2006 Highlander questions

Hi -

Looking to buy a new Highlander.

I've talked to the salespeople. They didn't seem to know much of anything
unfortunately. I borrowed a friend's owner manual. And I'm still not sure.

Does the third row have latch compatible anchors for car seats? Is it a
safe seat to haul kids in all the time?

MSRP on the Limited Highlander versus the Limited HYBRID Highlander is
actually not that far apart. I think it's $34000/$38000 difference. Given
that performance edge and the whole eco-thing of the hybrid engine, I might
just opt for a hybrid. Does the extended warranty cover the batteries and
the starter? Any other Toyota specific advice? Like a new Synergy
technology soon to be unveiled? ;-)

Thanks.

When you consider the "eco-thing" don't forget to factor in the issue of
eventually disposing of the batteries and the other electronics in the
HYBIRD.

Jack G

"chaz" <iraceboats@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
>
> Looking to buy a new Highlander.
>
> I've talked to the salespeople. They didn't seem to know much of anything
> unfortunately. I borrowed a friend's owner manual. And I'm still not
> sure.
>
> Does the third row have latch compatible anchors for car seats? Is it a
> safe seat to haul kids in all the time?
>
> MSRP on the Limited Highlander versus the Limited HYBRID Highlander is
> actually not that far apart. I think it's $34000/$38000 difference.
> Given that performance edge and the whole eco-thing of the hybrid engine,
> I might just opt for a hybrid. Does the extended warranty cover the
> batteries and the starter? Any other Toyota specific advice? Like a new
> Synergy technology soon to be unveiled? ;-)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>[/color]

"Disposal is an additional issue. By its nature, a battery must be made of
reactive chemicals; the more power density the battery offers, the more
reactive the chemicals it contains. However, all discarded hybrid vehicles
will be returned for proper recycling and disposal; dealers and mechanics
are trained for this, and rigorous regulations are in effect. Virtually all
automobile batteries in the U.S. are recycled, and the environmental effects
of leachates from the small number of hybrid battery packs that are not
recycled will be no worse than they are from ordinary automobile batteries.
(The Prius battery pack is only a little larger than the starter battery.)"

Check on that disposal issue.

What other electronics are you referring to?

"Jack G" <remove.jack.grouell@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> When you consider the "eco-thing" don't forget to factor in the issue of
> eventually disposing of the batteries and the other electronics in the
> HYBIRD.
>
> Jack G
>
> "chaz" <iraceboats@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ITC3g.57$yM.16@tornado.socal.rr.com...[color=green]
>> Hi -
>>
>> Looking to buy a new Highlander.
>>
>> I've talked to the salespeople. They didn't seem to know much of
>> anything unfortunately. I borrowed a friend's owner manual. And I'm
>> still not sure.
>>
>> Does the third row have latch compatible anchors for car seats? Is it a
>> safe seat to haul kids in all the time?
>>
>> MSRP on the Limited Highlander versus the Limited HYBRID Highlander is
>> actually not that far apart. I think it's $34000/$38000 difference.
>> Given that performance edge and the whole eco-thing of the hybrid engine,
>> I might just opt for a hybrid. Does the extended warranty cover the
>> batteries and the starter? Any other Toyota specific advice? Like a new
>> Synergy technology soon to be unveiled? ;-)
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]