"afob3" wrote: > I have an 03 GLS 4wd and just love it. Gas milage is about > 20mpg > mixed driving. ( not quite as good as the sticker leads you > to > believe) If you bump up to the 3.5liter engine it is quite > powerfull > but wiht the added cost of weaker fuel economy. It should be > noted > that this year 05 is the last year for this body style. 06 is > supposed > to bring us a larger redesigned Santa Fe with perhaps 3 rows > of > seating. > > If you are seriously considering a Santa Fe come on over and > check out > the
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It is a very large online owners > group that > has an extensive combined knowledge of this vehicle. > > Another option in the Hyundai Family is the new Tucson. It is > a bit > smaller than the Santa Fe ( think crv, or rav4) but comes > with even > more safety features than the Santa Fe and is available with > the same > 2.7 liter engine. There is another growing online community > of > enthusiasts at
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Wow, I didn?t realize there was an entire forum dedicated to the Santa Fe, LET ALONE the Tucson. I?ll check them out. I?m still in the early stages of my search. With the fuel economy issue, it all depends on driving style and location. For example, someone who?s hard on the throttle would burn more fuel than someone who employs a lot of coasting when behind the wheel. Off-roading also burns more because the driver has to be heavier on the gas to go places. The Canadian mileage is pretty similar to my Sebring, which is a big bonus. I can calculate when I need to fill up and how far a tank of gas will go.
I like the Hyundai SUV?s because they look good. I know that?s a bit vain, however if it looks like a box with wheel wells are you going to want to drive it?! Thought not. I hope to go on a couple of test drives in the next couple of months. That will be the swing vote.
Thanks for the reply and links.