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#165 of 1709 Buying in Canada by trdsctwo Sep 18, 2002 (7:49 pm)
The only advantage and American would have if they were buying in Canada would be a favourable exchange rate. Most of the Toyota Dealers in Canada have adopted a nice little price fixing scheme called "Access Toyota". Now when you go to buy a Toyota vehicle in most dealerships in Canada every pays the same price. In most cases this is very close to the MSRP. In the case of a 2003 Toyota Sequoia Ltd, MSRP is $62,155 CDN and the discounted "Access Toyota" price is $61,969 CDN. Talk about a bargain!!!! Add in your freight and PDI of $1260 and another $20 in environmental levies you have a final "discounted" price of $63,249 CDN. This is before you pay another $10,750 in federal and BC provincial sales taxes. Final price to drive your new 2003 Toyota Sequoia off of the lot here in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada is a paltry $73,999. When I decide to part with my 2002 Sequoia (that I didn't pay anywhere near the MSRP for, I will again try to shop around to see if there are any Toyota Dealers left in this fair land that are willing to deal. If not, I will be forced to buy something domestic; which would be a darn shame since I have purchased nothing but Toyota vehicle in my adult life. This is my seventh and very possible my last one!
#166 of 1709 Buying in Canada II by trdsctwo Sep 18, 2002 (8:38 pm)
Even after my mini tirade about "Access Toyota", the fact of the matter is that even including all of the taxes and fees, a new 2003 Sequoia Ltd is still lower than the MSRP in the US. A similarly equipped model has an MSRP of $48,300 US and $74,000 CDN translates into $46,600 US at a $0.63 exchange rate. I do not believe however, that US residents can import new vehicles from Canada without duty, if at all. I think that it violates the "Auto pact". So much for my 2 cents worth!
#167 of 1709 Sequoia vs MDX by cindil Sep 19, 2002 (2:39 am)
I just sold my car and I am driving my husbands since he has a company car. I have been test driving for a few months and have narrowed my decision down to the Toyota Sequoia or the Acura MDX. Where I live there are a few 02 SR5's left and I think I can get them at invoice, whereas the MDX, I believe is still going at MSRP here. Does anyone have any helpful tidbits in helping me make this decision? I have never bought a new car before, we normally buy used, however with both being only out since 01 and they want $34K+ for one that has at least 20K miles on it, it is better to buy new.....
#168 of 1709 SEQ vs MDX by charlieliu Sep 19, 2002 (10:43 am)
We bought our SEQ SR5 4x4 last December. We considered MDX and went one Acura dealer. Ther jerk SP said(and I quote): "I don't want to waste my time and my manager's time to negotiate. We sell the car for $2000 over MSRP". I left and went to a TOYOTA dealer. We got the truck for $800 over invoice. Comparing the two, SEQ is bigger, more powerful and has more options for the money. Now, every time we saw a MDX, my wife and I are saying that we made a right decision. Otherwise, we would regret for as long as I own a MDX had we bought one.
#169 of 1709 cindil by tsw019 Sep 19, 2002 (12:48 pm)
Ref post#159......and disregard most of our bitching about Toyota (Corp.) and their attitude. Quality,ride,comfort,etc. is your concern in comparing the MDX vs. Sequoia......Test drive(interstate and 2-lane) the Acura first then go to Toyota dlr soon after(same day)and drive the Seq. You will answer your own question!! Good luck.
#170 of 1709 Re: Sequoia vs MDX by doudoudid Sep 20, 2002 (4:33 pm)
when i bought my 02 sequoia at a year ago, i was also considered between these two, mainly for the price, look and third row seat. to be fair, when i test drove the MDX, i was impressed by how tight it cornered when i was doing a aggressive turn, but i was also turn off my the attitude of those greedy salesman. so i eventually went with the sequoia as you know. after a year, i was so thankful for those acura salesman that forced me to make the right choice. being a layman who has never driven a SUV, sequoia's size does turn a lot of people away, but once you get used to the size, you found that you are in heaven.   i still think sequoia doesn't turn as good as an MDX, but so as to all other sedans, MDX just isn't an alternative of a minivan or 7 passager SUV, the 2nd row seat is even smaller than a highlander, and the third row space is a joke, don't say it's for children, cos they are so closed to the back window and i feel it's dangerous for people who sits there. that alone has already brought MDX back to the class of all 5 passage SUV segment. the space of the sequoia is real great.   for interior, i feel they are almost the same, MDX isn't up to luxury section at all, but so as sequoia. but the smoother ride and the quietness of sequoia won MDX big time.   looks are very subjective, but i do find MDX's front is too flat. but i know a lot of people think MDX looks more sporty.   i don't think people agreed, but when you compare a honda to a toyota, (or even acura to toyota) the only thing that honda/acura can win over toyota is they are more sporty. but the refinement/attentions of detail are simply not there.
#171 of 1709 I Paid $39,784 for a 4X4 SR5 by allocca2 Sep 25, 2002 (2:53 pm)
MSRP was $41,206 Package goes like this. I added a few things on too.   Roof Rack Driver/Passenger Curtain & Side Air Bags Daytime Running Lights Leather Interior Moonroof with tilt and slide Power driver and Pass Seats Alloy Wheel Package with Tow hitch, Running boards,RR Privacy Glass Power heated outside mirrors Accessory meter (compass O/S Temp Gauge, homelink and trip computer Dual Air conditioning (front and rear controls) Keyless entry Front fog and driving lamp lights cargo tote carpet floor mats with door sill protector cargo net glass breakage sensor Alloy wheel locks, molded dash applique backup sensor bug deflector window rain guards   My trade in was $11,850 for a 99 Chrysler LHS with 50,000 K   When all is said and done, after all the taxes, finance charges, 7 year 75,000 mi platinum warranty, 5 year car care agreement, some stupid 5,000 cash back if the car gets stolen agreement that I needed to buy in order to bring my percentage for financing down to a decent amount, the car cost us, not excluding the trade in.   $50,000.00 and that is final cost after EVERYTHING.   I did manage to squabble for another $1,000 off and they are mailing me a check.
#172 of 1709 Sequoia vs Ody by cindil Sep 26, 2002 (2:26 am)
I switched from the MDX to the Ody. The deal that I have on the 2003 EXL Ody is MSRP (they are throwing in some DIO for nothing) + $865 for the 7yr/100K $0 deductible warranty. On the Sequoia it's a 2002 SR5 4x4 (I can't remember all of the options however the MSRP is $40,7XX and I can get it for $36,5K and $1,100 for the 7yr/100k $0 deductible warranty. My husband, father-in-law and children want me to get the Sequoia, however my mother-in-law and myself are leaning toward the ody because of price. I have to make the decision today.
#173 of 1709 cindil by doudoudid Sep 26, 2002 (2:14 pm)
why would you switch from MDX to Ody, is it the space issue?   my brother has the Ody, while we have our sequoia, for Ody, you really have all the conveniences of an mini van, for sequoia, it's a tall vehicle that sometime you find it is hard to climb in and out, unload baby... but it definitely has it looks, and do you need the 4wd? i bet if you are switching from MDX to Oddy, you probably don't need that, am i right?   so if you are looking for a cooler mini van, you can get a 2wd sequoia to save even more bucks. although i said Oddy is more practical, i still like my sequoia over Oddy, cos it has 3 seats in the 2row, while Ody has only had two, it forces you to use the third row all the time. and mini van has too much rattles, it looks like a few chairs seating in the center of a big box. and i do like the toyota qualities over honda, the steering wheel is much better in the sequoia as well, for me, despite the gear stick is suck at sequoia comparing to Oddy's.   by the way, you may get more feed back if you post you mail in the sequoia forum (instead of what did you pay) or the mini van vs SUV
#174 of 1709 2003 SEQUOIA SR5 by sk123 Sep 27, 2002 (3:16 am)
I bought 2003 sequoia SR5 for $800 above invoice Inv:38,753 MSRP:$43,619   AH ALLOY WHEEL PKG #1 W/P265/70R16 TIRES SR PWR SLIDING SUNROOF PM PREFERRED PKG AC FRONT/REAR AIR CONDITIONING Z1 PREFERRED ACCESSORY PKG CQ CONVENIENCE PKG V2 GLASS BREAKAGE SENSOR RL DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LF FRONT FOG/DRIVING LAMP EJ JBL 3-IN-1 PREMIUM COMBO W/CD CHANGER GY HEAD/BODY SIDE-IMPACT AIRBAGS DR ROOF RACK Color Silver Order date: 9/16/02 Delivery date : 9/17/02 http://www.koons.com/frameset2.asp?LINK=NewCars&MAIN=new_vehicle_search

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