Hyundai Tucson 2.0 CRTD CDX

I highly recommend Hyundai of Freehold to anyone looking to buy a new or pre-owned car. Every associate there was very respectful, caring, and patient there. One of the Product Specialist, was very helpful.

Was looking to replace my old 17 year old jeep grand cherokee 4.0 petrol after it failed the MOT and was going to cost more than the car was worth to get back on the road plus the fuel consumption of the old beast was a shocking 17 mpg

As much as I loved my Jeep and was actually quite sad to see her go I started looking around a other 4x4 , i was not a great fan if the new shape cherokee as I thought it had lost it outdoorsy type look and I am not really a range rover type of person ... However nice they are

So I went on autotrader and scrolled through for a good few hours of all the types of 4x4 in my price range that's when I found a little gem called the hyundai tucson

The one I managed to find ( through a company called credit car sales based in essex ) is a 2.0 diesel auto called the CDX CDRT

It returns a pretty good 32mpg which for someone who drove a 4.0 petrol i was pretty happy , the model i have a ton of extrasl leather seats , electric mirrors , heated seats , electric sunroof , tow bar , side steps , climate control , cruise control , 4x4 button which is handy as most of the time I am driving on normal road surfaces

It's a pretty smooth drive the only criticism that I have is the auto gear boxes not as responsive as it could be needing a bit of time to kick into what fear you want when you put your foot down to join a motorway etc

That being said for cruising along its a really nice car

Not very popular in the UK with people opting for he slightly bigger Santa Fe but I was not keen on the odd front stylimg of that the tucson is in my opinion a lot more modern looking

Since been replaced by the IX35 which in a couple of years time I might take a serious look at one of those

Overlall pretty impressed by the hyundai it has won me over

Related to its price:

- nice driving position

- low cost during years

- safety

- good handling

- enough space

- lots of optionals included in standard version (CRDI-extra)

Having owned this Hyundai Tucson 2.0 CRTD CDX from new I have always been pleased with the way the vehicle feels - it likes being driven and the only problem I have had was a windscreen wiper motor that failed shortly after delivery.

The big problem was fuel consumption, but all early owners got together and Hyundai produced a package that resolved the issues raised.

Consumption of my Tucson is 34mpg overall types of driving so I am pleased with that result for a 4x4 SUV.