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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 22, 2008 10:20 pm) We are quite familiar with Toyota's and I spend a fair amount of time in their facilities. Looked at Venza's in trial production some time back, but just sat in one a couple weeks ago. Drove one on Saturday. You won't go wrong buying one in the first production year. Long leisurely test drive, and the car was perfect.
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It has a sticker of $36700 with the Luxury package, the Navi package and the stand-alone sunroof. What surprised me is that Toyota is not ramping up production very quickly probably in recognition of the slowdown in the overall market. Normally a new launch begins with volume at a trickle, becoming a gusher after a month or so. In this launch the schedule is one a week through mid-January...all of them are of the loaded variety between $35000 and $38000. |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Nov 24, 2008 11:58 am) |
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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 24, 2008 2:03 pm) Top 5 Midsize Cars in Dependability Overall Rating 1. Chevrolet Malibu 2. Ford Fusion 3. Mitsubshi Galant 4. Honda Accord 5. Toyota Camry Not all domestics are inferior to Japanese cars. Also I heard that the Venza dashboard materials are disappointing in their overall quality. Much like in the Camry reviews which criticise the plastic quality.
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I'm currently a very happy owner of a crv. may consider looking at venza after lease is up. i'm 60 and what i love about the crv is how easy it is to get in and out of. I practically just slide in and out of the thing. For those that have sat in the venza, how is entrance and exit/ The camry and others are terrible. have to fall in and climb out of the car
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Replying to: luckyme1 (Nov 24, 2008 2:07 pm) I don't think there will be a feeding frenzy with this one due to current market conditions. Fitzmall is already discounting them and they aren't at their dealership yet. That should tell you something. Other than having a Camry wagon and calling it something else I don't see the point of this vehicle with the already bloated stable of suv's Toyota offers. It does look nice except for the Ford Edge looking snout. Makes you wonder if Ford copied the FTS-X concept or if they already had the Edge in the pipeline considering it takes the domestics longer to bring a vehicle to market as opposed to Toyota that does it in 18 months or so.
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Replying to: guy1974 (Nov 24, 2008 4:53 pm) Top 5 Midsize Cars in Dependability Overall Rating 1. Chevrolet Malibu 2. Ford Fusion 3. Mitsubshi Galant 4. Honda Accord 5. Toyota Camry Not all domestics are inferior to Japanese cars. Also I heard that the Venza dashboard materials are disappointing in their overall quality. Much like in the Camry reviews which criticise the plastic quality. What year was this survey taken? and was it initial quality and not long term reliability? I've heard from someone who has first hand experience with Toyota and read the opposite in regards to the interior quality of the materials used in the VENZA. As a matter of fact the person called the interior "gorgeous" and said the quality of the materials was just as good if not better than Lexus. All reviews so far state the same. Since they are arriving at dealerships I'll stop by and check one out for myself after work tomorrow. Please post a link to the JD Power survey.
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Replying to: toledo73 (Nov 24, 2008 6:23 pm) |
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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 24, 2008 10:47 pm) I can`t believe the Venza has better interior quality than Lexus, otherwise why buy a Lexus! I am looking forward to seeing on ein person but not all reviews are uniformily great about the interior quality so don`t drink the Kool-aid just yet. It is an individual opinion anyway when you get to touch them and check for any hollowness.
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Replying to: rogeliov (Nov 24, 2008 10:42 pm) I don`t think the Japanese get cars out that much quicker than domestics. Maybe in the past but the gap will have significantly closed - just by improvements in factory design, procurement etc which is easy to copy from Honda, Toyota etc.
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