Towing

Hi Lads,

Am getting rid of my Teranno 2.7...and looking at the Hyundai Santa fe 2.0..anyone heard if they can tow well??? trying to cut down on fuel bill hence the move to smaller engine! DOE up anyway :lol:

Hi,
Purely depends on what weight you are going to tow? the new santa fe is a 2.2 , and it can pull 2200kgs the old version , pulls 2000kgs.
if its a warrior type boat 165 etc, should have no problem, if its a bigger boat, then 2.0 might not be enougth, it will pull it, but on the slipway/beach you may have problems
regards
screeming

Its PeteKD old boat ..Rapala.........

The Santa Fe will have no problems Oisin.... I know Pete was not happy with the 4 x 4 performance on the Santa Fe, but unless you are towing over sloppy mud, this is not likely to factor. You'll be fine on any slip I can think off.

Kev

this the one? :D

[img]http://www.boat-angling-ireland.com/images/rapala.jpg[/img]

trident fast fisher, should be no problem. plenty in a 2litre for one of them.

cant see photo?

can you see this one?

[img]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/adamsalbum79/rapala.jpg[/img]

click this link if you cant, should bring you there

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/a ... rapala.jpg

cant get into that either at work

I have the same problem Oisin. Somehow most of the pictures linked to from other site wont show. Not sure how they manage that. If the image is attached to this website then there are no problems.

Kev

You will have absolutely no problem towing with the Santa Fe 2.0. I had two in the past 3 years before upgrading to an L200. My bug bear with it was that being in permanent 4WD mode with no diff lock I got it stuck on 2 occasions, once in mud bait digging when I went into a predug patch on one side and the other when I hit soft sloppy sand on a beach. (turns out the local farmers sharpen their ploughs on that beach and it was loosened and full of water.) On both occasions Centre Diff Lock would have got me out without stress and I needed a commercial vehicle with extra seats for the kids hence going for a 2.5ltr chipped up L200.

From a fuel economy POV, the Santa Fe was very frugal, I was consistently getting well over 40 MPG with it. Grand motor, very comfortable to drive, economical, tows well and has enough poke to get you out of trouble on slips and the like. Don't use them as an offroader though, they just arent up to it.

Not easy to get hands on Commercial Sante Fe :?

Car version is exactly the same as long as its the 2.0 CRDI version. They arent cheap though.

I know......have about 10 g to spend and want something with fuel consumption and commercial to ease the tax! :cry:

Pajero Sport Commercial?? keep an eye out for one of the old type L200s, if it has the standard engine in it it shouldnt be too sore on juice. New Pajero Sports commercials are actually cheaper than the Santa Fe Commercial.

Looking at them..but accordingly the diff between a 2.5 and 2.0 on juice is prretty big :? will be doing alot of driving soon so need the to watch the fuel as I will be paying for it :?

tyhe length of the paj sport is a killer :?

Too long for you?

yeah it really is too long! I would prefer a shorter cab...not easy to park in towns......... :?

Arra you get used to it, either that or someone is going to look like a hairdresser in a suzuki Jimny..... :D

10 grand Oisin! come on man get a new boat :lol:

bru