Recent content by ToddG

B+ Followup to my previous post. After a month of trading phone calls and e-mails with the dealership referenced above, I finally got in touch with the company president. As soon as he heard what had happened, he through the company into overdrive and put everything right as fast as possible...

CD-Changer and NAV The NAV system includes a single in-dash CD/cass player as well as an AM/FM radio. It uses the same 10-speaker (JBL?) sound system as the cd-changer version. My salesmen also assured me repeatedly that the NAV system included an in-dash cd-changer. When we got it home and...

v8 mileage With just under 2k mi on mine in the past month, I'm averaging 15-16 mpg with a fair blend of city and highway driving. The mileage computer is useless for anything but outside temperature. Acura CL Type S Transmission I was a victim of this. My 2001 3.2 CL Type S started to have...

Nav Systems I got my first in-dash Nav system when I bought a 2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type S in May'00. I've used it to travel up and down the East Coast from NH to GA. When I went shopping for an SUV to replace my sporty coupe, I began with the requirement that it come equipped with a Nav system...

Test Drive We test drove the T6 the same day we bought the 4Runner. Safety: unsurpassed, as all of the above reviews and awards have pointed out. If my wife was going to buy an SUV, this would be the one I'd force on her. Driving: blah. I don't care about 268hp when it's being pushed...

Yea, it's snowing! We got about four inches today, and spent most of the day driving back roads to take the dog for a run in a dog park. Passed many stuck vehicles which had managed to go offroad unintentionally, and saw many more swerving and skidding all over the place. The only time my '03...

Mileage Be careful about how you calculate mileage for your 4Runner. My '03 LTD 4WD V8 is getting 15.5mpg, but the built-in trip computer reports it as 18mpg. I'm not complaining about the mileage -- engine isn't even broken in yet at less than 500mi and I didn't buy this thing for its...

First, let me say that I am very happy with my new 4Runner. I look forward to enjoying it for three years (my lease term) and wouldn't be surprised if I got another at that time. However, my buying experience was and continues to be very negative. When we went in to look at the vehicle and...

Nav system & HID lights My (leased) '03 4Runner Limited 4WD V8 is one week old today. I got the Nav system (it's a company car and I travel a lot) and have been happy with it for the most part. The layout of the software on-screen buttons practically overlap the hardware dash buttons...