2011 Hyundai Santa Fe

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 82.00 votes

Price Paid:  $20000.00 from denver

Year / Model Reviewed:
2011 Hyundai Santa Fe

Strengths:
everything

Weaknesses:
none

Summary:
leatherette beige seats become discoloured
very quickly. In our case every two weeks.
Interior seats were all cleaned and treated with a protecting sealant and discoloured re-occurred in two weeks.
The bottom left side of the driver's seat
is where this black dirt substance appears .

Was told that it is due to the light beige colour of the leatherette seats, the material used, the colour of clothing worned and the in and out of the car.

Similar Products Used:
none

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 64.00 votes

Price Paid:  $30600.00 from Abu Dhabi, UAE

Year / Model Reviewed:
2011 Hyundai Santa Fe

Strengths:
Powerful Engine, Safety features, plenty of options included, spacious, good ride

Weaknesses:
The steering wheel controls are in the wrong position, Seats are a bit firm, flimsy panels and doors

Summary:
For a family SUV, this is excellent value for money. I really like the engine which is 270 HP. It is quite responsive on the overtake and accelaration is impressive. Fuel consumption is average for its class. There are plenty of features such as the reverse camera and the ful set of airbags. the 7 seat configuration is really useful for people carrying but there is barely any luggage space then. However, fold the rear seats down flat and you get plenty of luggage space with a flat floor to boot.
On the down side, the buttons on the steering wheel are not in the right place for thumb use. You have to change your hand position to use them which defeats the purpose of those buttons in the first place.
When you open the doors, the is a flimsy cheap feel to the locking mechanism.
The seats are a bit on the firm side. Needed time to get used to them.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the car and its performance. Wish I can change the steering wheel though. Would prefer the VeraCruz one

Similar Products Used:
BMW X5 3.0
Kia Sportage
Mistubishi Overland
Ford Explorer

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.97 of 5, 105.00 votes

Price Paid:  $285000.00 from north town hundai

Year / Model Reviewed:
2010 santa fe fwd limited

Strengths:
looks good inside and out.buttons are in right places.price was good.warranty great ride on smooth roads.

Weaknesses:
ride isnt the smoothest living in buffalo.bought front wheel drive wondering if should of got AWD version.

Summary:
if your roads are as smooth as glass this is good choice.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 12.00 votes

Price Paid:  $38000.00 from Hyundai Commonwealth

Year / Model Reviewed:
2010 Sta fe

Strengths:
Strong engine and fuel efficient

Weaknesses:
The automatic control of gear shifting vibrates and drags aftewr running about 10,000 km. We refer this to the hyundai commonwealth service and found that the problem is caused by defective electronic board,they promised to replace the part but its been more than a month now and still no replacement. Of course even with assurance that this is not dangerous we opted to avoid using the vehicle. The present cumulative odometer reading by now is only about 10200km. Very sad experience from hyundai.

Summary:
The vehicle is very comfortable to use but with the defect that came out from very low mileage and poor after sale service it is not a good brand to choose if you have limited car for the family.

Similar Products Used:
Honda car, Mitsubishi

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.71 of 5, 85.00 votes

Price Paid:  $27000.00 from St.Cloud, Mn Hyundai

Year / Model Reviewed:
2009 Santa fe

Strengths:
Good looks. best options for the price along with a good warranty, lots of storage and reclining rear seats

Weaknesses:
light brown leather seats develope black dust marks on the sides every week and needs to be cleaned often. Ruff ride, Finding an after market oil filter impossable (no such thing available, dealer only)

Summary:
The vehicle did give me acouple of surprises when doing routine maintance. With little information given at time of purchase from salesman/ dealership (felt as if I was on my own, just wanted the sale!)All in all, very satisfied so far

Similar Products Used:
Lincoln MKX,Ford Edge, Saturn Vue