We have a '15 Hyundai Santa Fe Rental, AMA

"yamahog" (yamahog) 12/27/2015 at 19:24 • Filed to: None

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Yes, we have this vehicle, we have to drive it. ask us anything.

TheHondaBro > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:26

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Spacious inside?

Power delivery?

Interior quality?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:27

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Can it do good hand brake turns?

jkm7680 > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:29

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If you put it in reverse at 50 mph what happens?

OPPOsaurus WRX > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:30

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how far can you jump it

yamahog > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/27/2015 at 19:30

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No, its generally useless as it has a foot hand brake.

PS9 > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:31

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Y U NO Tahoe?

whoarder is tellurium > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:31

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Are you anywhere near Santa Fe, NM?

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:33

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How good is it at jumping curbs?

Dusty Ventures > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:33

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Double tapper or with a release handle?

yamahog > TheHondaBro 12/27/2015 at 19:34

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Relatively spacious, enough for four adults to travel comfortably. Seats are uncomfortable though. Power delivery is laughable, we have a 2.4l “sport” awd model and it feels like it will die going up the mountains in Vermont. Interior quality is on par for the segment, lots of hard plastics, and mediocre interior materials.

yamahog > Dusty Ventures 12/27/2015 at 19:34

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double tapper

yamahog > whoarder is tellurium 12/27/2015 at 19:35

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nope

yamahog > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 12/27/2015 at 19:35

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moderately OK

yamahog > jkm7680 12/27/2015 at 19:36

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Don’t know, didn’t buy the extra insurance.

Steve in Manhattan > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:38

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Better than the Honda CR-V I rented a couple years ago? We drove it through a rainstorm out to Exit 63 on Long Island, and it was planted and confidence inspiring in the heavy rain.

yamahog > PS9 12/27/2015 at 19:42

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Tahoe had to go back last week. Also all posts/replies before now were Travis, that dirty laptop stealer with poor grammar.

yamahog > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/27/2015 at 19:42

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Over that mountain.

yamahog > Steve in Manhattan 12/27/2015 at 19:43

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It was fine in the rain, and I took it through some curvy sections of Vermont 11, 7, etc in nasty rain today and last night.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:44

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Do you think it’s good enough to be one to consider if you’re shopping in this segment?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:50

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sorry our snow sucks so much this winter. Where in VT?

Dusty Ventures > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:51

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Yep, those suck

Dusty Ventures > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:53

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“yamahog: fleas and disease”

And bees and keys and knees and cheese and...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 19:57

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Does the throttle calibration fall into one of the two typical Hyundai camps of jumpy and lethargic?

yamahog > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 12/27/2015 at 19:59

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Outside of Manchester. The lack of snow must be killer in that whole area :(

yamahog > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/27/2015 at 19:59

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Definitely lethargic, especially if ‘eco mode’ is engaged.

Sweet Trav > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/27/2015 at 20:01

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Kind of. Generally it wasn’t that bad to drive, which is the kindest thing that can be said about a Hyundai.

yamahog > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 12/27/2015 at 20:01

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Can’t say I personally would consider it, but if one’s priorities were fuel efficiency and AWD in a cheap midsize SUV, you might as well look at it.

yamahog > Dusty Ventures 12/27/2015 at 20:02

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BEES!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 20:26

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yeah its sucking pretty hard for the ski industry so far. And its not like we're any better up north here :/ it sleeted today. Woo.

Dusty Ventures > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 12/27/2015 at 20:33

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Golf course owners are loving it though

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dusty Ventures 12/27/2015 at 20:44

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tru dat

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sweet Trav 12/27/2015 at 20:50

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Yeah. We have a 2013 Sonata. It’s not bad, except for the fact that it feels like someone replaced at least 50% of the brake fluid with nitrogen O.o

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 20:51

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Yeah. Our Sonata falls into the “Jumpy” category. It has immediate throttle response, but then falls on its face around 2800 RPM.

leicester > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 21:18

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Rented one a month or so ago. I’ve been meaning to do an opporeview. Was pleasantly surprised. Or not totally disappointed...

SonorousSpeedJoe > yamahog 12/27/2015 at 21:46

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To clarify, you rented a two-row 2.4L Santa Fe Sport? How’s the ride? Additionally, do you think that the forward visibility is somewhat compromised by the sideview mirrors’ positioning?

Sweet Trav > SonorousSpeedJoe 12/28/2015 at 10:53

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Yep, 2 row 2.4l AWD sport model, mirrors don't bother me, but Yamahog says they impede her view.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Sweet Trav 12/28/2015 at 12:13

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My folks have a top-trim 2.0T - I’ve found that the mirrors can impede visibility on inclines (on a particular intersection where we’re inclined uphill and the road we’re turning left onto is inclined uphill in that same direction, the right mirror is positioned right where we need to be looking for oncoming traffic). The turbo motor makes good power, though it seems peaky IMO (but I have little experience with turbo engines).

I can never find a consistently comfortable position in the seats (which also have pleather-swathed rocks for headrests).

The ride is the worst of all three cars that we own - it doesn’t take well to road imperfections and speed bumps at all, while our 2004 Accord V6 (which may need some suspension work LOL) copes with that stuff better and our 2012 Focus SE handles it all amazingly IMO.