looked at it and it was a bad valve cover gasket. I took the car in and told them what it was and they said, oh no it's not that, it's what we told your mom. After dicking around with them for months, I said screw it, i took it to a local shop where I trust the guy and he said, the valve cover gasket is bad.
I took the car back to the dealer and told them to replace it, and they said, oh well you're outof warranty now, you're over the miles. I blew up at them and had several(many) harsh words for them and was threatened with them calling the police and such.

I had my guy change the gasket, and he just charged me for the $3.00 part and a case of beer.

F the Korean car makers.

Nissan worked on my old Spec V when it was out of warranty just because it was my 3rd Nissan in a row. So know that the Hyundai was totaled last week, I'm getting my mom a Versa.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Hyundai can eat a sh!t sammich.
...
F the Korean car makers.

Sounds like you have dealer problems, not Hyundai problems.

The reality here is that you're ragging on Hyundai for a bad gasket (that cost you next to nothing to fix).

Viper GTS

 

[CellarDoor]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Hyundai can eat a sh!t sammich.

My mom took her Elantra in to 2 different dealers because she noticed a small oil leak at the front of the engine, and also realized that she was topping off the oil to much. (She checks her oil when she gets gas). Both dealerships said, it's normal to put in that much oil, (2qt between full oil changes) and that the oil on the front of the engine was from her spilling it when she topped it off.
I looked at it and it was a bad valve cover gasket. I took the car in and told them what it was and they said, oh no it's not that, it's what we told your mom. After dicking around with them for months, I said screw it, i took it to a local shop where I trust the guy and he said, the valve cover gasket is bad.
I took the car back to the dealer and told them to replace it, and they said, oh well you're outof warranty now, you're over the miles. I blew up at them and had several(many) harsh words for them and was threatened with them calling the police and such.

I had my guy change the gasket, and he just charged me for the $3.00 part and a case of beer.

F the Korean car makers.

Nissan worked on my old Spec V when it was out of warranty just because it was my 3rd Nissan in a row. So know that the Hyundai was totaled last week, I'm getting my mom a Versa.

I had similar problems at an Acura dealership when I used to have an Acura integra. I'm not about to blame Acura for it though.

 

[Garet Jax]

Hyundai has some bad dealers, some questionable products and some questionable business practices.

My Dad took them to court and won because of the above statements.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Hyundai can eat a sh!t sammich.
...
F the Korean car makers.

Sounds like you have dealer problems, not Hyundai problems.

The reality here is that you're ragging on Hyundai for a bad gasket (that cost you next to nothing to fix).

Viper GTS

I agree, he should be ragging on Hyundai for a faulty valve cover gasket that went bad as the warranty ended. Now that is a reason to avoid Korean car makers.

 

[CellarDoor]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Hyundai can eat a sh!t sammich.
...
F the Korean car makers.

Sounds like you have dealer problems, not Hyundai problems.

The reality here is that you're ragging on Hyundai for a bad gasket (that cost you next to nothing to fix).

Viper GTS

I agree, he should be ragging on Hyundai for a faulty valve cover gasket that went bad as the warranty ended. Now that is a reason to avoid Korean car makers.

I drive like a granny, and right after my warranty ended on my Acura, the transmission needed to be replaced and the rear brake assembly slipped off (I'm not a mechanic, but that's the best description I can give).

Even cars considered the most reliable can have problems. Of course, I'm willling to accept that Hyundai is less reliable than Acura, but I also think Hyundai is really starting to put out solid products. People used to look at Toyota the way they look at Hyundai now.