i'm in!

[zentech]

time to officially join the club



se, magnetic gray metallic
ash interior
running boards
mudguards
silver exhaust
body side molding
tint - front windows (after photo taken)
viper alarm
19" limited wheels w/falken tires
$38.5 otd

adding
- hitch - aftermarket
- hood protector (poss).

thanks to all who gave great advice on these boards... i had been lurking a bit...a lot of what you wrote went into my decision.

[TrailDust]

Welcome aboard the forums, and congratulations on the new purchase!

[mctommy]

Nice! That's a pretty good price. It looks like it has some of the exterior features of the limited (silver rear bumper).

What does it not have that the Limited does?

[vsansal]

Congrats on your purchase. Looks really good! Those 19'' Limited wheels makes so much difference on the overall apperance. Magnetic grey was my second choice after blizzard perl. I love that color.

[zentech]

Originally Posted by mctommy

Nice! That's a pretty good price. It looks like it has some of the exterior features of the limited (silver rear bumper).

What does it not have that the Limited does?

off the top...
wood grain interior
silver door handles and roof rails (i like the color-keyed handles/rails)
3 zone automatic climate control
smartkey entry with pushbutton start

i'm not sure about the rest...had the flyer and chucked it as soon as i bought this
i think limiteds come with navs, but not 100% sure on that

originally i was going to buy the limited, but then realized what i really liked about it over the SE was the wheels, but the other stuff didn't really interest me, so...did it this way (the wheels cost a grip though)

the only thing i think i would have done differently...would be to get all black interior (this is after following a thread here somewhere) but i had already ordered the car by then...it still looks good inside.

i'm just glad the buying experience is over. now comes the monthly payment experiences

[zentech]

Originally Posted by vsansal

Congrats on your purchase. Looks really good! Those 19'' Limited wheels makes so much difference on the overall apperance. Magnetic grey was my second choice after blizzard perl. I love that color.

thx vsansal...i agree with this 100%. of course, i had to pay to play but when buying a car, you gotta get what you want

i hate that toyota decided not to make the 19"s standard on the '11 SE (Sport) like they did on the 08-10 models. limiteds only now. sheesh (i do understand the tire issues better now after visiting these forums though)

looking forward to being a little more active on the forum now!

[kcmo]

Congrats...looks great! I'm sure you're going to love it....love mine!

[mikmabz]

Originally Posted by zentech

time to officially join the club



se, magnetic gray metallic
ash interior
running boards
mudguards
silver exhaust
body side molding
tint - front windows (after photo taken)
viper alarm
19" limited wheels w/falken tires
$38.5 otd

adding
- hitch - aftermarket
- hood protector (poss).

thanks to all who gave great advice on these boards... i had been lurking a bit...a lot of what you wrote went into my decision.

Congrats! Hope you won't say "I'm out" in a couple of months or so when you notice those squeaks and rattles...

[zentech]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Congrats...looks great! I'm sure you're going to love it....love mine!

thanks! i think you might have been the person that started steering my thinking toward the black interior if i recall in another thread?...still wish i had done it. ah well!

onward and upward!

[zentech]

Originally Posted by mikmabz

Congrats! Hope you won't say "I'm out" in a couple of months or so when you notice those squeaks and rattles...

nah, right now i am focusing on the positive. been lurking here long enough to consider all of the possible shortcomings before making the plunge...like all relationships, nothing is perfect..researched other autos on other threads, owners had different gripes...the grass wasn't greener, so....i'll cross all bridges as i get to 'em...until then...

[vsansal]

Originally Posted by zentech

thanks! i think you might have been the person that started steering my thinking toward the black interior if i recall in another thread?...still wish i had done it. ah well!

onward and upward!

Mine is also ash. I really like having a lighter color. The black makes it little depressing for me. also love the fact that my dash is two tone instead of all black.

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by zentech

thanks! i think you might have been the person that started steering my thinking toward the black interior if i recall in another thread?...still wish i had done it. ah well!

onward and upward!

A dark interior is kind of a deal-breaker for me. Black is my first choice, and dark grey my second.

I'm sure you will be fine...just get into a routine of having the leather cleaned and conditioned...though you shouldn't need to start for a while.

Enjoy your ride

[zentech]

Originally Posted by kcmo

A dark interior is kind of a deal-breaker for me. Black is my first choice, and dark grey my second.

I'm sure you will be fine...just get into a routine of having the leather cleaned and conditioned...though you shouldn't need to start for a while.

Enjoy your ride

i will! went into some old posts and saw the black interiors...nice. i'm good with the ash, will keep as clean as possible.

[zentech]

Originally Posted by vsansal

Mine is also ash. I really like having a lighter color. The black makes it little depressing for me. also love the fact that my dash is two tone instead of all black.

well, time will tell with all of us on how the colors hold up!

[mctommy]

we went for the ash as well. It was harder to find that combo of metallic grey with ash than metallic grey with black.