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nitnat

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In that case, Nat, no reason why you should not go for the Santa Fe, if that is what you want. It is still heavier kerbweight than the caravan anyway and well within it's max tow weight.

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we are finally picking our santa fe up tomorrow...

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I know, having a 4th child puts debate on this though dies to lack of boot space for the awning, Cadac, beach stuff , lafumas etc.

Another question though would there be any benefit in having a vehicle say that has a towing liit of 2500 against one that has a towing limit of say 2000 if our caravans weight is 1800. When I thought the 85% related to the tow limits as opposed to kerb weight I was looking for as big a tow limit as possible. Is this still beneficial or is the kerbweight margins a more beneficial area to have, is here any benefit in having such a large towing capacity, other than having scope to tow something even bigger and heavier?

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Yay penguin, enjoy. Hubby currently pricing up new ones online!

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How close to a Hyundai dealer are you?

Best bet, to see how much space is there with 6 seats in use, is to see it first hand if you can.

Another one to throw in the mix for you, have you considered the Kia Sorento, you can get 7 seats, around 2500kg kerbweight and 2000kg tow limit for the auto, if you have a Kia dealer nearby well worth a look.

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Yes, looked at those too.

We have quite limited options being a family of 6, but there are a few alternative routes we can take and we keep chopping and changing. This weekend we will be out and about visiting dealers and trying to base our decision on what we see then.

Thanks all!

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Kia has been owned by Hyundai for some years now. (Hyundai is the 4th largest car manufacturer in the world and is also one of the largest manufacturing groups in the world!) They sell the Santa Fe in the USA with a massive V6 engine!

BUT

Under the skin, the Santa Fe and the Sorento are pretty well identical.

I eventually got to the point!

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Quote: Originally posted by uxb443 on 12/4/2013
Kia has been owned by Hyundai for some years now.

Partially, they bought 51% of the business in 1998 but now only own around 33% of Kia.

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What is the kerb weight on the Santa Fe? Is it the same on the manual and auto?

Also this may be a silly question, but what would be the benefit of having a vehicle with a towing limit of 2500kg as opposed to 2000kg when towing a caravan of 1800kg? Aside from being able to buy a heavier caravan of course?

I've just always focused on the highest tow limits, but is that really necessary?

I guess what I'm wondering is would the Santa Fe be ok for our caravan if we had it replated to 1800kg?

It's Santa Fe, i800, xc90, vw transporter and my mind is boggled!

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just picked ours up...its fantastic...

nitnat

12/4/2013 at 8:18pm
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Lucky things!

Which one have you had? Manual/auto? And what weight is your caravan? All for the research!

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erm erm erm.......its grey !!!!!! i dont do technical stuff, leave that to the ugly one (my husband), i know its def manual...no idea on weight of caravan but its a bailey orion 530-6

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Lol, did you choose the colour?! ;-)

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oh yes....if i dont like the colour than i dont like the car.....and im not even driving it....mine is a little hyundai i10 in bright red.....

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:-) colour is very important!

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