Protege's Replacement - Toyota Venza

991.8l · August 3rd, 2011, 09:42 PM

sooo... protege was 12 years old going on 13.. and with a stroller and baby seat.. space was limited... was time to upgrade. Carcostcanada was great, made the whole process so easy. I sent an e-mail to 5 different Toyota dealers in the GTA and one agreed to sell me a Venza for $500 over invoice.. which when matched with dealer incentives.. was a $5600 savings on MSRP.

Picked up a 2011 Toyota Venza V6 AWD Premium With Leather.... wife wanted the same colour as my TSX.. so now we have twins.. not in the identical sense.. more in this sense:

raghtal · August 3rd, 2011, 10:31 PM

Look at the dent in the driver's side rear quarter panel!

jmoua · August 3rd, 2011, 11:09 PM

nice!! those are hot twins.

mmorriso · August 4th, 2011, 06:37 AM

Blizzard Pearl! nice work.

991.8l · August 4th, 2011, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raghtal

Look at the dent in the driver's side rear quarter panel!

lol! was trying to figure out what you meant.. must have clicked in the wrong spot with the blur tool...

I'll fix that when I have a chance.

You can almost see the stupid dent someone put in my driver side door of my TSX.. other than that the car is MINT for being 6 years old.. one tiny door ding on the passenger side rear just got it.

00bluees · August 4th, 2011, 07:42 AM

looks good. i was looking at those and my wifes likes them, but we needed to wait for money to fly out of our asses to be able to afford it first.

not sure how i feel about the bug deflector, but it ain't my car. i really want a white next car, but can't convince my wife. she doesn't want to drive out to horseshoe valley in the snow storms with a white car. i just tell her silver isn't much better.

on another note. mattamy homes? flooded basement yet?

oh wait, thats just their bracebridge development.

991.8l · August 4th, 2011, 07:46 AM

lol no not mattamy.. actually Firstview homes.. you should know them well in Barrie.

I agree with the bug deflector, I think toyota should have just covered the toyota symbol instead of having this big white unprotected circle in the middle. It looks much better in person for some reason than photos. Eventually I'm going to replace the symbol with a black one (on black background).. that should make it look a lot better. I just didn't want to go with a 3M film again as it doesn't look that great on my TSX after a while.. but still better than stone chips.

mmorriso · August 4th, 2011, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raghtal

Look at the dent in the driver's side rear quarter panel!

"It's not a tumor!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xqZnmESuiw

Ejoe19 · August 4th, 2011, 06:40 PM

Congrats on the new car. My old man is looking to replace his 1999 Chev Blazer with something newer. I suggested he look at the Venza. Its a great looking vehicle.

mmorriso · August 4th, 2011, 07:00 PM

good time to buy

"Canadian car buyers can expect to see more tantalizing sales incentives at dealerships this fall as competition heats up among auto makers..."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...rticle2118276/

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991.8l 2010 Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vaughan (Farmside) Posts: 7,143	Protege's Replacement - Toyota Venza sooo... protege was 12 years old going on 13.. and with a stroller and baby seat.. space was limited... was time to upgrade. Carcostcanada was great, made the whole process so easy. I sent an e-mail to 5 different Toyota dealers in the GTA and one agreed to sell me a Venza for $500 over invoice.. which when matched with dealer incentives.. was a $5600 savings on MSRP. Picked up a 2011 Toyota Venza V6 AWD Premium With Leather.... wife wanted the same colour as my TSX.. so now we have twins.. not in the identical sense.. more in this sense: __________________ ________________________________________________ 2011 Toyota Venza 3.5L 6AT 2008 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L 5MT 2005 Acura TSX 2.4L (Sold) 1999 Mazda Protegé LX 1.8L (Retired) Mods: Predator Remote Start \| Blk housing headlamps & corners \| 38% & 18% HP Solar Guard Tint \| Shaved Mouldings \| Blue P5 Strut Brace \| Blue AEM SRI \| NGK Wires \| OEM MX-3 Alloys (Winter) \| Rota Slipstream Alloys (Summer) \| MSP struts \| MSP Springs \| HPS Pads \| P5 Side Skirts Links: Part Out \| Feedback\| Gallery\| New Gallery \|TAC \| TSXClub \|

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raghtal Members Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Burlington Posts: 3,772	Look at the dent in the driver's side rear quarter panel! __________________ FS: Pair of Tix to any BMO Field Toronto FC home game - 2nd Row - 1 pair, $150 . PM me

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August 3rd, 2011, 11:09 PM	#3
jmoua Members Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kitchener Posts: 154	nice!! those are hot twins.

August 4th, 2011, 06:37 AM	#4
mmorriso 2010 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 458	Blizzard Pearl! nice work.

August 4th, 2011, 07:42 AM	#6
00bluees Members Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Barrie Posts: 3,202	looks good. i was looking at those and my wifes likes them, but we needed to wait for money to fly out of our asses to be able to afford it first. not sure how i feel about the bug deflector, but it ain't my car. i really want a white next car, but can't convince my wife. she doesn't want to drive out to horseshoe valley in the snow storms with a white car. i just tell her silver isn't much better. on another note. mattamy homes? flooded basement yet? oh wait, thats just their bracebridge development.

August 4th, 2011, 07:46 AM	#7
991.8l 2010 Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vaughan (Farmside) Posts: 7,143	lol no not mattamy.. actually Firstview homes.. you should know them well in Barrie. I agree with the bug deflector, I think toyota should have just covered the toyota symbol instead of having this big white unprotected circle in the middle. It looks much better in person for some reason than photos. Eventually I'm going to replace the symbol with a black one (on black background).. that should make it look a lot better. I just didn't want to go with a 3M film again as it doesn't look that great on my TSX after a while.. but still better than stone chips.

August 4th, 2011, 07:00 PM	#10
mmorriso 2010 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 458	good time to buy "Canadian car buyers can expect to see more tantalizing sales incentives at dealerships this fall as competition heats up among auto makers..." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...rticle2118276/