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Replying to: janbaldy (May 22, 2004 3:54 pm)
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Replying to: teemb (May 21, 2004 4:37 pm)
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Replying to: ravenmaniac (May 24, 2004 5:58 am) In Wixom Michigan, there is a large Lincoln Mercury dealer across the highway from the factory that builds the TC and LS..and yes, even those cars have the full destination fee, even though they were transported from...across the street.
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Replying to: tyresmoker (May 24, 2004 8:19 am) What's the logic? Ensure a uniform freight charge nationwide? Why not charge whatever it costs to actually ship it? I suppose a $1,200 freight charge to the coasts would scare off too many customers?
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Replying to: ravenmaniac (May 24, 2004 8:56 am) It is extremely inefficient to charge freight on mass produced items on a per item cost analysis basis. Think of it as a HUGE letter. If you send a letter to one of your neighbors and send a letter to someone on the other side of the country (or Hawaii, for example) it costs the same .37 Now, it costs the post office considerably more (relatively) to get the letter to Hawaii. However, the money saved in getting letters to close areas makes up for it. It's really just taking the average cost of shipping and making it a set fee. Quite common, actually.
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Replying to: mfullmer (May 24, 2004 10:32 am)
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Replying to: tyresmoker (May 24, 2004 10:53 am) |
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I have just read all the messages & questions on the Solara convertible. I think I may have had one of the first 2004's on the road in Central NJ. I still have not seen another one on the any of the major highways here. I originally read about it on line. I kept visiting Toyota showrooms to see one. Finally there it was. I fell "in love" with the design of the car, and I agreed to lease the next one that was scheduled to arrive without regard to color or options. I needed a lower price than the fully loaded one in the showroom. It arrived a week later and I had it on the road April 15, without even test driving it! The ratings everywhere were high. My car is medium/light blue with a tan top and light tan interior - no wood. I love the silver accents; the dashboard is attractive; seats are comfortable & legroom is ample. I agree on comments about the "top" controls at night; even during the day you have to be careful if you are raising or lowering all windows at once that you do not press the "top" control button since they are next to each other. The ride is very smooth, except for a "shake" when riding over really bumpy roads. I receive compliments constantly and if you don't like the attention be prepared. I would rate this car high in overall satisfaction. Rear visibility while backing up with the top up can be a problem, but there is a solution. I rely on both my side & rear view mirrors and back up slowly while constantly looking out to side mirrors to double check. I parallel park twice a day with no difficulty. With top down it is real easy! I have put close to 2000 miles already, but the weather has been beautiful and there is nothing like the feeling of driving this convertible!
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Replying to: ravenmaniac (May 24, 2004 5:52 am)
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We just picked up ours yesterday. SLE V6, White with the tan interior and tan top. I'm real partial to white with the tan interior. LOVE this car. Very tight and smooth ride. This is our first convertible and will mainly be my wife's car. I got $1100 of MSRP. This was only the second one this dealership has received and was the first white one. Everyone keeps coming up to us and ask to see the car. My wife eats this up. We had an 04 Lexus RX330 that we had for a year and sold it to get this. That is what she wanted and you have to keep them happy you know. I'm looking forward to the day she lets me drive it to work. I do wish it had some body side molding though, people don't care if they bag your car with their crapy of a car. I'm in the SE and could not deal with dark interior with the hot summers we have here. |
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