Recent content by BassMiesterNJ

Maybe I should have been more clear. I am not looking for Lease vs Buy advice. I have leased before and it works for me. If I decide to finance, I'll probably look at 2 year old vehicles. That said, I'm gathering preliminary Lease information to determine if a Trail lease can be had for my...

Yeah these lease numbers are high, I know that. I'm at the early stages of probing dealers for their best number. I was hoping to get some real world numbers here to see how out of whack that quote is. $450 to $475 per month, I'd consider leasing a Trail. Otherwise, I may have to lower my...

Date 3/21/2012: 48 month lease quote 12000 miles per year NJ sales tax 7% $0 down MSRP = 38583.00 Standard money factor of .00220 Residual $16084 $598.35 per month Anyone have numbers to compare ? I just started looking at replacing my 2007 4runner.

I'm thinking, I throw in some speakers. And what about that tweeter ?

Please fell free to post in this thread. Question: Why 6.5 not just use 6.9 like the originals ?

My first thought is to try new speakers first.

OK, so no JPL tags, no Sub woofer. I'm dealing with the non-JBL. Now what about the RDS or no-RDS ? What is RDS ?

How would I know it is JBL or not ? Nothing with JBL logo. Just the stock premium with 6 CD changer according to the original sticker. Suggest a HU ?

Best Bang for the Buck sound improvement 07' Sport ? I'll be keeping my 07' Sport for a few more years as I just bought it off lease. I've never been a fan of the sound quality of the speakers. I'm looking for suggestions to improve the sound and get the best bang for the buck. Is it worth...

Would you mind passing along the details ? Cost, part numbers, installation process ?

I saw a Sport on the road that had "dark" roof rack tubes and thought it looked pretty good. Mine is an 07' and has the light colored tubes with dark end caps. I'm not sure if another model year offered the tubes in a dark color (like the end caps). Can anyone shed some light on this ? Have...

End result: I bought the 4runner off lease. Buy out was too good a value to pass up, so I'll drive it at least a couple more years. Even with zero down, I am not upside down on the loan. Should be a painless transition to another car down the road.

Sounds like my 2002 Discovery. Talk about a love/hate relationship.

The dealer wasn't even interested in selling the 2000 LC (too old). They were sending it out to auction. Long story short, I can buy my 07' Sport off lease for well under average retail price and that is what I'm going to do (provided financing comes thru to my liking). As for LC, probably...

Well I haven't gone for a test drive of the 2000 LC yet. Keep in mind, this is going to be a "financial" decision.... used car loan involved etc. I have to make the numbers work for my "current" income (or lack there of). So we'll see.