Hey everybody....sorry I haven't been around much; things have been pretty crazy.
The old '04 finally suffered the 'big one', the repair that would cost too much money to make sense. At 145,700 miles, I took it in to get a 'thud' in the driveshaft looked at and they confirmed the transfer case coupling was going out. Parts and labor to fix it would be $3,700 and in a car barely worth $6,000, I reluctantly decided it was time to let the old girl go. I looked at several cars as replacements including the Ford Fusion, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Outback but I kept coming back to the Santa Fe. So on September 18th, I took delivery of a brand new 2010 Santa Fe Limited in Harbor Gray Metallic. It has the 3.5 liter V6 with front wheel drive and so far, I love it.
They took everything that let the old Santa Fe down and fixed it including the lack of power, a slightly tight interior and materials quality. The only thing I can think of that is worse is the remote keyless entry range...it flat out sucks but other than that, it's superb!!
The old '04 finally suffered the 'big one', the repair that would cost too much money to make sense. At 145,700 miles, I took it in to get a 'thud' in the driveshaft looked at and they confirmed the transfer case coupling was going out. Parts and labor to fix it would be $3,700 and in a car barely worth $6,000, I reluctantly decided it was time to let the old girl go. I looked at several cars as replacements including the Ford Fusion, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Outback but I kept coming back to the Santa Fe. So on September 18th, I took delivery of a brand new 2010 Santa Fe Limited in Harbor Gray Metallic. It has the 3.5 liter V6 with front wheel drive and so far, I love it.
They took everything that let the old Santa Fe down and fixed it including the lack of power, a slightly tight interior and materials quality. The only thing I can think of that is worse is the remote keyless entry range...it flat out sucks but other than that, it's superb!!
