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5 out of 5 stars

Love my Toyota

DBrown, 03/11/2005
2005 Toyota Highlander Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

After working for another Japanese auto manufacturer for 18 years I decided on a Toyota. The Highlander 4cyl was everything I was looking for as a single mom who still wanted to look good riding my teenage daughter around with her friends and easy on my pocketbook. The fuel economy is fantastic and the power of the 4cyl has not disappointed me yet. Under the hood is not even foreign to me as everything is clearly color coded so even I can add the necessary fluids. I love the automatic shift placement up higher which gives me more room for easy placement of personal items. Love my Toyota!

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4.38 out of 5 stars

interesting

steve, 04/16/2005
2005 Toyota Highlander Fwd 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

coming out of a camry for two years this new experence is interesting. The idea that "you cant have it all" applys here. up side roomie, stable, almost hands free operations, kick back and cruse. boxie but stable. Controls easy to find at a glance. The higher shift control which is similar to cars coming out in europe with shift high on the dash board is better than I expected.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Toyota Highlander

dramaqueen, 11/16/2004
2005 Toyota Highlander Fwd 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Excellent car. We compared with Lexus and Acura and chose the one with the most safety features, best reliability, most spacious back seat for the kids and most luxury for the money. Best car I've ever owned

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Comfortable Car

Bruce Noel, 04/22/2006
2005 Toyota Highlander AWD 4dr SUV w/3rd Row (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I purchased the Highlander last August and have 17,000 mi. on it. It is extremely comfortable and very intuitive to drive. I had a 1999 BMW 328i and was used to power and handling. This vehicle has excellent power and very good handling compared to the BMW. Obviously not as crisp in a corner but it handles exceptionally well. All the controls are intuitive and the steering releases very smoothly in a corner like the BMW. The arm rest is perfeclty positioned for one hand steering. It is very roomy for the passengers in the first two rows. The third seat is tight but it still is OK for two adults. The gas mileage averages around 20mpg. A little less than I would like, but acceptable.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

VERY Good

Jenny, 11/14/2009
2005 Toyota Highlander Fwd 4dr SUV w/3rd Row (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought my SUV in 2005. It has no problem at all. I read other consumer's comments about tires. My SUV did not replace tires until 56k miles. Right now it's 99k and haven't replaced 2nd tires yet. The condition is very good. Interior is very comfortable and spacious. I really love it so much.

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