Recent content by mscot

Do you have a higher mix of highway miles? We're mostly city. And we may have a heavier foot. :p

I dont believe that GH is going to see mid-30s with the 2.5 hybrid. We have that engine in our Rav4 and only see low mid-30s (34-35). The GH weighs a good bit more.

If you want guaranteed reliability and do not care about acceleration or having the newest electronic gadgets, then go with the 2024. You will, likely, never have a problem with it. Now, two caveats. I dont know you, so please dont take offense. 4 Runners are higher off the ground than a lot...

I live in Colorado. I think at night it was -20 at one point. The coldest I drove it in was probably -4, but maybe -10. If it matters, my vehicle is in a SFH's attached garage and I have a home charger. Garage is not insulated so its usually only 10-15 degrees warmer in the garage than it is...

My PHEV did fine. I even drove it in all EV mode.

My 2002 Jetta was made in Mx and I never had a problem with it up through 88k miles and the next owner never had one until she abandoned when she moved to Europe. :crazy:

I can't speak for how Toyota will do it. But I know with our BMW, the engine in our PHEV is the same as in the 40i, the b58 inline 6 w/ turbo. However the engine is slightly detuned in the 50e b/c it can give you better performance than the 40i with less stress on the engine due to the larger...

That's less than $44k USD

Where do you see 50k miles? That LR had 3400. Still had to be a crazy person to buy it at that price.

I dont know for sure bc I haven't looked at all of those brands but I think they all force you to buy a package to get them. IIRC heated front seats are the only thing standard for BMW. To get steering wheel, ventilated front, and rear heated seats you have to get their climate package. I...

I can vouch the X5 interior is nicer than anything in Lexus' SUV lineup.

That's how all the luxury brands do it. That said, I wouldn't call Lexus/Acura a luxury brand. Premium is a better word.

I just traded in my 4Runner for an X5 50e so I totally get wanting something fun to drive. Surfboards are easy to stick out of that rear window!

Texted you.

That 4 Cylinder on a vehicle that heavy will be a dog as the battery declines.