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Is the Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7 petrol reliable?

I am looking at buy a Hyundai Sante Fe (2008 model) with 70,000 miles on the clock. It's the rarer V6 2.7 Petrol engine. Is this reliable?

Asked on 25 March 2015 by siell

Answered by Honest John
It's belt cam and needs to be automatic because the manual five-speed had a peculiar set of gear ratios for hauling caravans. Very low 1st and 2nd, then a huge gap to 3rd make it horrible to drive solo. Test here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/hyundai/hyundai-sa.../

Problems here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/hyundai/santa-fe-200...d
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