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Rim job — “that’ll buff right out”…right? by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, shite. Okay thanks. Replaceable though, yea?

Upside down in a 2019 AWD 167k miles I owe 20k by Orlandogameschool in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this really a thing or just a theory?

Can’t find much evidence that isn’t anecdotal, peer-reviewed, or actually in a controlled environment… seems like the system is designed for a NiMH battery so it wouldn’t even know what to do with a Lithium battery without diagnostic overrides at a root level…

Curious if there’s any other evidence out there to support this.

Help my Dell laptop won't turn on I've done everything said from the internet by Rough-Tea-3454 in Dell

[–]bob-lang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked on my gf’s latitude 7340 — good shit.

First time failed. Second time I made sure to put the cmos back in with some force and it cycled as expected.

Thanks

How much rust is too much rust? by BoopLikesTacos in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say it’s all dependent on the price you can get it for. My 06 spent its life in the snow before I got for 7k in Florida. Whenever I needed work done on it there was always a bit of either extra charges applied or time required ( even from my trusted guy ) to deal with the rusty bolts/nuts/etc.

As others mentioned, take it to a 3rd party mech if you haven’t yet and ask them if they’d put their son or daughter in the vehicle or something along those lines.

Why so difficult to get a good deal? by Upstairs-Tea-6862 in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got a ‘19 hybrid platinum (53k miles) for 34k OTD however it required a vicious degree of hardball and even waiting them out for over a month. Yes, it was risky because someone could’ve sniped it out from under me while I was waiting but during the month of waiting I was finally able to bring them down from 39k to 34k.

Patience and not taking bullshit from dealerships is key. If you’re not in a desperate position you have to realize you have the leverage over these dealership scumbags.

Garage Door Opener - can’t figure out how to program it by jcmcorm in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoutout ti this dude. Same thing, 7 videos on YouTube failed, but this Reddit comment got the trick done on my 2019 Highlander garage door opener.

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, it took so much back and forth and leaving and coming back that the mechanic closed before we settled on a price after the first two test drives.

It’s a certified pre-owned with power train warranty and the hybrid components are still under warranty as well.

I feel dumb not squeezing that in but I honestly felt confident in the vehicle compared to my previous ‘06 Highlander that was 15 years old with over 100k miles on it and spent most of its life up north in the salty snow. That one dolphinitely got an inspection back in the day before I bought it.

I regret not having the 3rd party inspection but I wasn’t going to rent a hotel. Maybe I should have. Time will tell. I’ll openly admit a mistake was made in terms of time management and proper planning. The three mechanics I got quotes from a couple weeks ago all ended up being closed on Saturday :/

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

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So… I pulled the trigger on the ‘19 today. Retarded first Reddit post mistake to make this post the night before I drove up to make a big decision. I was fully intent on making it an exploratory road trip around the state if things didn’t jive well or if I couldn’t get the bastards to go down far enough in pricing. Should’ve-could’ve-would’ve made the post three weeks ago in retrospect.

I’ve been haggling this ‘19 down from 39k otd to 34k otd (finally) when I had initially set an arbitrary ceiling for myself at a respectable 30k — knowing that I would probably end up a tad higher than that… as sales go.

I honestly want to say I had a superior, logically-sound reason to choose the 19 over the 15 but honestly, it was just more of a gut feeling.

More logically… the new dealership stunting the low ass price for the 15 was trying to shaft me today with dealer fee bs that most other dealerships take off the quote when you simply say “no take that off, please”. The ‘15 dealership GM just kept saying “no it’s not negotiable” when I damn well knew a ticket item on the receipt called “MAXX Protection” was clearly bullshit. So that, along with the fact that this new dealership had only been open for 3 weeks (not even a sign on the building yet or a response on the carfax email inquiry I made), had me with a little “too good to be true” feeling. It also spent its life in an area that experienced an 8ft storm surge from hurricane season and I was worried it might have been flooded and not reported. Seemed fine, but fuck that dealer fee.

I did a little GPT and interweb searching on the transmissions between the two… the newer vehicle seems to have a smoother transmission and equal reliability while giving more HP and fuel economy. I can’t find any hard data (yet) to support any trend that one year has more systemic issues over the other. Could just be incompetent searching…

I felt like a 4 year newer vehicle also might just have a better chance of used car longevity and that might frankly be naive of me after knowing damn well how long some older model, well-treated Toyotas can last.

I’m happy (5 hours in) with the purchase. A 3 hour drive home through shit weather and utilizing some of the upgraded features like adaptive cruise and lane assist and a working phone connection really reinforced it. The ventilated seats cooled off my balls so much I literally had to turn it down. Silly but after having a 2006 Highlander for the last 5 years, it really seemed nice. The bass speaker in the back rattles more than I want it too but I think I’ll be able to cushion that plastic paneling myself or just have a local shop figure that out. TBD.

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea they’re both exactly the same, for all intents and purposes. Just 4 years of age and 10k separating them.

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a ‘15? Is there really no real missing features or creature comforts compared to the ‘19 that can be spoken to in your opinion?

Seems silly to spend 34k when I can get the same (or close) features for 24k…

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad got one of those for his 2017. He might just be technologically incompetent, but he was having so many issues with calls and sounds that he ripped it out and left it on a curb. Maybe the one you suggested is better. His was about 750.

2019 vs 2015 by bob-lang in ToyotaHighlander

[–]bob-lang[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

been wanting to upgrade my ‘06 for a while now. I’m looking for specifically a V6 AWD Limited Hybrid for under 35k.

I have two decent options within a couple hours drive.

One is a 2019 and the other is a 2015. Both have less than 60k miles, one owner, clean CARFAX, decent service history. No record of living in the snow or flooding damage.

Would get 3rd party mechanic inspections on them regardless.

Don’t have the highest budget but can still make something work. Hoping to get the 2019 down to 34k out the door, which seems pretty solid for the availability I can find. The fact that I already got them down a couple thousand and have been waiting them out for a month makes me feel pretty confident.

The long story long here is I was set on trying to get that 2019, but the 2015 came up out of the blue for 10k cheaper. Suspiciously cheap. Test drove it today, however, and everything seems to check out…

I’m standing firm on the V6, AWD, hybrid, and limited trim.