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Can anyone help with this? I am looking at getting either a Sorento or Santa Fe and would be interested in people views of either good and bad it would be about 6 months to 1 year old and would be towing our Swift Challenger 530.

I have an 08 Santa Fe so I can only comment on that. It is a fantastic car and tows with ease. I would have no problems in recommending it. I don't have any negative comments to make but others may have a different experience.

Good luck in choosing.

Recently purchased an 08 sante fe diesel manual, pulls our swift colonsay no probs, 1500 mtplm. Would def recommend, we thought about sorento but decided we didn't need as heavy a towcar.

Have you seen the new Sorento? Painfully ugly from any angle but the front...

I'm biased but I think the SF is a great looking car...ok, not a hugely important function of a car but would sway me.

SF also cheaper to buy and will be slightly cheaper to run (smaller engine, less weight = less fuel) but also only 5 year warranty against Kia's 7 year.

I drove the old Sorento and found the ride far too soft but I'm sure the new ones are probably much better. Have they got self-levelling suspension? The 7-seat SF has and is a great towing asset).

We tried a Santa Fe 4 years ago and did not like it, the steering was over light and it felt very bouncy(almost like tyres were over inflated!) I know they have been updated since then.

Tried a Sorento (Old model) and bought it. Now on our second-lts one of the last of the old models.

We will try a new Sorento, and Santa Fe when we come to change, also considering Freelander 2, RR Evoque or a crewcab pickup-but thats in the future.

Our Sorrie is big and comfortable, has been reliable and being the Titan has all the toys. Its black with 18" wheels and sidesteps, a-bar so looks really smart.

Its also a damn fine towcar-60mph where legal at 2000 rpm, lots of torque too!

As stated earlier there are an awful lot towing caravans!

Yes it is an evil planet destroying 4x4 and we should be thoroughly ashamed of ourselves-but it was pretty useful in the winter too!

Hangs head in shame-not!!!

Our Sorrie is out of warranty in Oct, they have offered us an extension for a reasonable price so pretty certain to go for it!

Considering a new model which will have 7 years-but extended warranty is a lot less!