Toyota Venza falls short - Page 2

dindak · 11-05-2009, 08:05 PM

Venza reminds me of Pacifica. Decent but not really attracting the van people, the SUV people or the sedan people. It also gets very pricey with a V6.

tbirderic · 11-05-2009, 08:13 PM

What goes around comes around. In many respects, Toyota has become GM.

1G6 · 11-05-2009, 11:28 PM

This is a real steaming pile.

Venza and Crosstour are just awful enough to make the embarrassingly bad Tundra and Ridgeline seem credible in comparison.

plane · 11-05-2009, 11:58 PM

Oh please.
Don't be so hard on the mediocre.
We need to fully bring venza into the American lexicon.

Nouns -

Quote:

I'll be right back - I've got to take a venza.

Verbs -

Quote:

My dog just venza'd in the back yard.

Adjectives -

Quote:

Oh man, that drunk carpenter really did a venza job.

I would add more, but I've got to go pump the venza out of my septic system.

Hunid Racks · 11-06-2009, 05:40 AM

Cue Toyota apologists.

Don't bother, the Venza not only is ugly, it is a failure.

Buy one now if you want it (that's a joke), the chairman is getting a new box of Kleenex.

JBsZ06 · 11-06-2009, 05:50 AM

Not too bad a vehicle...Kind of ugly though...(up front)

Maybe the next generation will be better..?

bradyholt · 11-06-2009, 07:27 AM

The Venza has been a sales success, though the Nissan Murano does pretty much the same thing better. Save this thread for the Honda Crosstour, which I would be astonished to see crack half of its 40k/year sales target.

1487 · 11-06-2009, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

I have sat in this toad. I was not impressed.

I sat in one at the auto show and it is indeed cheap. It looks nice in pics (like the Highlander) but is full of hard plastics and mediocre panel fits. Jalopnik noted this in their review.

The funny thing is Edmunds reviewed the Equinox (not IL, Edmunds) and said the interior was a step behind its Toyota rivals Venza and Highlander. The review also called it pricey and suggested you could by a superior Toyota crossover for similar money.

pic18 · 11-06-2009, 09:02 AM

I haven't sat in one. I saw one on display at the mall. It looked pretty sharp, except for the grill. But the aftermarket could take care of that. To me a Pacifica, Traverse, Edge, Venza are pretty much all the same.

1487 · 11-06-2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunid Racks

Cue Toyota apologists.

Don't bother, the Venza not only is ugly, it is a failure.

Buy one now if you want it (that's a joke), the chairman is getting a new box of Kleenex.

check out the comments attached to the story- the apologists are out in force attacking the writer for telling the truth. Toyota fans are crazy and illogical. They WORSHIP Toyota.

1487 · 11-06-2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradyholt

The Venza has been a sales success, though the Nissan Murano does pretty much the same thing better. Save this thread for the Honda Crosstour, which I would be astonished to see crack half of its 40k/year sales target.

Its been a MODEST sales success. I dont call 4k units a month a huge hit. RAV4 outsells it by a huge margin and most months the Highlander and Sienna outsell it as well.

bradyholt · 11-06-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1487

Its been a MODEST sales success. I dont call 4k units a month a huge hit. RAV4 outsells it by a huge margin and most months the Highlander and Sienna outsell it as well.

5k sales a month from a product that's seemingly so redundant within the Toyota line is a pretty good hit. I can't imagine they were expecting more from it; it wasn't expected to replace the Highlander or RAV4 as a volume crossover.

EldoFan · 11-06-2009, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plane

Oh please.
Don't be so hard on the mediocre.
We need to fully bring venza into the American lexicon.

Nouns - "I'll be right back - I've got to take a venza."
Verbs - "My dog just venza'd in the back yard."
Adjectives - "Oh man, that drunk carpenter really did a venza job."

I would add more, but I've got to go pump the venza out of my septic system.

Your sense of humor never fails plane.....

It's not a terribly unattractive vehicle.......worlds better than the Crapto....I mean Crosstour. Am surprised Toyota's interiors have been on such a downward slide though.....used to be one of their stronger points.

civilzues · 11-06-2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbirderic

What goes around comes around. In many respects, Toyota has become GM.

Yes, but it took TOYota only a decade and it took GM what, 3 decades to be in the crapper?

GMIntheblood · 11-06-2009, 11:12 AM

Time to chime back in. I live In Portland, OR....land of all things smug and Toyota, where Prius is god and the big T is untouchable. This thing is hideous, and oh so "fuel efficent", and it seems to sit between a car and a crossover (it looks bigger than it apparently is). Some pics for your enjoyment

11-05-2009, 08:05 PM	#16 (permalink)
dindak 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto area Drives: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LT2 V6 / 2008 Montana SV6 Posts: 3,255	Re: Toyota Venze falls short Venza reminds me of Pacifica. Decent but not really attracting the van people, the SUV people or the sedan people. It also gets very pricey with a V6.

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tbirderic 2.8 Liter Turbocharged V6 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens, GA Drives: 1994 Volvo 940 Turbo Posts: 841	Re: Toyota Venze falls short What goes around comes around. In many respects, Toyota has become GM. __________________ Gone but never forgotten: 1988 Ford Thunderbird Sport (my first car) 1992 Mercury Sable GS (Grandpa's last car) 2004 Honda Accord LX 2007 Hyundai Sonata Eric

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1G6 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a marshmallow slop barge. Posts: 1,779	Re: Toyota Venze falls short This is a real steaming pile. Venza and Crosstour are just awful enough to make the embarrassingly bad Tundra and Ridgeline seem credible in comparison. __________________ Considering a Toyota? Think again. 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 1976 Cadillac Coupe deVille 1979 Cadillac Sedan deVille 1986 Buick Electra Estate Wagon 1992 Buick Roadmaster 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL Gone, but not forgotten 1972 Pontiac Bonneville 455 1976 Chevrolet C-10 1994 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight LSS 1997 Oldsmobile Regency 1998 Chevrolet Malibu 2000 Cadillac Deville DTS 2001 Chrysler 300M 2001 Chrysler Sebring Coupe 2005 Cadillac CTS

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Hunid Racks 2.8 Liter Turbocharged V6 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 760	Re: Toyota Venza falls short Cue Toyota apologists. Don't bother, the Venza not only is ugly, it is a failure. Buy one now if you want it (that's a joke), the chairman is getting a new box of Kleenex.

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JBsZ06 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Jan 2004 Drives: C6 Blk M6 Z51 w/NPP Posts: 3,106	Re: Toyota Venza falls short Not too bad a vehicle...Kind of ugly though...(up front) Maybe the next generation will be better..? __________________ 2008 Blk C6 M6 w/Z51 & NPP exhaust 2008 CTS AWD 304hp sports suspension

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bradyholt 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: College Park, MD Drives: 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 Posts: 546	Re: Toyota Venza falls short The Venza has been a sales success, though the Nissan Murano does pretty much the same thing better. Save this thread for the Honda Crosstour, which I would be astonished to see crack half of its 40k/year sales target. __________________ This week's car review: 2010 GMC Terrain SLT-1 V6

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pic18 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: RI Drives: 2002 GMC Sierra 2004 Ford Mach 1 Posts: 112	Re: Toyota Venza falls short I haven't sat in one. I saw one on display at the mall. It looked pretty sharp, except for the grill. But the aftermarket could take care of that. To me a Pacifica, Traverse, Edge, Venza are pretty much all the same. __________________ Jeffs All American Car Page

11-06-2009, 11:12 AM	#30 (permalink)
GMIntheblood Walking Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Toyota Venza falls short Time to chime back in. I live In Portland, OR....land of all things smug and Toyota, where Prius is god and the big T is untouchable. This thing is hideous, and oh so "fuel efficent", and it seems to sit between a car and a crossover (it looks bigger than it apparently is). Some pics for your enjoyment

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