2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Consumer Discussions

Hyundai Santa Fe Prices Paid and Buying Experience

Re: 2009 Santa Fe LTD AWD in NJ [richieg]

Written by: z5470 on Nov 27, 2009 01:45 PM

I just signed the dotted line. I told this salesman that I could get the same car for 24700 as you said. He told me that they probably would have some extra charges built into that when I would pick up the car. I live in the area where I purchased the car. Lester Glenn Hyundai, Toms River and Manahawkin, NJ They are the 2nd largest Hyundai dealership in the country. msrp ... Read More...

Re: 2009 Santa Fe LTD AWD in NJ [z5470]

Written by: richieg on Nov 27, 2009 10:08 AM

i received a price of $24,700 at danbury hyundai in connecticut where is your dealership located ? Read More...

Current Deal I'm Seeing

Written by: robert0380 on Nov 16, 2009 02:55 PM

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD Limited No extra options: $24,722 (3,400 below invoice including incentives) MSRP = $29,595 Invoice = $28,122 Does this sound like a good deal? I got this price using a car buying program through USAA. Read More...

Hyundai Santa Fe Interior Questions and Problems

2009 Sante Fe Beige leather vs Gray

Written by: ccv1 on Nov 09, 2009 01:45 PM

HI....owned the FIRSt Hyundai out there, Excel, back in 1989. Going back to Hyundai, hopefully, within the week. This time, a Santa Fe. Husband and son want slate blue gray leather, cause they are worried about the beige interior. I spend a lot of time in my car, but no longer have little kids (16 and 19). I need HONEST opinions on how the leather holds up so I can make ... Read More...

Hyundai Santa Fe Real World MPG

Re: Real world mileage Hyundai Santa Fe 2007 [davesuv]

Written by: zoeandmel on Nov 08, 2009 10:04 AM

My 2.2 auto diesel cdx (uk) 5 speed, 5 seat, 2009 model, extra urban (freeway), manafacturer quotes 42.2mpg (uk gallon), upto 8,000 miles from new, achived 26.269 mpg (uk gallon), writen to manefacturer many times, explained do same journey, 160miles, twice a week, and each time, reply reads, if engine is cold, or many stops and starts, if will effect the fuel ... Read More...

2008 Santa Fe abrupt 2nd to 3rd cold shift?

Re: 2009 abrupt 2nd to 3rd shift.. [paulnz]

Written by: dannyd3 on Oct 28, 2009 05:13 PM

Thanks for getting back to me right away. I have owned hyundai's since 1995 accent, 2000 sonata, 2002 bought elantra and santa fe, now 2009 santa fe again because I have never had any problem and I have been so impressed with the way the turned this company around building a quality product now. It just bugs me that not all Santa fe's have the problem. Some friends ... Read More...

Re: 2009 abrupt 2nd to 3rd shift.. [dannyd3]

Written by: paulnz on Oct 28, 2009 04:55 PM

Danny, I have meant to post again about the problem (I am the person that started this thread). My 2008 Santa Fe Limited 3.3L AWD still has the "problem". I still don't like it, but have learned to live with it. I did find that the threshold temperature at which it will shift hard on that first 2nd to 3rd shift is 65 degrees F. Below that temp it does it once or twice but ... Read More...

Crossover SUV Comparison

2.5 X Forester 2010 with Touring Package vs. 2010 Chevy Equinox

Written by: yvr1 on Oct 27, 2009 02:51 PM

I haven't gone back to Hyundai dealership to test-drive the Santa Fe with the 3.3L engine yet, but had one more vehicle to test-drive before narrowing down the list. Went to test drive an Equinox, and the dealer didn't even have any except in the showroom, but we did drive a 2010 GM Terrain, which he said was basically the same platform and interior as the Equinox; ... Read More...

Re: 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5 X Touring Package (Canada) vs. 2009 Santa Fe GLS [cbmorton]

Written by: thegraduate on Oct 26, 2009 05:07 PM

Sorry; forgot trim lines are different in different world-markets. Hyundai USA doesn't offer a GL model, only GLS (2.7), SE and Limited (3.3). Read More...

Re: 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5 X Touring Package (Canada) vs. 2009 Santa Fe GLS [redrose1]

Written by: ateixeira on Oct 26, 2009 00:16 PM

Subaru has several different systems, two on the Forester alone. The manuals have a simple viscous coupling mating the front and rear axles together, acting like a center diff. When one rotates at a different rate than the other, the fluid sheers and thickens, temporarily locking the two axles together. Subaru lets their AWD systems act first, but as a backup ... Read More...