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08-12-2023 06:11 PM
@Sage04 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
There's a red one I want. I don't think the others are as attractive.
I had my test drive today and while it will take some adjustment from 4 Runner which I have driven 27 years!
It will take a minute! The most adjustment will be the gas saving feature. If you stop for a minute it "shimmies" as the engine cuts down. Accelerate, and you drive off smoothly!
@ECBG if sounds as if it's a hybrid. My vehicle does that also when at a stop light, but once you press the gas off it goes. Sometimes I forget and think it shuts itself off.
The "shimmy" I described was on the one I test drove here. The one I want is 4 hrs away. I get to drive it back on an interstate in a very large city!
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08-12-2023 06:16 PM
@ECBG wrote:
@Sage04 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
There's a red one I want. I don't think the others are as attractive.
I had my test drive today and while it will take some adjustment from 4 Runner which I have driven 27 years!
It will take a minute! The most adjustment will be the gas saving feature. If you stop for a minute it "shimmies" as the engine cuts down. Accelerate, and you drive off smoothly!
@ECBG if sounds as if it's a hybrid. My vehicle does that also when at a stop light, but once you press the gas off it goes. Sometimes I forget and think it shuts itself off.
The "shimmy" I described was on the one I test drove here. The one I want is 4 hrs away. I get to drive it back on an interstate in a very large city!
You should check to see if they will drive it to you.
08-12-2023 06:19 PM
@ECBG wrote:
@Sage04 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
There's a red one I want. I don't think the others are as attractive.
I had my test drive today and while it will take some adjustment from 4 Runner which I have driven 27 years!
It will take a minute! The most adjustment will be the gas saving feature. If you stop for a minute it "shimmies" as the engine cuts down. Accelerate, and you drive off smoothly!
@ECBG if sounds as if it's a hybrid. My vehicle does that also when at a stop light, but once you press the gas off it goes. Sometimes I forget and think it shuts itself off.
The "shimmy" I described was on the one I test drove here. The one I want is 4 hrs away. I get to drive it back on an interstate in a very large city!
@ECBG since it's not brand new, are you planning to take it to a mechanic before you buy it?
This is so strange. I was watching an episode of "Matlock" last night and the episode was entitled "Lemon". I thought of you and said I hope you get it checked out. And guess what Les (Don Knotts) bought it from a dealer lol. That episode always make me laugh.
Most vehicles have a little hybred in it so that's not a problem.
08-12-2023 06:20 PM
I did, many thanks. I've driven Toyotas almost 30 years and driven miles alone to and from yearly conferences all over our state. I'll get it done, many thanks.![]()
08-12-2023 08:18 PM
As it happens we have a branch of the dealership here if I have an issue. The owner is a home town boy! Lucky!
08-12-2023 08:25 PM - edited 08-12-2023 08:27 PM
@ECBG wrote:
As it happens we have a branch of the dealership here if I have an issue. The owner is a home town boy! Lucky!
@ECBG I know it's all up to you and i hope they take care of you if anything goes wrong.
Enjoy and I know if would be easier for you to get in and out than the Toyota 4 runner.
08-13-2023 08:47 PM - edited 08-13-2023 08:48 PM
I did great! We were gone 13 1/2 hours to the state's capital. I am beyond tired!!!
There are a lot that AREN'T AWD. I had to have AWD.

08-13-2023 09:57 PM
08-13-2023 10:05 PM
@ECBG I understand why you need the All Wheel drive especially since it snows a lot where you live. Just remember to turn it off when it's not needed.
08-13-2023 10:08 PM
My 2023 Tahoe has auto shut off, but I can over ride that feature by simply pressing a button (and I do).
It's not a hybrid, it's just a gas saving feature.
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