Hyundai Santa Fe (Gen. 2) Thread

[oli]

hi everyone!

i had a great time reading your posts.. btw wanna kung ano ang tamang pressure ng tires ng santa fe. i noticed that medyo malambot yung rear tires ko and i tried to check yung chart na naka dikit sa may door.. but di ko maintindihan eh... any will be appreciated. tnx!

[chuaa]

30psi for all

[Horsepower]

Chuaa: #7 sir? AFAIK, 5-speed lang po ang tranny ng SantaFe. I haven't gone past #5 yet.

Also the Pressure of our tires are 40psi. Di pa sya ginagalaw ever since nakuha sa casa.

Pina-check ko speedometer ng SantaFe kahapon tsaka ECU nya. Accdg dun sa scanner, everything is ok. Ang weird kasi minsan, 100+kph ka na pala di mo pa mapapansin kung di ka titingin sa speedometer. Nakakagulat minsan na past 100kph ka na pala. Maganda siguro may warning buzz sya at 80kph ano?

also, has anyone here tried lifting their santafe's height? medyo mababa kasi ano. parang mas maganda kung medyo nakataas ng konti although im not sure how it will affect the automatic shocks.

[chuaa]

on tire pressure...check the manual...it says 30 psi...even the sticker on the driver side door says it should be 30 psi...nothing wrong with 40 psi though....medyo matagtag lang ang ride.

on adjusting the height - i wouldnt suggest that...baka ma void yung warranty mo....only way to change the height would be to either change the coil springs or put spacers on the orig coil spring ....as far as i'm concerned...am happy with the height...its hard enough for my kids to get on board already....pag tinaasan ko pa yan...baka di na sila maka sakay!

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[QUOTE=Horsepower;642459]Ang weird kasi minsan, 100+kph ka na pala di mo pa mapapansin kung di ka titingin sa speedometer. Nakakagulat minsan na past 100kph ka na pala. Maganda siguro may warning buzz sya at 80kph ano?
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Ah yes, the mark of a powerful and well-insulated car Mejo masikip lang yung 3rd row, but then for SUVs of this size, it's a bonus na

[praetorian]

Not sure if this has already been posted but I found this comparison between the Santa Fe and the Grand Vitara. Check it out.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring...ara-review.htm

[poringdrops]

Go Santa Fe! You rock!

[yuichi]

mahal naman ng santa fe... tapos korean car pa... mababa naman resale value nyan.. lugi tayo pag ibenta ng 2nd hand.. for me its not worth my money... 1.5M for a korean car?.... not to put down hyundai but lets face it, its the fact... maganda nga porma nya n hands down ako nun but its just not getting to me the price tag they put on it.. lugi nga fortuner nyan n rav4 sa porma.. but i want value for my money.

IMO, magiimrove din resale value ng hyundai with what they are showing. or else wag mong ibenta, atleast satisfied ka sa oto, kesa sa iba na kelangan mo pang pumila at tatagtagin ka naman pala.

[yuichi]

mahal naman ng santa fe... tapos korean car pa... mababa naman resale value nyan.. lugi tayo pag ibenta ng 2nd hand.. for me its not worth my money... 1.5M for a korean car?.... not to put down hyundai but lets face it, its the fact... maganda nga porma nya n hands down ako nun but its just not getting to me the price tag they put on it.. lugi nga fortuner nyan n rav4 sa porma.. but i want value for my money.

just this week, I saw a Silver Sta. Fe with bling blings. cool!!

carlo man , i like your rides, hahaha! dagdagan mo pa ng QQ,jin boli at mitsubishi rav4( sa china lang meron nyan)

[yuichi]

ot....im also in a middle of crisis in choosing the right ride for us(for my wife). ive already placed my reservation for the forester 2.5 xt, refundable. but my wife suddenly changed her mind...babae nga siya. she tought that the FXT is quite small for 5 ppersons, just like a sedan raised up. so now she wanted a 7-seater like a fortuner, pero ayaw ko nman non. considered grandis, previa, pero gusto ko nman SUV type.so asa to list namin 2.7 v6 santa fe. asa research stage ako nagyon to decide weather to go to the gas or deisel one. di ko pa kasi natetest drive to know which is more responsive, although mas mura deisel. mas important kasi sa akin yung hatak lalo pag sa akyatan ang the v6 is 4x4.

do u have "more" advise?

i dont have any problem with the interiors, black, gray or beige....mas classy nga beige sa akin lalo pag alang tint....cleaner look like my civic.

[cardo]

carlo man , i like your rides, hahaha! dagdagan mo pa ng QQ,jin boli at mitsubishi rav4( sa china lang meron nyan)

cute naman QQ hehehe. Mura pa. kung pede lang ikarga sa isang balikbayan box, bibili ako hehehe 36k rmb is like more or less 200k

some models I saw in China autoshow
2 fast 2 furious QQ


3 models to choose from ;)


Maybe eto yun rav you were talking about(rav4 with crv headlights?). actually chery(cher-ah) rin yun gumawa, same as QQ.





yuichi,
Forester maliit nga loob, parang rav4 2nd gen.

question on your 7 seater car problem is, who will be riding in the 3rd row?

[OTEP]

Advise: test drive the diesel first. The diesel in the Santa Fe is quite powerful already. However, the diesel 4x4 variant is currently not available (if you need 4wd capability).

[oldblue]

the diesel 4x2 crdi is quite powerful if you use the manual mode. thriftier too. ginagamit ko lang matic pag relax driving. most of the time naka-manaual ako

[dinan]

do you guys know the kind of bulb we use on our foglights?

[yuichi]

yuichi,
Forester maliit nga loob, parang rav4 2nd gen.

question on your 7 seater car problem is, who will be riding in the 3rd row?[/QUOTE]



so bibili ka na ng QQ?

actually maliit lang loob ng forster lalo sa height ko at 5'10.
forgot to mention. i have 2 kids, going 3 na nga at 2 yayas parati.

[kiper]

May nagsabi dati dito sa tsikot kung bakit mataas ang psi ng gulong pag galing sa casa. para hindi agad lumambot or mag-oblong ang gulong habang nasa inventory pa ng auto-maker.

From planta, transpo barko at truck, casa to customer. Kaya pag nasa customer na, dapat ibaba na ung pressure para di masyadong matagtag.

[cardo]

so bibili ka na ng QQ?

actually maliit lang loob ng forster lalo sa height ko at 5'10.
forgot to mention. i have 2 kids, going 3 na nga at 2 yayas parati.

Hehehe Nope. I was just kidding.

Ok na ok yun 2nd and 3rd row leg rooms ng fortuner. The 3rd rows fold up and do not fold flat on the floor. Not sure about the others. Also, the Explorer has ample room if you havent considered it. Its also a 7 seater SUV. I think its 1.8M for the 4X2?

[larshell]

the diesel 4x2 crdi is quite powerful if you use the manual mode. thriftier too. ginagamit ko lang matic pag relax driving. most of the time naka-manaual ako

Triptonic tranny ba yong Diesel?

[Horsepower]

Yup, tiptronic 5-speed sir lahat ng Santa Fe and some Tucson models.

[oldblue]

Triptonic tranny ba yong Diesel?

pasensya ka na sir hindi ako familiar sa mga car terms. accdg. sa manual, it's called sports mode. yun may + & - sa bandang right ng AT levers.

I use this most of the time, para ako naka-MT without the clutch and without stepping sa breaks. mas responsive and mas powerful sya compared to using the D.

*horsepower, 4 speed lang yun sa min, as far as I've tried.