Recent content by Steve1

I've been watching 2018+ for about six weeks now. IMO, about $65K would be in the right ballpark. Depends on how much CPO means to you. To me, if all maintenance records are in place, I wouldn't pay extra for CPO.

Wow. That sounds rare. A 6-9 year old LC, with < 15K miles and in your location? A miracle you found one.

I just had a look and confirmed what @Tex68w said -- there aren't any 'deals' to be had, even in ancient Merc's. In fact, I just saw a '67 Ford Bronco that sold at auction for $58K ! Holy sh*t, something is seriously wrong with the market. I wonder if a lease might the way to go then? Either a...

Ah, that adds a bit of color then. The real shortage of new LC's, combined with a FOMO (fear of missing out) since they're not going to be importing any more. I see that the 300 is coming as the LX. Will be interesting to see what that's going to be like; a shame the grill just keeps getting...

I hadn't heard about it being discontinued. Is this official from Toyota? As in a statement confirming they won't be bringing the 300 in, or is is market speculation?

Interesting thread, and good timing. I logged in after a long time away precisely to answer this question. Let me ask something similar, but with a slightly different set of conditions. What if you had to have a car within the next 4 months? If things work out, I'll be moving to Las Vegas (no...

What is it with these dealers and their bait & switch? This seems the second time in as many weeks that an advertised price was jacked up the moment someone asks about it.

I guess I'll ask the next obvious question: is there anything that we as owners can do about this? I.e. mods to the system to prevent easy theft?

Of course. Roughly it follows the area of a circle, where area increases with the square of radius. In all those places, transport becomes less frequent and less available the further out from the centre. However even within the densely stacked urban areas of the USA there are far fewer options...

I've heard this a few times, however Japan, China and Europe aren't exactly small and they somehow manage.

Just wondering: why did you go 24 gallon instead of 40? Both require spare relocation, so it seems that if you go that route, may as well get the largest tank possible.

I thought about that. I'd definitely rather not have someone monkeying around the interior, but there is premium to be paid for the three rows, only to have them taken out. I guess it is all down to costs.

Well, for me, this has been a very informative thread. So the real question now is: what systems can equal the ML? Since it is not available in a two row LX, is any high end system, well installed going to just as good? I assume here that the two-row base LX has the same sound deadening and...

Huh. Does make me wonder if that space (if any) beneath the rear cargo area could be modified.

I think from a transmission/reception perspective, you want the most 'ground plane' (if my long ago installation memory serves), so the roof would be better.