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what does Mormon have to do with the Topic at hand? I'm Ex Mormon and No i never wanted a Suburban or a large scale SUV right now but I think i might understand your logic there Heatwave I very much admire your post addressed to page but In No shape or form Would I lower my standards to him.I very much agree with everything you state to page on being a riot but there are a few little point's he has provided.The Interiors back to topic are bad . Your spending close to $55k yet having to look at wood grain kit's because Toyota didn't offer it or even provide real metal tone vs the cheap fake stray on silver dash I dont expect that.I don't know Toyota at present really disappoints me and the other Ts memberTake my Word I love the product but there is No expection to the rules on upping the current levels of Content level's in the class.Your spending a lot of your money on the Seq Toyota need's to up the level's and features and this topic is dead Killed
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My reference to Mormon was trying to poke a little fun at Page having multiple wives to benefit from 3 seat memory positions. Done late at night and probably in poor taste. Meant to be funny and looks like I missed the mark. No offense meant...my apologies to any other Mormons out there.
On the merits of the interior of the Sequoia, I was one of the first to point out my disappointment that Toyota did not go more upscale. But the reality is you can get a fully loaded Platinum Sequoia for around $52k and likely lower prices as time passes. For a couple hundred $'s I can upgrade some of the interior with a real wood aftermarket kit and still retain all the important features of the Sequoia such as the IRS, fold flat 3rd row seats and expansive interior.
OTOH an LC is going to run $65-70k and the LX is going to run $75-80K and no amount of aftermarket money is going to get me electric fold flat 3rd row seats, IRS and more interior space on these vehicles.
That was the point of my remarks and I think that ultimately you'll have a superior vehicle starting with a Sequoia and refining it to your tastes compared to starting with the outdated platform of an LX/LC. And you'll likely keep $20K in your pocket as a bonus. Do I wish Toyota saved me the trouble by offering a better Sequoia interior to start with?...Absolutely. However if they had upgraded the Sequoia as we all wish they had, it would have wiped the LX and LC completely out of the US market in 2008.
I think it all came down to a financial approach to phase the LX and LC out over the next couple of years (US Market) instead of having the sales of those vehicles plummet at the launch of the new Sequoia.