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#7 of 10948 Really that much by bphd Apr 26, 2000 (10:48 pm)
Cytoman, I just checked edmunds and it ranged from 32K-invoice to 35 MSRP... Are you talking canadian$$$? Anyway, if Toyota's pricing model is going to w`ork, they need to be somewhere between the RAV4 and the 4runner...I would think that it would come in fully loaded at about 30-32K... any thoughts? B Replies to this message: powerman2 (Sep 15, 2006 2:28 pm)
#8 of 10948 Seems logical to me by porknbeans Apr 27, 2000 (11:57 am)
This seems like an absolutely reasonable response to me. I would even go so far as to say that if the pricing falls like you just described I'll be knocking on the door of the dealer when they roll them off of the delivery truck. But with manufacturers setting sales records all over the place there is no incentive for them to keep the prices in the 30-32K area. Unfortunately I would have a tendency to believe that they are going to be more 35K.
#9 of 10948 Pricing Discussion by bphd Apr 27, 2000 (1:17 pm)
Beanyman, I would agree, in the first year folks will probably paying MSRP plus something. Remember what happened witht he VW Beetle.... I am currently leasing a Solara which will be due back to the dealer by 2002. I am hoping I can leverage that fact for a reasonable priced Highlander. If not, I would have to look pretty hard at the Escape, which fully loaded, would run around 25K. Also, I am a bit leary of buying any car in its first year of manufacturing... Finally, while at the car show, I got a single page document on the Highlander. It has a form to send back in to let the folks at Toyota know that I am interested. Hopefully, I will get some more info in the upcoming months. B
#10 of 10948 Let me know what you hear by porknbeans Apr 28, 2000 (11:27 am)
I was unable to get to NY (living in the Midwest) but would be interested to hear what Toyota has to say about the vehicle. There are only a couple of vehicles that I wouldn't be afraid of buying on their first year of production and Toyota is one of them. They seem to have the production nightmares that plague some other manufacturers solved. I called the 1 800 number for Toyota three times asking if I could get on the mailing list for the Highlander. I finally got the last operator I talked to, to write down my name and address but don't know if it will go any further.
#11 of 10948 Address for Highlander Mailing List by bphd Apr 28, 2000 (1:27 pm)
Porkster, I have the address for the Highlander SIG at home. I will post it later on this afternoon. In addition, I can e-mail you the scanned in one page brochure if you want. Let me know, Brian bphdyahoo.com
#12 of 10948 Some more info on the Highlander by cytoman Apr 30, 2000 (8:42 pm)
is now available. I just saw my dealer today and he handed me some one page flyer. The High is a five seater. It would be available in FWD and AWD in both 2.4l 4-cyl and 3.0l V6. I just wonder what the ground clearance and HP is on this thing.
#13 of 10948 Correction by cytoman May 01, 2000 (5:19 am)
HP on the 2.4L 4-cyl?
#14 of 10948 HP on the 3.0 by agt_cooper May 01, 2000 (5:19 pm)
I've seen 220 published as the HP rating on the 3.0 V-6. No info. on the 4.
#15 of 10948 V-6 by porknbeans May 02, 2000 (4:18 pm)
I can't imagine hauling 5 people with their gear and running an AC in the Summer or the Defroster in the Winter with a 4cyl. Even if it is a 2.4L I'd have to think that it would only be 150-170hp but more importantly is what would its torque be. As Americans we always want to know the horsepower but what we really want to know is the torque.
#16 of 10948 Pork-n-torque? by agt_cooper May 02, 2000 (4:44 pm)
Couldn't agree with you more on torque being important, especially when you get into heavier vehicles. Torque is what gets you going, and the more an engine can produce early in the rpm range, the quicker the vehicle will feel. Also, you'll put less wear and tear on the engine since you won't need to rev it so high. My rule of thumb on a "truck-like" engine is that it should produce a higher torque number than horsepower. If it doesn't do that, it is not well suited to a heavy vehicle application, IMHO!

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