Thinking of a new vehicle for the wife

[Madeinhb]

The wife really won't need any of the cool features on the trail model. We are looking at the "base model" SR5. Still pretty nicely equipped. If she wants the "premium" package that adds leather interior and a sunroof. The ones we were looking at were between $32K and $35K. The email bidding war sounds like a great idea. Being that there are lots of 2014 models on the lots they should make us a decent deal with the 2015 models beginning to come in. I'll email the sales managers directly and do the whole CC thing so they are all aware they are bidding against each other.

The wife leaves in the morning for a business trip so I told her to figure out exactly what she wants while she's gone. Hopefully when she returns on Tuesday she'll know and I can send out the email.

Thanks.

I love my 4runner. Feels like a truck but I have the room of an SUV. I went with used 2006 cause it was half the price of new.

[Mtn.man]

My new Duramax says Proudly built by union 358 members in Flint Michigan.

[KestrelBike]

Depends on your definition of "American" I suppose. There was an article out recently about which vehicles were the most American made. I remember the Toyota Camry was number one. The Ford F150 was second. I can't remember the rest but I know there were other "imports" on the list. They based the study on several criteria including not only where they are manufactured but the source of the parts.

Oh, and for those of you who are die hard "buy American" fans, have you seen how many pieces of your vehicle come from places like Mexico, the Philippines, etc? Those places are known for cranking out high quality products, aren't they? And, depending which model you buy, it might have even been assembled at one of the plants in Mexico or Canada.

Oh, and I don't recall Toyota, Nissan, etc. running their company into the ground and then taking a handout from the federal government either.

Wasn't that whole Toyota accelerator recall a bunch of liberal-congress fueled bullshit during the height of domestic shitty sales and bailouts? And they never could replicate or even prove a single case of the runaway Toyota as big media rabidly reported? (Not counting the stuck floormat, that's a basic physics issue that can affect any car with a pedal)

[Madeinhb]

Not to mention I love that the back window in tail gate rolls down and up.

[brutal]

I agree with some of your points but if we bought less Toyotas, Hyundais Nissans the California workers would be building ford and Chevys

So you're against free market Enterprise?

Apologies to the OP, but I couldn't resist the troll.

[Madeinhb]

So you're against free market Enterprise?

Apologies to the OP, but I couldn't resist the troll.

I think some of us fell for feeding the troll

[sroz]

Brought to you by the same people that brought you Pearl Harbor what would our grandparents say

NM. Did not mean to derail.

Ray - good luck with it & hope you manage a sweet deal.

[ray1970]

Sheesh. This has run off course. I was just hoping for some first hand experiences with a few makes and models.

Anyways, just to keep this thing derailed, I will just say that I buy what best fits my needs and I prefer to buy something dependable and reliable that holds some of its value.

If it makes any of you feel better, I drive a Dodge Ram and have two Harleys in the garage.

[Mtn.man]

Get a side car for the wife.

[ray1970]

Get a side car for the wife.

She wouldn't ride in it anyways. She prefers to ride her own bike. Been quite a few years since she has even ridden on the back of mine.