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CAR REVIEWS AND RATINGS
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| Ratings |
( Maximum score is 100 ) |
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| Overall: |
 ( 100 )
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| Comfort: |
( 100 )
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| Performance: |
( 100 )
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| Quality: |
( 100 )
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| Appearance: |
 ( 80 )
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| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
The confident comfort in driving the Highlander. Safety. |
Least favorite feature: |
Less than ideal place for cell phone or Whopper. |
Advice to buyer: |
It has a very high potential for reliability and resale. |
Detailed review: |
Several weeks of first driving the Highlander in city traffic were pure joy. Having just driven the Limited AWD over 1,700 miles on 65 mph often windy interstates into remote snow swept and muddy areas of Canada, my joy now approaches ecstacy. The braking systems and skid control performed amazingly well. Now if you're into boulder busting or axle threatening military maneuvers, this is not quite what you're looking for. Still, it's tough and more than capable for taking an overly laden kid scout troop to a campsite. Lightly or fully loaded this is an equally capable and comfortable transporter for 'roughing it.' As for the driver, I'm over 6'5' and, even with the moon roof, I fit quite nicely. So too does the more than ample storage for even a fairly large flea market vendor. Grasping for negatives ... Toyota has not yet, even with the newly included center console, provided an ideal place to put a cell phone or have a good flat fast foods holding type surface. As for outside appearance (low on my list of priorities,) I wasn't much impressed at first. Many strangers oft coming over to me may be changing my mind. They seem to 'love' the way it looks. Supposedly it looks 'very cool.' Anyway, in no way do I regret this purchase. The Highlander is a wonderfully comforting multi purpose vehicle. It's features, ride and handling appear to be the ultimate currently available compromise for those looking for a safe and large capacity type station wagon. Perhaps this should be kept quiet so that most everyone isn't driving the same car? |
Also considered: |
2002 Acura MDX
2002 Ford Explorer
2002 GMC Yukon
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| About This Reviewer... |
Location: |
Wilmington, Delaware |
Other vehicles owned: |
1996 Lexus LS 400
1997 Suzuki Sidekick
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Review submitted: |
February 24, 2002 |
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