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#451 of 1077 Re: Driving in snow and other thoughts [santa3] by md_outback Dec 15, 2008 (10:46 am)
Replying to: santa3 (Dec 15, 2008 7:53 am) Hey santa3, thanks for the info. What brand and model of tires came on your Venza? Living in Wisconsin, do you normally switch to winter tires or make due with an all-saeason tire year-round? If you've never had HID headlights before, the low cutoff is a typical complaint. If the beam was aimed any higher they would blind oncoming traffic - that's why most have an auto-leveling feature built into them.   Does your Venza have the heated windshield wipers? If so, did you get a chance to try them during the snow storm? Please keep us updated on your experiences.   Thanks.   MD Replies to this message: macpro (Dec 15, 2008 2:36 pm) santa3 (Dec 15, 2008 2:53 pm)
#452 of 1077 Re: Driving in snow and other thoughts [md_outback] by macpro Dec 15, 2008 (2:36 pm)
Replying to: md_outback (Dec 15, 2008 10:46 am) The Venza (V6) comes with Goodyear Eagle RS-A 245/50R20 HIgh Performance All-Season. Living in Wisconsin and having the Venza for about 10 days, the tires seem to be working just fine. I'm sure Bridgestone Blizzak would be better in the snow, but I don't see the need (at this point) to change.   I have the heated windshield wipers along with heated mirrors. They work great, in my limited experience.   -- James
#453 of 1077 Re: Driving in snow and other thoughts [md_outback] by santa3 Dec 15, 2008 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: md_outback (Dec 15, 2008 10:46 am) Tires: Goodyear. Too dark in the garage even with a flashlight & ceiling lights to see the model and it is not printed boldly on the tires. We never switch tires in the winter.   Yes we have heated WWs. One button turns on all defogging - rear window, side mirrors and WW. I guess the WW one worked fine - but I was going fast enough that there wasn't much of a build-up on the winshield. The snow mostly blew over the car and did not settle except at stop signs.   Yesterday I put the car in the attached, unheated garage and closed the door. It was 30F out. About 10PM it got to 37F out and then plunged to below -10F overnight. Today drove to town at -2F to mail something and felt like I was driving (at 40mph) on the roughest road imaginable. As if all the tire balancing weights had fallen off. The faster I went, the worse it got. All roads including the drive had been well plowed and are generally smooth. When I got to town I looked at the rims and noticed all kinds of ice and snow built up all around the inside of the rim on all 4 rims. Built up fully side to side and all the way around, perhaps a few inches thick in spots. If you've seen Venza in person you know how wide the rims are. Well, they also are pretty flat so they don't self clean. So I got the watering can, filled it with hot water and melted the ice away. This is the same problem we have on the Subaru and the same solution. Tonite when we go out to dinner we'll see if I fixed it. I'll also try to keep up with snow removal when I return from an expedition rather than waiting - but hey, why not try the lazy man's approach first.
#454 of 1077 Venza Production Shutdown Until Approx. Jan. 12 by md_outback Dec 22, 2008 (7:24 am)
Checking the Toyota Georgetown, KY production plan and some news alerts, it looks like there will be no additional Venzas produced until about Jan. 12, 2009. Thus far 6348 Venzas have been assembled through Dec. 17 when the plant shutdown for an extended period (usually they just shutdown for the week from Christmas to New Years Day). So if you are hoping your local dealer may have some additional Venzas arriving soon (beyond their current allocation), it may take another month to rebuild the pipeline.   MD Replies to this message: sunfiend (Dec 22, 2008 9:15 am) md_outback (Dec 22, 2008 12:25 pm) joeblack1 (Dec 22, 2008 10:34 am)
#455 of 1077 Re: Honda Accord CUV reported by gs933 on 28 Nov. [rexf] by steve_ HOST Dec 22, 2008 (7:52 am)
Replying to: rexf (Nov 29, 2008 7:13 pm) The competition:   Honda Accord Tourer CUV   There are some spy shots out there but I haven't been able to find out if it's really coming to the US or not. Replies to this message: roho1 (Dec 22, 2008 9:39 am)
#456 of 1077 Re: Venza Production Shutdown Until Approx. Jan. 12 [md_outback] by sunfiend Dec 22, 2008 (9:15 am)
Replying to: md_outback (Dec 22, 2008 7:24 am) Thanks for this information. I've found that very helpful. Where do you look to find the plant production schedule? We tried to buy a Venza this weekend but the dealer and I were about five hundred $ apart so no go. We're trying to get 10-11% off of MSRP. Oh well, it doesn't hurt to walk away I suppose. Replies to this message: md_outback (Dec 22, 2008 12:25 pm)
#457 of 1077 Re: Honda Accord CUV reported by gs933 on 28 Nov. [steve_] by roho1 Dec 22, 2008 (9:39 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Dec 22, 2008 7:52 am) Wow, I like. The styling is more pleasing to my eye than the Venza. From what I can tell it's 3" shorter and narrower including the wheelbase. It comes with more manageable 16" wheels/17"opt.   I hope they bring it over.
#458 of 1077 Re: Venza Production Shutdown Until Approx. Jan. 12 [md_outback] by joeblack1 Dec 22, 2008 (10:34 am)
Replying to: md_outback (Dec 22, 2008 7:24 am) Thanks for the info. Starting to sound like I need to more seriously consider the alternatives.
#459 of 1077 Re: Venza Production Shutdown Until Approx. Jan. 12 [sunfiend] by md_outback Dec 22, 2008 (12:25 pm)
Replying to: sunfiend (Dec 22, 2008 9:15 am) Use this link for Toyota Georgetown production stats: http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/pdfs/prod/prodresults.pdf   If the link doesn't work, go to www.toyotageorgetown.com; then click on the "About" tab and select "News" from the drop-down. Once the TMMK news form appears, scroll down and click on "latest production statistics." Pretty neat info on that web site.   MD
#460 of 1077 Replying to Sunfiend by scoop82 Dec 22, 2008 (1:19 pm)
I also walked away from a dealer this week. Though I liked the test drive, they couldn't get me color and features I wanted and would not deal on price. Told me Toyota is selling Corollas very cheap and have to make money on new Venzas. I'll wait or look elsewhere where customer service is better. That Honda looks interesting. Anyone know about its seat height? What attracted me to the Venza was seat higher than sedan but not as high as some SUV's. Comfortable to get in and out.

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