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Originally Posted by cherrywanzi
for the quick response. How come Toyota just doesn't want to add this feature in 4Runner! it shouldn't be that hard for them to make such modification, but lot of trouble for us!
yeah manually tug it in/out is the cheapest way, but sometime when you rush out to work in the morning and have to joggle with kids, laptop etc, you just totally forget. and I'm too short to reach out to the passenger side mirror while driving on high way. don't even want to try it, since it's going to be a typical "dumb way to die" if I do that.
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There is a long list of things that wouldn't cost Toyota that much to add, but when you add it all up it adds quite a bit to the cost of the vehicle. What you are buying w/ the 4Runner is a rugged body on frame vehicle and giving up some of the creature comforts to keep the price point lower. The list price on the GX460 reflects what it would cost to manufacturer this type of vehicle w/ all of the "goodies" that we have come to expect w/ a typical ~$40-45K uni-body construction type SUV in this size. The poor sales figures for the GX460 show that not many people are willing to pay that much for the combination of goodies and rugged body on frame construction for this size vehicle....
Back to your question, I'm all for customizations! If you've got a particular feature you want (like power fold in mirrors) and can make it work I'm all for it! If you get any further on the project, post it up - I'm sure there will be some other members interested in the same thing.
David