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section. You will find RS3200 and RS3200 Plus owner's guides.
Before buying our HL, we checked out Melody, Steven's Creek, Toyota 101 and City Toyota (Daly City). I don't know whether any one dealer was better than another. I would suggest though that you stay away from Melody. We found the people there to be rather arrogant.
In the end, we bought our V6 non-limited from Hayward Toyota. We paid $1000.00 over cost. The reason why we went with Hayward was because they were the only ones that would do a special order.
I suspect you probably could now get a HL for less than what we paid, as the inventories are a lot better now. If you wait another month or so, the Honda Pilot will be out. That may further bring down the price of the HL.
Regarding the dealer in bay area, I got mine from Tracy Toyota and they've been very good I negotiated to about $700 above invocie last summer when most were paying MSRP. Though, I would recommend going online and picking out the options and color. This dealer like any other strung me along for few hours before we both were too tired to make the deal. We closed deal at 11:45PM on Sunday night. Good luck.
Sorry, can't help you with the fob question. As I'm not affiliated with any dealer, I'm just operating off my personal experience and knowledge. Logic would tell me that one could add the remote feature since you already have the electric locks. But, that IS just a guess on my part. If you can't get the factory one installed at a reasonable price, maybe there's something out there in the aftermarket, especially if it's only a remote lock/unlock feature you're looking for.
Good luck.
I am installing a dimming compass mirror, and have it wired and working.
(very easy). The last step is removing the stock mirror and I have no clue
how. There is a slot on the bottom but, what should i do with it.?
thanks and happy holiday weekend.
Ed
Oh one last thing, try getting a quote from Dan Dixon at "Toyota of the Dessert" in Palm Springs. Last time I talked to him, he bid at $700 over invoice.
I just wanted to calculate the rpm vs Speed for each of the gears.
Many thanks
thanks
axle ratios as posted by KBB
3.12 4 cyl 2wd
3.48 4 cyl 4wd
2.99 4cyl 4wd lim slip LD / No VSC allowed
3.08 V6 2wd
3.29 V6 4wd
2.99 V6 4wd lim slip LD/ No VSC allowed
The gear ratios for your HL V6 are as follows:
1st . . . . . 3.938
2nd . . . . . 2.194
3rd . . . . . 1.411
4th . . . . . 1.019
Reverse . . . 3.141
Differential 3.080 [2WD] / 3.291 [4WD]
Note that while 4th gear in the HL is referred to by Toyota as an overdrive, it is technically a slight underdrive at 1.019. While some members have expressed concern regarding high rpms at highway speed, I have found the gearing to be perfect for the HL. None of the gear hunting experienced in most automatics with large splits between third and fourth gear [i.e. 1.00 to .70].
I hope this helps!
Sirfile
2.99s, Not with the underpowered 4 banger.
Thats not bad - I had heard some people complain that in top gear the rpm is too high.
This has probably been posted before, but I am in the market for a hood protector for my Millennium Silver H/L. I'd like the Toyota brand but don't want to pay the marked up costs at the dealer. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!
Gary
2001 H/L 2WD
Millennium Silver
The things that made us finally choose the HL are:
in addition to poor crash test results, PF has a smaller cabin, especially the back seats. Gas milage of HL isn't that great, but PF's milage is much worse. PF has more horsepower but HL is actually quicker due to its lighter weight. HL is quiter and smoother. We do not go offroad but we live in Canada where we drive on snow and ice for a good part of the year, so HL's AWD with VSC and traction control is advantageous to PF's traditional 4WD (even though it has the auto-mode).
Just my $0.02.
http://www.partznet.com/toyota/highlander/accessories/hoodprotector.html
I brought mine there (based on a recommendation from someone on this board) and at that time they were offering free shipping.
Checking with the Tire Rack, we find that the GY gumballs are the cheapest tire that is listed there for only $57 in the stock size 225/70-16. When we first got our HL last summer, they were then $60.
Being a firm believer in 'you get what you pay for', I changed to Michelin Cross Terrains. And now I see that they are going up in price, currently listed at $139! Last summer, they were only $124. In my plus-one size, they are on special at only $118, whereas I paid $130 then for the 255/60-17s. I can't win!
If I bought either one I would personally use Premium gas, just as both companies recommend.
http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/summary_midsuv.htm
Note where the Highlander is on the list, and note how far down the Pathfinder/QX4 are.
I have the manuals for the '01 HL, and there isn't any mention of different gear ratios front to rear in the 4WDs.
Maybe you are confused by the fact that the FWD vehicles have one ratio, and the 4WD vehicles have a lower gear ratio? Front and rear differentials in all 4WD vehicles must have identical gear ratios
I believe that the two Toyota made SUVs share the identical V6 engines and transmissions.
I ordered my FWD V6 to my specs in late March with the 4 month wait story given to me. I called dealer today and he said Japan confirmed order, but no mfgd. date yet. I am selling my current vehicle when I get word the HL is coming.
So, I'm hoping there is at least a couple weeks from notification to arrival at dealer....if anyone knows this for sure from experience, let me know.
Thanks.
We ordered our HL on 1/28, and it was unloaded on our dealer's lot 84 days later! This despite the fact that there was a 1-2 week delay (in Japan) in the building of the truck.
Our dealer assured us that he would give us ample notice of when the truck would arrive. However, we did not receive any notice until the truck was actually on the ground here in the US. Once at the port, it took another 3 days for the truck to be delivered to our dealer's lot. We live in the SF Bay Area, and the truck came into port in Long Beach (So. Cal). I'm guessing a MN delivery would be about 7 days?
I don't blame our dealer for the lack of notice. I know he was emailing Toyota Motor Corp. for updates, but he was not always receiving a response.
Also, the engine turns at a certain speeds and is connected to each axle, so how can those turn at different speeds all the time? I don't get it.
-juice
While there is a differential located in front at the front transaxle and the driveshaft between the front and the rear axles, why would Toyota give the front and rear axle differencials different ratios?
The difference between the two ratios mentioned earlier, 2.92 and 3.12 to 1, is simply two much! That is over 6 1/2 percent. The small spider gears wouldn't hold up for long spinning as fast as they would have to in order to overcome that much difference.
The VC on the HL and/or RX cannot be an issue since it only comes into play under the very worse of circumstances. My initial thought was the same as yours, a constant disparate rotational rate between the F/R axles would cause the VC fluid temperature to continue to rise as long as the differing rotational rate existed. But what I forgot is the fact that some level of heating can be transferred through the diff'l oil and housing.
But you can see for yourself at:
http://www.lexus.ca/brochures/RX300_English.pdf
Page 16
Front:3.291:1, Rear:2.928:1
They didn't mean to imply it was on the same vehicle.
http://www.jdpa.com/studies/winners.asp?StudyID=625&CatID=1
Thanks for the help!