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2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

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Re: 2008 Santa fe [bjohnson2007] by joe97
Apr 24, 2007 (5:45 pm)
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Replying to: bjohnson2007 (Apr 23, 2007 4:11 pm)

As 2007 was the model year which Hyundai introduced the new Santa Fe, look for minor enhancements with the overall package being carried over for the 2008 model year. The general consensus in the industry has most automakers carrying over for second-year models (with the exception of a few), and makes sense from a financial standpoint.
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Re: 2008 Santa fe [bjohnson2007] by crowart
Apr 26, 2007 (5:57 pm)
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Replying to: bjohnson2007 (Apr 23, 2007 4:11 pm)

Garmin GPS navigation system will be optional.
 
Don't know what else. I am praying for a proximity auto-starter to be standard, like it is on the Veracruz.
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Re: 2008 Santa fe [crowart] by crowart
May 30, 2007 (7:38 pm)
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Replying to: crowart (Apr 26, 2007 5:57 pm)

Any more news? Rumors?
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Regarding the optional navigation... by mpuzach
May 30, 2007 (10:02 pm)
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...I'm hoping that the 2008 nav unit will be retrofittable into my 2007 Santa Fe Limited. I'd be a very happy guy if the unit was "plug 'n' play" into my 2007. We'll see.
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optional navigation by chp
May 30, 2007 (10:22 pm)
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The pioneer avic d3 navigation receiver with fit perfectly in the 07 santa fe with no
alterations to the vehicle or wiring. There is a wiring harness available as well as a new trim plate. Took a hour to install it and has the best ipod controller i've seen as well as satellite radio , blue tooth, and dvd player. The unit is about $ 1200.00 and i can bet you
the factory unit if available in 08 , it will be about 3 times the price. there is even an option
to have the steering wheel controls functional.
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Re: optional navigation [chp] by gizzer777
May 31, 2007 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: chp (May 30, 2007 10:22 pm)

The Pioneers are on Ebay for about $750 ...then you need the harness and faceplate.
 
personally I like the portable ones. I have a garmin Nuvi 350 that I move from car to car. Fantastic accuracy (Like 10 ft) and actual text to speech function.
 
Pioneer rapes you when new cds come out with maps(as do all built ins). The garmin 350-360's are now down to maybe $350-400 and there is a bigger 660 out too. Mine actually switches to night lighting at sundown by itself...great unit...but then and again, I do not keep cars for more than 3 or 4 yrs. It is is also nice if you go for a hike...it has about a 4 hr battery + mp3 player to boot (sd cards) If the SF only had an ipod jack it would plug into that and interrupt the music when it had something to say.
It is great when I travel too...I just toss it into the suitcase and put it into the rent a car....where I REALLY need it!!!
 
Who knows, maybe i will keep the 07 SF.....
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Re: optional navigation [gizzer777] by kdahlquist
Jun 05, 2007 (11:57 am)
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Replying to: gizzer777 (May 31, 2007 12:46 pm)

I agree that portable nav systems like the Garmin Nuvi are the best way to go. I have a Nuvi 250 and it's awesome -- about the size of a deck of cards, completely portable for when I go on the road, and street price is around $350. It works as well or better than the $2000 factory nav system in my wife's 2005 Honda Odyssey.
 
As for the Santa Fe, the factory stereo is a standard "Double DIN" size, which means any aftermarket double DIN head unit will fit fine and look great. Since I don't want in-dash NAV, I'm looking to upgrade the factory stereo in my 07 Santa Fe Limited AWD with something like the JVC KW-AVX800 or Kenwood DDX7019, both of which provide 7" touch-screen displays, DVD playback, iPod interface, Bluetooth connectivity, etc. Street prices for these units seem to be around $600-700, plus a little more for installation and accessories like the iPod and bluetooth adapters.
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Re: optional navigation [gizzer777] by jcwsbltd
Jun 06, 2007 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: gizzer777 (May 31, 2007 12:46 pm)

I'm thinking of getting a Garmin Nuvi 360 portable or a Tom Tom One package for $299 at Costco.- do they have to be connected to the windscreen suction cup base or can they be used without it ? (i.e. on it's own - walking around town,etc.)
 
I saw from the Garmin installation procedure have it has to to be plugged in to the base when installed on the windshield. I've never had one before, so I'm not sure of all the pro's and cons yet.
Thanks for any info you or others could provide.
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Re: optional navigation [jcwsbltd] by steve_ HOST
Jun 06, 2007 (8:07 am)
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Replying to: jcwsbltd (Jun 06, 2007 8:02 am)

Check out the Navigation GPS Systems discussion too.
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Nuvi by kdahlquist
Jun 06, 2007 (8:25 am)
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I'm not familiar with the TomTom but the Nuvi has an internal rechargeable battery that is good for about 8-10 hours (supposedly -- I haven't checked). You can walk around with it all you want, and it works fine. Plugging it in doesn't do anything more than recharge the battery.

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