hyundai Terracan

[allen1]

Does anyone tow with one of these,what are they like?I was thinking of changing my sedona and was looking at a sorrento,but on the way home called in at the Hyundai dealers

to have a look and was offered a terracan at a ridiculous low price £7995 for a 2 year old and £10500 for a 2year old sorrie.

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

hiya, i have a 57 plate santa fe 7, 2.2 auto cdx7 model. its an amazing towcar and the service from hyundai is far better than kia having already had a new sedona.

i really the the terracan and would have one myself. they are suppose to be an amazing towcar.

see if theres any reports on whattowcar.com or which car.

jo-anne

 

[RogerL]

The Hyundai Terracan is based on the old model Mitsubishi Shogun which was well regarded.

Have a good test drive as it's less car-like than many soft-roaders like the Santa Fe.

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

hiya, yes i agree with rodger on this. i suppose the santa fe is more like a 4 x 4 cross with an mpv. the terracan is like a big 4 x 4 and does what it says on the tin.

jo-anne

 

[DJGB]

Hi

I had a Hyundai Terracan automatic from October 2005 until August 2006. It was a good towcar - I towed a 2001 Elddis Typhoon GTX (1450kg)and then a 2006 Elddis Cusader Typhoon (1525KG). The only problem I had was that I found the car quite boring and bit too grey inside. It looked like and explosion in a light gey paint factory. It was reliable, better than the Land Rover Discovey TD5 I had before.

I did shop arounf for servicing. I dealer I bought the car from also sold Jeeps and Mercedes and were charging high labour rates. A few phone calls to other Hyundai dealers and the cost was reduced by a half.

I looked at the Sorento and could not do a deal.

One thing I did not like was that the lights/wipers are on the 'wrong' side. I was told I would get used too it, however as I drive two differnt cars, once when I was trying to wash the winscreen, I flashed my head lights, by mistake, and a car pulled out in front of me. It was after this I changed tha car.

I did about 10,000 miles - 2,000 of which was towing. I changed the Terracan for a Ssangyong Rexton Xdi 270SE which I felt had more 'personality', five speed automatic (rather than the Terracan's four speed) and leather seats.

I've just changed the Ssangyong for a Skoda Octavia Scout TDi which is even better, I've also changed the caravan to somthing smaller - lower road tax, better economy, easier to park.

Overall, the Terracan was 'alright', it just did do anything for me.

 

[allen1]

Thanks everyone for your input,I have just had a test drive,my first impression was that it was very competent and excellent value for money but it is very grey,I shall keep looking,thanks again,Allen