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Originally Posted by Heatwave3
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you'll have a superior vehicle starting with a Sequoia and refining it to your tastes compared to starting with the outdated platform of an LX/LC.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.
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I think i understand your remark on the 3 wife's deal LOL which indeed is very funny .Im sorry I was on a serious Note Last night which was hard to read into dam work
On Your Token about the Toyota Land Cruiser being phased out I doubt right now is going to take place after the project lauch just now. Toyota has a special place for these Niche flag ship vehicles. The Land Cruiser has a legendary past on being the Top performer on full time 4wd . I was watching a Program with Ivan steward driving a 2008 LC Up North which Noted the new features like hill climb mode and every other Feature the Sequoia doesn't have.Wile On record I have a friend with a 2004 Land cruiser I felt the ride quality was very harsh almost truck Like and nothing Like the Sequoia in term's of ride quality
. Comparing these Suv's are a little different since each specializes in different categorizes and price range but each has there own merit's too.
Looking at the other's Like the Lincoln Navigator and Gm Based Yukon and Sub The seq par's well in this segment but still lacking a v8 Hybrid unlike Yukon which is the next best investment.Would I pay more on a Hybrid Yes. Currently Toyota division fleet would be the Luxury Lexus Ls600/rx400h and Toyota Highlander 3.3 v6 Hybrid is about as close when it comes to this proven design. I expect this Techlogy to make it on the Seq and Tundra very soon from my source within Toyota.
Erik