Why does SE Toyota mess stuff up?

[jbl911]

Extremely annoying, mine had the usual SE toyota garbage on, but It was otherwise the car I wanted, midnight blue venture edition. It included pinstripe, chrome trim running boards, toyoguard and door protection kit. The only thing I appreciated was the window tint, the pinstripe I removed, the running boards are getting replaced by rock sliders. All the add ons were basically free after negotiation, but I could had gotten a better deal if the car didn't have any of the add-ons to begin with.

 

[LandCruiser]

Can confirm SET has been pulling this crap for years. They tried to sell my dad some Enkei wheels in 1996.

I bought an FJ Cruiser from them years ago, they were selling them with the BBS wheels and Pirelli Scorpions. You couldn't get them to sell you the "base" with steelies and Dunlops because they were putting them on ALL of them at port.

The best they could do was give me half off on the package I didn't want.

They were, maybe still are, owned by some venture capital company and try to sell you a third party extended warranty with a mile of fine print (mostly about using reman and non-OEM parts once the Toyota warranty expires) and "insurance" on wheels and tires.

Honestly, I was shocked that I managed to get my Trail from a SET dealer with ZERO port installed add-ons.

 

[Cymon]

When I bought in 2015 we were moving from the SF Bay Area to South Florida. Couldn’t find a 4wd with 3rd row (wife’s stipulation). Ended up buying and registering in MD, as we still owned a house there at the time and then drive it to Florida. It’s crazy how many 2wd 4runners with all of the bolted into appearance package stuff they sell down here...I guess for pulling everyone’s Air and bass boats to the “Glades”.
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