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| Back in July of '01 I took a chance and purchased a Santa Fe for my wife. Close to six years and over 139k miles later, it still looks great and runs as smooth as it did when it was new with only routine maintenance. We've been so impressed with it that the new SF was at the top of my short list when we started shopping for a new vehicle a few months ago. We ended up getting an AWD Limited with both the touring and premium packages. While I was happy with our old SF, the new one is miles above in every way. | |
We bought an '06 Limited in April. I've looked at the '07s and we almost waited to buy an '07. But now that I've seen them up close, I'm glad we got the '06. Some people may not like the looks but we actually think it looks bettet than the '07. Seems like all of the smaller suvs are starting to look alike. And yes we just love our Santa Fe Limited. I can't get over how well int handles. We didn't get AWD. We get snow, but not that much. In the pouring down, monsoon type rain on the Interstate....it's as if it is glued to the highway. Just love it.
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Replying to: sirvagabond (Nov 16, 2006 8:56 am) |
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Read in the manual the no formal break-in is neccessary for the SF. However, it is suggested that "in order to perserve the durability on longevity of your car..." the following actions should be practiced for the first 1,200 miles. One of these is driving no faster than 55mph. Ok, with all due respect, I live in Southern California and if I drove that slow I'd prolly get pulled for a ticket, in an accident or even shot! well, not that extreme, but this practice just can't happen. So I keep it between 60-70mph. Figure this will be fine for the time being. Anyone else doing anything different with their break-in practices or can suggest other break-in pointers?
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Replying to: sirvagabond (Nov 20, 2006 12:20 pm)  Not too concerned with the "break-in". With such a great warranty and such a nice SUV I cant drive 55. Im on the East Coast in NYC. I prob would get shot. Good luck with the new Santa and enjoy!
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Replying to: sirvagabond (Nov 20, 2006 12:20 pm) We also don't use the cruse control until after break-in. |
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Just signed contract for purchase of brand new 2007 Limited AWD Santa Fe. I think I got a decent deal but can anybody comment on this. - Limited AWD 2007 Santa Fe Black exterior/Black interior - Touring and Premium packages - Floor mats * Got all the above at invoice pricing - Got the dealer rebate of $500.00 - Had to pay the normal destination charge of $650.00 - Allowed the dealer to get 350.00 above invoice pricing. - Dealer said I had to pay the $600.00 adv fee as it was not negotiable (similar to the dest. charge) * Total came to $28,946.00 Edmunds.com had the following numbers: MSRP: 30,980.00 INV: 28,529.00 TMV(NH): 29,843.00 Like I said I thought I did good, my only hesitation was the 600.00 advertising fee, but the dealer told me this was normal. So how did I do?????? |
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Replying to: wannanewcar (Dec 10, 2006 9:36 pm) You ended up after the $500 rebate paying over dealer invoice. link title
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Replying to: wannanewcar (Dec 10, 2006 9:36 pm) If you got what you wanted, when you wanted it and are comfortable with the location for service go for it. Enjoy the ride. Many people claim to have gotten better deals but several that I have actually followed up on fell through for color, package, availability, blah blah blah. IMO anything under 1000 dollars is ok. You already signed the contract. In the future I would recommend visiting a few dealers and pit them against each other. I have my Limited AWD for 4 weeks now. You will not be disapointed, Trust me! Good Luck and enjoy... |
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Replying to: 07xle (Dec 11, 2006 6:32 am) plus - if you financed your car, you wouldnt even see a difference in your payments over 800-900. enjoy your new santa! |
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