We saw a 2024 Santa Fe this weekend while at the car wash and had to go to the dealership to check it out. My newest car is 13 years old belove Honda Fit Sport so I am not accustomed to all the latest features and doodads. If I wasn't so frugal and the sticker price wasn't so high before the 10% they-wish adjustment, I would probably bought one this weekend.
The car simply looks like a Land Rover Defender. The third row is difficult to get in but roomy enough for anyone below 5'6" but overall the vehicle is on point.
Upon watching review videos, I ran across a relative successful car channel with around 500k subscribers indicating their 2024 Sante Fe had already went through one transmission and is likely needing another replacement soon. The owners buy cars to review as a business and they are generally big fans of Kia and Hyundai. It is hard to say these two brands hadn't knock things out the parks in term of quality improvement and having some the best designer admirers in the industry; many of their vehicles are basically Walmart variants of European cars costing 2x-3x as much and likely 1/3 as reliable. Therefore, the brands are winners for most consumers. But it seems they are having quality issues a lot lately by using mismatched major components such as engines and transmissions. For this transmission problem in particular, it seems that the transmission can't handle a vehicle of this size and turbo-level power output.
The Santa Fe isn't cheap either, having sticker prices similar to Grand Highlanders; therefore, it looks like my dream of owning a reliable Defender will be put on hold a bit longer. That and the thought of paying annual personal property taxes, insurance, and registration on a $50k plus vehicle is just too much to justify and even process for now. I'll change the oil an the Fit and take it on a toll expressway for some Italian tune-up and call it a day.
What're your thoughts on Kia and Huyndai lately and have you seen the new 2024 Santa Fe?
The car simply looks like a Land Rover Defender. The third row is difficult to get in but roomy enough for anyone below 5'6" but overall the vehicle is on point.
Upon watching review videos, I ran across a relative successful car channel with around 500k subscribers indicating their 2024 Sante Fe had already went through one transmission and is likely needing another replacement soon. The owners buy cars to review as a business and they are generally big fans of Kia and Hyundai. It is hard to say these two brands hadn't knock things out the parks in term of quality improvement and having some the best designer admirers in the industry; many of their vehicles are basically Walmart variants of European cars costing 2x-3x as much and likely 1/3 as reliable. Therefore, the brands are winners for most consumers. But it seems they are having quality issues a lot lately by using mismatched major components such as engines and transmissions. For this transmission problem in particular, it seems that the transmission can't handle a vehicle of this size and turbo-level power output.
The Santa Fe isn't cheap either, having sticker prices similar to Grand Highlanders; therefore, it looks like my dream of owning a reliable Defender will be put on hold a bit longer. That and the thought of paying annual personal property taxes, insurance, and registration on a $50k plus vehicle is just too much to justify and even process for now. I'll change the oil an the Fit and take it on a toll expressway for some Italian tune-up and call it a day.
What're your thoughts on Kia and Huyndai lately and have you seen the new 2024 Santa Fe?
