Hey man, first off, we’ve owned an H3 for less than a week, so take it as you may… You really are comparing apples to oranges here with H3 vs. Highlander. Last year we’ve sold a 3yr old RX300 (your Highlander sibling), which was an excellent car: smooth, super quiet, etc. It performed and handled like a car, having a unibody construction with independent suspension all around. I believe it’s actually based on the Camry/ES300 platform. H3 is a truck and with body-on-frame, with rigid axle in the rear it will handle like one. I’ll admit that it is much more pleasant cruiser than I expected, though.
Thing of it is, we didn’t buy H3 just for the couple necessary practical reasons (AWD / convenient cargo area), but also for the unique style… you know, love it/hate it kind of a thing? Doubt that Highlander is capable of educing any kind of emotion worth mentioning. That, plus, with some good rubber and some of the bling removed, H3 will go places few other trucks can follow.
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10-03-2005, 03:50 AM
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