Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Awesome Value - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By SBL - January 21 - 2:00 am

  I am a self employed contractor who has to repair trucks and heavy equiptment for a living. I had previously owned a 1990 Sonata and did all the maintenance and repairs by myself. What amazed me was the quality and design of every part that I worked on that car over the five years that I owned it. After driving the car from 70k to 200,000 miles , I sold it running as good as the day I bought it, and bought the Santa Fe. Let me tell you , the Santa Fe is an awesome vehicle. I have put 15,000 miles on it in 5 months with zero problems.

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  The right choice - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By fluegs - December 27 - 2:00 am

  I just traded in my 2001 Subaru Forester for a Santa Fe and couldnt be happier! There is so much more room and it drives so smoothly I know it was the right choice for me. I do miss the heated seats and the compass/outdoor temp gauge but thats all. You cant beat the value and it handles so nicely. One test drive is all it should take!

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  What a Joy! - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By CARL755 - December 15 - 10:00 am

  After 7500 miles this car continues to bring me pleasure. All the room I need and a great drivers view. 3.5L gives me all the power I need and the shiftronic trans. is fun to use. Have yet to find a quality flaw.

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  Brand New, But Love it So Far - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By hoser - December 15 - 10:00 am

  We bought the LX Santa Fe this week after much study. We opted for it over the Honda CR-V. We also own a Landcruiser. The tires grip the road as well as the Toyota Landcruiser. The view out the front is outstanding. The room is adequate. Im 511" and have no sense of crowding. Legroom up front is adequate, too. The radio while decent sounds a bit tinny. A subwoofer would help this. So far no problem with the CD changer. Acceleration is good. We opted for the larger 3.5 V6 after reading the reviews here and test driving the 2.7. On the hilly drive home from the dealer, I didnt notice any acceleration problems up or down the hills.

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  2003 LX Santa Fe FWD only - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By Rey - November 18 - 9:53 pm

  I was first leary of buying another Hyundai since weve owned an 1989 and 1993 Sonata that were problem childs. The long warranty brought me back as well as leasing incase I wanted to walk away. I am here to tell all that we have had excellent reliability average about 22 to 23 in mixed driving and close to 26 on highway driving at 75MPG. The 2.7 V6 engine seems stronger at greater speeds. I think its because of being a 24 valve engine. The stereo is great, the cargo capacity is excellent. We still have the original tires. Two drawbacks: The timing belt and spark plugs need to be changed at 60000. Plugs require dealer to change at a cost of $250 because of a design flaw with intake.

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  Its my turn now! - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By Ejtay - November 9 - 10:00 am

  I finally traded in my Grand Am with 115,000 miles. I read all of your reviews and I was hoping that your comments werent all hype. You gave this SUV high marks and I now agree. I have had it only 5 days but I am very, very impressed. Good luck finding the color that you want. These are flying off the lot and on to the road. I cant believe how many I see on the road now. I needed something with decent gas mileage, something comfortable and something great in the snow. I got 250 inches this last season in upstate NY. The Grandam cant handle that. Read all of the reviews because they are very helpful and appreciated. Thanks ALL!

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  Hey -- Get your own! - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By Carl V - September 27 - 10:00 am

  Santa Fe = Value I got my Santa Fe for THOUSANDS less than comparable competitor models. I even got a $1000 dollar loyalty discount because my wife already bought a new Hyundai! I love the ride and so do the passengers. Since I love to drive, its really cool having the most comfortable car in our pack. It’s also great for hauling stuff like: 2 Lazyboy recliners (at once!) 1500 Lbs of gravel/topsoil (at once!) 12 foot 2x4 lumber Two man Auger Rototiller Table saw

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  I love my 2003 Hyundai Santa FE GLS 2.7 liter - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By suvmama - September 25 - 7:49 am

  I bought my 2003 Santa FE brand new. I now have 175000 miles on it. I have had its maintenance done regularly which has included the timing and serpentine belt twice, replaced the battery once, 2 sets of front brake pads, 1 set of rear brakes pads, and replaced one set of tires. This has been absolutely worth the money I have spent for the car. Some of the problems that other reviewers have posted are not problems but regular maintenance items. Everything thing wears out people and may need to be replaced! Some of the fuel economy issues can also be attributed to poor fuel quality. If you put crap gas in your car it will cause problems first with poor mpgs then eventually emission issues.

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  Great car - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By Dave - September 22 - 1:13 pm

  I have really enjoyed owning my Santa Fe. It combines the ease of driving of a car with the roominess and storage of an SUV. I cant say too much bad about it and I would definitely buy another.

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  second new car - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
  By kent e smith - August 10 - 10:00 am

  this is our second new car and it beats the toyota hands down in price and comferts im 6.2 and shes 5.9 with two kids and they all prefer this one the toy is gone soon and a nother santa fe will be here