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Buy a 2002 Limited with 42,000 miles and CERTIFIED for $32,000 OR buy a New 2004 SR5 with most everything except alloy package($1300) and leather($2012) or invoice at $34,600.
I am leaning toward New and then I will buy my own alloy wheels and put on Nerf bars.
If you are happy with the SR5, IMO I would go with that because you will have the piece of mind that it will be treated well and maintained from the start.
Again, I agree with the your friends at the boat dealership, pulling a hill while towing (and sometimes not even that)in OD would not be the "correct" thing to do, but I have my doubts as to whether or not fluid over-heating would result due to OD or not.
New?......well we all know what it is like to have new car. These darn Sequoias hold their value so well that it just seems logical or us to go with a new SR5, even if we don't get all the goodies.
Since that occasion, I've never towed with the OD on. I've moved to a much heavier boat but also to a Tundra with a V8. I've towed up and down I-95 in some VERY hot and humid conditions. Sometimes, I drive up to 4 hours with the bulk of it at 75 MPH. Never have I had the warning light come on since I started following the manual.
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Since I haven't had a new car since my 1986 Prelude, the thought of $35-40K is giving me an anxiety attack. Due mostly because I have been able to get by with used up until now. So... if I can save $5-6K by getting a nicley equipped SR5 vs. Limited, it will be easier to justify .
Regarding the Land Cruiser vs. Sequoia. I have been buying used Land Cruisers up until now. I am in the camp that the Land Cruiser is Much better built in the interior than the Sequoia but grossly overpriced. Hence, my move to a NEW Sequoia.
Neither the Purolator air filter nor the oil filter seemed very impressive. The air filter material did not seem quite as thick as the Toyota product which I'd used before.
I'm happy with the tires so far and with Costco service. They have $60 off a set of four through February 1st. I had wanted to move up to size 27570R16 but Costco wouldn't do it.
I think I still need to do transmission fluid & filter service. Any advice on routines and maintenance intervals?
How was yours stacy?
Third row seats are easy to get into – just flip up the second row. And they are the most comfortable of any of the third row seats I’ve sat in (even for normal sized adults) with the exception of Suburbans and Excursions.
quesera1; I think we have almost the same car, mine is 60K with cross terrains purchased from costco. I also use mobil one, but I use toyota filters, you can get them on sale from toyota for around $4. I would encourage you to get the transmission flush. I tow a trailer and have it done at the 30K mile service interval.
As far as the 2005 refresh, I would expect to see the new 5.3 liter engine. That engine is rumored to be coming in the 2006 Tundra as a mid-year release so I would assume it would be in the Sequoia as well.
Part 2: any challenges buying in Nevada/Arizona, and registering in California?
Post #9325 in the 4Runner board got me thinking, and NV/AZ have better incentives at the moment.
Now, anyone out there have California registration experience of an out of state purchase?
Now, if you finance it, things get a bit complex. Most banks will not let you have possession of the CO if they are financing it. They will require the dealer to record them as lien holder and that means the dealer must do all tag and title work. If your dealer can't do the CA tag work, you're out of luck.
Some credit unions will let you take the CO to the DMV and record it yourself. Credit unions are more trusting of their customers than regular banks or Toyota Financial Services.
that's way way over mileage.. wouldn't get a good price even at a dealer wholesale auction...
Tomorrow I will be taking the truck on a business trip to Terre Haute, IN. This trip (roughly 500 miles round trip) is mostly highway miles, although there may be some snow, and the high temperature tomorrow is expected to peak out at 5 F. I will report back this weekend and post my highway mileage.
Regarding the incentives, this site posts them if they are applicable to your area. Back when I originally purchased my Sequoia (bought it in late September and it took 4 months to receive the truck), they were incentizing the ‘03s with $1,000 factory to dealer incentives. I might have bough an ’03 if I didn’t have such a specific set of color and option requirements that couldn’t even be found together on any of the ‘04s on the lots in this area at the time.
Droll1, with regard to “major restyling” of the Sequoia in 2006 and your statement that the Sequoia will be 5 years old in its current form by then: Remember that we are talking about Toyota here, and a truck at that. You might consider the Camry, which has been around in basically its same form since the early ‘90s. I would expect Toyota to offer an alternative engine (bigger, not smaller) and maybe put a navigation system or some other bells and whistles into the interior of the truck, and possibly flat folding third row seats (possibly well worth the wait by themselves). Don’t expect a major body, size, or running gear redesign. They generally address the competition with these minor updates, and the Sequoia already beats the competition on the technical aspects of the 4WD system and the reliability of the running gear. They are just a little behind on some of the creature comfort aspects of the interior.
Based on the past 15 years of the Camry and particularly the Land Cruiser, I wouldn’t expect the 2006 Sequoia to be noticeably different from the current models to the untrained eye. Definitely not a difference on the scale of the latest change to the Explorer or Expedition.
BTW, Who is buying the LC? Not North Americans (I don't think). Probably just Austrailians, Central and South Americans, and Africans. It seems that the LC still competes with the RR Defender in some of these areas.
I also like the solid rear axle and differential housing. I have always loved the way Toyota (and Nissan for that matter) stuck with the single piece construction on this part instead of the pipe in socket design of the American trucks.
So now I need to decide if it is worth the extra money at all to have the sunroof. Since I was ordering the trailer hitch separate getting the the wheel package works out to an extra $1000 I didn't want to spend.
Who likes, dislikes or doesn't care?
Wheel package yes, Liked the 17" rims style (especially over steel), spare is the same rim, 5 tire rotations, Prefer the look of "factory" dark tinted glass all around, prewired 7 pin connector for towing with connector inside for brake controller, Larger alternator for powering accessories,
I'm surprised the Sequoia and even older Tahoe don't get marked down for being the only ones without fold-flat third row seats.
As for the Durango, I can see why it finished first although I wouldn't buy one. I personally don't like the exterior styling and this Durango seems to already be living up to the previous model that was plagued with quality problems (will Mercedes ever influence quality over there?). Those issues don't ever come up in these comparisons unless the test vehicle actually has those issues.
Moving on....
Seemed like my neighbors have had a bug of new cars this year. I thought the economy is so-so, but not with my neighbors. In the past 4 weeks, there's been 3 new cars - an '04 Mazda3, loaded with all options incl Navi, at a $24K price tag. Sweet deal, sweet car..... Next was an '04 WRX, with the hand shaker, silver and very speedy. My neighbor and I went racing with it the other night. What a sweet revving four-banger..... And then just this weekend, the other neighbor couldn't take it anymore, she went out and got herself an '04 VW Bug. Geez. Now, they are making me get the car *bug*, no pun intended. SO far I am handling the pressure quite well, but knowing Mrs OAC, she ain't having none of that. So I might just drool over my neighbors Mazda3 and WRX for awhile. Methinks Mazda is having a good turnround story. The Mazda3 loaded up (leather, 6CD changer, Nav, very sticky 17" wheels, etc) all for a measly $24K. That has to be one of the best package out there. I want one between the WRX and the Mazda3. My neighbors told me they couldn't stand it seeing me revving around the neighborhood in the '03 Matrix, so they decided they all gonna one-up me. Well, they sure do, cos my Trix is now the weakest link of the bunch, LOL !
Oh, our '01 Seq is still rolling along fine. No problems whatsoever. Now with 46K trouble-free miles.... And mine has the silly kazillion sunglass holders... eeckkkk... That is the one thing about my Seq I truly dislike....
Does anyone have a spec (an educated guess is fine, too) about the dimensions of the cargo areas without the seats removed, only folded up. That space is an important factor in our decision.
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After months of service visits, poor performance, uncomfortable rides and plan frustration, they just traded in their new Durangos and bought other vehicles. POS was they standard name for it.
I personally would never consider a Chrysler product for myself again, they just stink. I did own a 1968 Dodge pickup that was awesome. However after that I owned a Late 70's Aspen wagon and another truck. Both were completely worthless vehicles. Since then I've had two Fords and three other Toyotas before this one. I have to tip my glass to the Toyotas for the value I have found in these vehicles.
My '03 sequoia has had a few issues in the last 12 months, but all are fixed now. My Durango friends could not get their's ironed out. Nor could they get rid of them fast enough.
IMHO.
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We, the consumers, should be the winner.
Now, if only we can wake other Seq owners up and get this board active again ....or is our truck so darn perfect there is nothing to complain about ?
Here is one: Unfortunately, neither my wife nor I get to drive it much lately; just sits in the garage. Kinda sad tho' cos everytime I see one on the road, I long to drive ours, but then when I am leaving for work everyday, it looks so darn big and intimidating, I just get into my sedan and drive it instead. What will it take to turn this truck into a daily driver ? That is my current dilemna with this truck. Anyone have any suggestions ?