re: Hyundai Santa Fe

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If your back can take the beating from the crappy ride, then I guess they are reliable.

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Depends on which model you get. Many opt for the sport suspension not realizing that the ride and handling will be different due to the "stiffness" of the front and rear suspensions. Most Voice of Customers who mention handling fall in the "sport" category.

I bet a dollar my 2004 Highlander is a much smoother ride.

I have met exactly one person with a santa fe. They have gone through 2 secondary cars in the time I've known him. Santa fe is a champ (I don't drive one)

Wife has a 2012 Veracruz and loves it. 80k mil and have not had any issues.

We had an 03 Santa Fe, the last year they made both a 2.7 liter and a 3.1. Far better gas mileage in the smaller engine, so we went with that since we were living in Germany and gas was crazy expensive.

That vehicle drove thru something like 13 countries, in snow, ice, mountains, over 100 mph on the autobahn, everywhere. On the stock Kuhmo tires.

Just after we rolled 200,000 miles, at ten years old, 2013, we sold it to my dad. He's put another 20k on it, with only a few small problems . In the 10 years I owned it, there were very few issues with it, all minor stuff. Maintenance things like belts needing changed, fluids leaking. The cord that connected the hood release stretched out one winter because of ice, so I couldn't open the hood for a few weeks. That was literally it as far as breaking down.

ETA: both engines in the LX model, I think the lower end ones still had smaller engine.

Every Hyundai car I've been in or by sounds and rides like crap.
No experience with the suvs, but generally people that toss around warranties that sound better than everyone else's is a gimmick and your likely buying a piece of shite.
I could be wrong, and sounds like a lot of people here have had good experiences with the Same Fe, but I'll stick to the Highlander.