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2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
And I agree with you. My Volvo you had to reset it yourself after a fill up.
Haven't decided yet which is the best method, having to manually do it or it doing it itself. Being lazy and trying to be precise is a problem.
Tomorrow I take it in for the transmission upgrade. I'll talk to them some more about this little problem. I'll not get bent out of shape about it either way.
You're probably right. They do have to pay the designers and engineers lots of money though. And the guys that do the blueprints..well Toyota does most of their design by CAD which reduces costs but they do have a heck of a team of engineers. JL have you considered leasing versus buying? If you trade after three or four years and don't drive more than 12=15k miles per year you should consider it.
Mackabee
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
As far as leasing, having a frugal upbringing and nowhere to write it off I simply do not find it economically worthwhile. If you want an expensive vehicle that you really can't afford or have a way to write it off it's a good idea, other than that it is not, check with Consumers Reports or Edmunds which is the better way. My company expected a 21% profit margin, no matter what, I imagine the car companies expect more. My Avalon is 15 months old with 6000 miles.
Pure indirect would be the utility bill and taxes at the Toyota Hq located in another state. Also travel expenses by managers, rental fees... you get the picture.
Can anybody ever figure out what it costs to make a car? It all depends on the definitions you use. Did Toyota (or GM) take in and keep more than it spent? Probably. But where do you allocate retirement pay, health benefits for retirees and depreciation? Per car? Per model? Per year total production? Interesting......
Part of the reason a GM/Ford is not that attrative... those extra 2-3K legacy cost per car has to come from somewhere... I would say mostly parts. No thanks.
Mack
Mackabee
with foot off of brake, turn on the ignition and select the odometer (not A or .
Turn off the ignition.
Then depress and hold in the odometer selection button, while holding in, turn on the ignition and hold until the milage indicated gos to all ------. That's it. turn off the ignition and the light should be out when you start it next time.
If this doesn't do it, I'll have to go outside and get the book, it is in there. The page number 159 jumps into my empty mind.
Hope this helps.
Mackabee
Ps. If you go with a Bimmer next time, lease it and the maintenance is included for the duration of the lease. All the maintenance not just the oil changes.
Mackabee
Mack
p.s. there's some aftermarket kits available for around $200.00 for the dash pieces and center console. $99 for the door switch covers. Didn't see any for the door panels.
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Mackabee
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Mack
Mackabee
I've long been curious as to why there isn't a Toyota version of the RWD and/or R/AWD Lexus IS series.
The Camry and Avalon, Toyota's only products in this "class", are both FWD. Many of us "older folk" would look more than interestingly at a RWD in this class, and I would think many younger folks would be atracted to the extra "sportiness" of a RWD.
Any thoughts..??
On Wed, 10/31/07, Remotes And Keys wrote:
From: Remotes And Keys
Subject: Re:help SENT10/4/07
To: shooter_9mm
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 5:38 PM
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Thank you for your patience,
-Josh
Customer Service
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Mack
Mack
So far it has operated just fine.
I had called them and they called me back when they had all of the parts required. I got to the shop at 8:15 and at 1:30 it was finished, washed etc.
Just hope it doesn't surprise me any more.
I don't believe there has been a single instance of 'tranny' trouble in the 5 speed unit in the 05+ Avalons unlike the 6 speed unit in the 07 Camry which did report some limited mechanical issues. The problem with the Avalon tranny (05 to 07) is entirely software related and you can thank Toyota's emphasis on FE and safety for that. It is becoming a common probelm with these 'intelligent' transmission as hesitations and/or delays in gear engagements are epidemic - and getting worse. Whether Toyota should have done a better job worrying about some 'user friendliness' into their transmission control software - not THAT is probably true. And welcome to the 21st century, where we are starting to lose control of our own cars. It will get worse.
PS - my 05 Avalon now has over 60k on it, it has never been back to the dealer other than to get the steering checked and an oil leak fixed, both conditions that did not effect the car's reliability and both relatively early on. Transmission slippage or hesitation? certainly not in the last 50k or more but then again it took me about 10k to understand how the car WANTS me to drive it. A difficult concept, IMO, that many apparently have a problem with.
Thanks for any help.