[bobstcyr]

I was at the local dealership yesterday and test-drove a new Venza - no surprises as I found it to be everything I'v heard and read about. The interesting aspect of the marketing literature and sales pitch is - it is a wagon and little mention of it being a crossover from the SUV. They are definitely distancing themselves from the SUV image.

I was also told that the ETA of any order is realistically 8-weeks unless you are willing to by one of the fully loaded models being forced fed to the dealerships. The Venza I drove sticker'ed out at $39K ad change.

Very nice ride and interior appointment