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There is no word on the larger engine but he is going to Japan soon where there will be some big announcements.
He feels the focus will be on hybrids not larger engines. The hybrids give more performance, great torque and of course better fuel economy. Supposedly there will be 5 or 6 new hybrids in the next 24 months.
Hybrids are coming to the Toyota Camry by 2006, ditto for the Sequoia and Tundra, so I heard. BUT, the Camry and Sequoia will be due for a redesign by MY2006 (the latter was released in Oct 2000), so maybe expect an engine change or a hybrid version by that time for these two vehicles.
BTW, did you purchase another Seq ?
I suspect that NO ONE in our "green" class will be at all interested in a new HP race using this technology. For myself, I was considering, seriously, purchasing a hybrid RX on the assumption that the I4 would be used.
Not any more.
Maybe the HL version will use the I4....
I'd probably be looking at a 2wd SR5 with Package #2, stickering at just over $35k. How close to $30k should I be able to get? How hard is it to find a 2wd SR5 in the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia area?
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And Car_Man has answered a lot of wear and tear questions over in Lease Questions - Ask Here (try a Search This Discussion in there).
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Hope this helps
Any other high mileage Sequoia's - what else do we have to look forward to.
Have taken it in 3 times already but everytime they say they adjusted this and tightened that, but the squeak is still there. It is temperature related as it does not do it in hot weather.
I now have even less confidence in the dealers than I did before.
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Yes, I'm back in sales and have taken over the Scion sales at my dealership. Its going fairly well, but I need more xB cars and fewer xA's. Its a heck of a challenge for a truck nut like myself, but I've actually taken to them nicely. I'm driving an xA demo and genuinely love it.
Thanks
There are ways the dealer can get caught doing this. If a vehicle is sold but no registration is ever recorded, they notice. If the vehicle ends up at Toyota of Baghdad in need of a new seat heater, they notice. The selling dealer will loose allocated units when they figure it out.
As to the reason this is done, I can't give you a complete answer. I think it has to do with the the make-up of the company. If a Sequoia is sold by Toyota Motor Sales US to a customer who should belong to Toyota Europe, the Europe guys get a bit miffed. Obviously nobody is going to miss a few sales here and there, but its the larger principle that matters. Again, this is part is just my guess.
Hope this helps.
Let us know when the dealer gets you sorted out.
2HD.
I still love this car, it has meet all my expectations! I would get another to replace it when the time comes.....
68K miles on your '01 ? Yikes. You do use the truck. I wonder who has the highest mileage on their Sequoia ???
Beeping breaklights will not alert you to a bike hidden behind the car or a child hiding. It also is a tremendous help while parallel parking. I can fit in spots that I might have passed on previously.
For all else, the one best benefit now my wife has another helper while driving to keep from hitting something.
Was there ever an official Toyota solution to this problem?
Thanks, and Happy Independence Day to all.
For those that have had the drone problem, does the pitch change with speed?
I have Bridgestone Desert Dueler H/Ts with about 3,000 miles on them.
Long-Term Test: 2002 Toyota Sequoia -Wrap-up
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Love my '03 only issue has been the oil pressure sending/receiving unit 14k currently. The look of the Armada doesn't appeal to me somewhere between the rounded back doors and straight roof, the rear door handles my kids could never reach and the actual grill bumper layout. Many rattle complaints as well as brakes and a couple other concerns/problems that plague MANY first year models (including Sequoia the first year or two). The Armada does have more HP and TQ as well as better towing and the flat folding third row is definite bonus!
If you do not need the towing capacity or off road ability the Sienna AWD is an excellent choice. You get more room, flat folding third row, much better MPG, and a lot of highly praised features for a lot less money! Many people hate the instant middle age, soccer mom, lack of sporty appeal image that comes with the Minivan. The in check with reality, mid 30's, saving $ on initial cost and gas, my 4 year old starts soccer in September, waistline not as sporty as it used to be, part of me says a Sienna is a strong contender to replace my Corolla if it ever dies.
Towing a boat and travel trailer, hunting on friends property, beach part of me still needs a V8 with good off road ability. Sequoia or something like it will still be a necesity but 50 mile rush hour round trip, sit in the parking lot all day, definitely calls for the reality $$ as a second vehicle
Colors:
Limiteds now come in arctic frost pearl (a pearl white), regular white, phantom gray, black, silver sky, desert sand (yay! A gold color finally!) and the all new bluesteel, probably a grayish blue metallic. We lost the green for good.
SR5's now come regular white, phantom gray, black, silver sky, desert sand, and the all new bluesteel, probably a grayish blue metallic. We lost the green, red, and other blue (blue marlin) for good.
The interior gray (11) is the same, but the tan color interior is now a taupe color, rather than a beige brown.
The Sequoia remains an 8-passenger, but there is a LUXURY package option on a Limited that means the car can be a 7-passenger, like the Lincoln Navigator, with center rear-seat buckets rather than a bench in the middle. Navigation system will be available (in dash) with a JBL 10-speaker audio system. There will be an available rear air suspension.
As for looks, the rear and the front are redesigned slightly, and the entire car will be fully color-keyed, with grille, bumpers, overfenders and all mouldings matching. The BIG news is the new 282 HP motor, with 325 FT Lbs torque... and an new 5ECT (5-spd automatic tranny), and all cars (including the SR5's) will have overfenders rather than SR5's being able to have chrome wheel arch mouldings. All cars get an in-glass antenna, and gas mileage improves greatly: city = 16, highway to 22.
There are 2 new packages:
SR5 Sport Package = new styled 16" alloy wheels, tubular running boards, adjustable rear air suspension, fog lamps, front skid plate and a JBL audio upgrade.
Limited Luxury Package = New wood appearance dash/interior garnish, 7-seat config. with 2nd row bucket seating w/ center 2nd row removeable console, optitron gauges, memory seats/mirror and the adjustable rear air suspension.
NAV system is available on all models. And, one safety item change is that the 2nd row side curtain airbags is coverage with the roll-over sensor.