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After six years driving a Hyundai ix35 2.0 manual, Ryan started to look around for an upgrade, but eventually returned to the Korean stable and bought an updated compact SUV.
“Two years ago, I was shopping around for a double cab, with the Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Volkswagen Amarok both on my radar. Unfortunately, the Land Rover Discovery is out of my grasp for now. My main priorities were safety, space, power, warranty (Hyundai is particularly good with theirs), versatility and repair costs outside of a warranty plan.
This 2017 Tucson 2.0 automatic, then being used as a demo, had the right blend of everything I was looking for, with lots of options ticked off that made the asking price of R350 000 well worth overlooking its rivals. All I had to do, was add a nudge bar up front and a towbar on which to hitch my Jurgens Wimpi.
