DRIVING IMPRESSION
Santa Fe’s Satnav meltdown of directionless Bok proportions only blip on trip
David Furlonger headed off in search of history and adventure in the Hyundai Santa Fe
Diehard Springbok supporters are not the only ones distraught at the performance of the national rugby team. So is Korean car maker Hyundai — or, at least, its Santa Fe sports utility vehicle (SUV). As my son James and I drove out of Durban early in October after watching the Bokke destroyed 57-15 by the All Blacks, the vehicle’s satellite navigation system went into meltdown. We were looking for the N3 to take us back to our hotel in Pietermaritzburg. Faced with multiple highways and side roads (and perhaps overcome by the prevailing mood of national misery), the satnav panicked. Different roads kept flashing on the screen. "You’re here." "No, you’re here." "Or it could be here." Only once we were well clear of Durban, following a number of potentially calamitous wrong turns, did the damned thing calm down. Just what everyone needs: a satnav with no sense of direction. What could possibly go wrong? Actually, not much. Apart from this brain freeze (the satnav gave no trouble at othe...
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