Hyundai Santa Fe

We had one....I hated it that's brutal honest. Never used it as a farm vehicle.

Often was thinking on those lines too, would the Kia be a better option as higher towing rate

I saw that they tick a few boxes for many of us with young families, and simple towing requirements, would the PHEV be an option?

Or is it much more expensive and neither this nor that.

I'm going putting solar panels on the sheds and I'm thinking of free -ish motoring on all the short trips.

I drove one for a week as a replacement car when they were new.

A dirty horrible dangerous thing. Heavy on fuel and lethal on any slippery surface.

I didn't tow anything with it but I wouldn't like to either.

For context I was used to Discoverys and RRS which are glued to the road and tow like the box is hitched to a house so maybe I'm biased.

I have had one now (bought 2nd hand) for 7 years and the 4 wheel drive give up last year.

The splines on the drive shaft going into the rear diff have worn and is a common enough problem and an expensive one to fix.

I use it for all my towing to and from the marts and never really had any issues. Its not that great in the snow as its just doesn't feel safe.

i have a 2016 one with 3 years. no issue with it. 35miles per gallon on average. pulls 10x5 box with calves and 10x6.6 flat bed trailer grand. No issue but i know the fly wheels gave trouble early on. i made sure the one i bought had it done previously. 3 years with no trouble. very hard to get one with black leather seats and sat nav. The one i have is an English import.

What's the tax on one of those?

Oh not so bad, I thought they were a passenger vehicle only, I didn't realise they could be registered as commercial.