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3.88 out of 5 stars

Loved it till it snowed...

Karen, 01/05/2010
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr Wagon AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love the Venza and drive it 100 miles a day back and forth to work. I loved it til the snow came.....it cannot handle hills of any kind with the Bridgestone tires it was sold to me with. The car stopped, slid, fishtailed everywhere. I consider myself a very good driver (never had an accident or ticket for that matter!). I was very disappointed not to mention lost confidence in driving the car in the snow. Thank God I have a Suburban too. I will try again but I need to purchase snow tires instead of the all- season i bought it with. Be careful in the snow...especially if your driving up/down mountains!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

A wonderful step-down from mini-vans

retired teacher, 04/07/2009
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr Wagon AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I drove my new Toyota off the dealership in mid-January and have been loving my choice! Great acceleration-smooth driving on interstate-comfort all the way! I personally love the fact that there is no 3rd seat- after 4 mini-vans, I now feel like I'm driving a Lexus-for a lot less! It even looks similar to the Lexus-I love the low to the ground entry-exit-my Venza is fully loaded- the only negative is the fuel efficiency-but I love the fact that I have more room than the more fuel efficient Prius. It was worth the wait! I test drove Honda CR_V, Subaru Tribeca and the Nissan Murano.

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5 out of 5 stars

My Dream Car

Kris, 06/26/2009
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Some dream of sport cars, nut this Venza is truly my dream car. I love driving it every day. Meets all my needs with space and comfort. No regrets. Good gas mileage on highway. Love the sequential shift for mountain driving. People always ask me what it is, still don't really have an answer, it's so unique.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great vehicle

cferl, 12/18/2009
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr Wagon AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is great!! It's a car with excellent space, performance, style. I bought it for my wife and she loves it. Have a 3 year old with car seat in the back and it is huge in the rear seat. Also very safe for kids and wife. Nicest riding car I've ever owned. At night the auto high beams and hid lights make for the best night driving experience I've ever had. I found myself saying that quite a bit 'the best'. 20inch wheels are awesome, and the ride does not suffer.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

SRS Warning Lights

clbfsb, 04/04/2009
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr Wagon AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I owned this car(new) 1 day and the SRS warning lights went off and they continue to go off intermittently. 5 days after purchase, along with the SRS light, the VSC(skid) lights are appearing. 6 days after purchase, the dealer doesn't know what to do and I am asked to bring the car back for an undisclosed amount of time. They will provide a loaner. I read the Tundra complaints on this and they are the same. The lights were not on when I took it back for service and they said they couldn't do anything for me unless they saw the lights. After turning the car on&off 100+ times, they saw the light and have the code (s). We will see what they do/say but so far, I am not happy. Will post update.

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