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They can print what they like for times, i speak of reality, in the Mountains they flew past both Spiver and T Blazer, and  from the last Traffic Lights through Nakasawan to BKK they beat both.Thing is it didn't annoy me , a child can figure a Go  Carts faster than a Truck on BHP per Ton alone.Our Kids liked the 2 SUVs they pretended they were Range Rovers.!! Must admit the Volvo SUV did impress me, dont know how much they are, but a nice alternative. 

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Bob12345 Silver Member

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Okay, I got it down now to either the 2.4ltr 2WD for 1.399 million or the TRD 2WD for 1.643 million.

 

My preference is going towards the TRD at the moment but it wont be till the end of the month that I am going to order, so i got some time to think about it.

(do like the sporty look, the cruise control, and the better resale value)

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1 hour ago, Bob12345 said:

Okay, I got it down now to either the 2.4ltr 2WD for 1.399 million or the TRD 2WD for 1.643 million.

 

My preference is going towards the TRD at the moment but it wont be till the end of the month that I am going to order, so i got some time to think about it.

(do like the sporty look, the cruise control, and the better resale value)

If your getting a TRD for 1.643mil: your doing well as they start at 1.679mil. Don't think they do a 2wd so what model your looking at none to sure. 

Maybe they have already taken off the first bit of discount.

If you do order one make sure you squeeze them hard for all the extras, tints insurance tax LED spots the full works. You will get it.

 

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6 hours ago, Ace of Pop said:

They can print what they like for times, i speak of reality, in the Mountains they flew past both Spiver and T Blazer, and  from the last Traffic Lights through Nakasawan to BKK they beat both.Thing is it didn't annoy me , a child can figure a Go  Carts faster than a Truck on BHP per Ton alone.Our Kids liked the 2 SUVs they pretended they were Range Rovers.!! Must admit the Volvo SUV did impress me, dont know how much they are, but a nice alternative. 

Reading your post its like ground hog day. Now it seem that a Honda City is rapid. Thanks for the laugh.

Just spent 2 hours doing my 1 year visa a real pain in the Butt so needed something to cheer me up.

Bob12345 Silver Member

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1 hour ago, fredob43 said:

If your getting a TRD for 1.643mil: your doing well as they start at 1.679mil. Don't think they do a 2wd so what model your looking at none to sure. 

Maybe they have already taken off the first bit of discount.

If you do order one make sure you squeeze them hard for all the extras, tints insurance tax LED spots the full works. You will get it.

 

Just check the Toyota website: 2wd trd for 1.643 million at the bottom of the page:

http://www.toyota.co.th/en/model/fortuner

 

(or are they telling me to pay the extra 36K for the accessories? In which case i can say i dont want it)

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2 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Okay, I got it down now to either the 2.4ltr 2WD for 1.399 million or the TRD 2WD for 1.643 million.

 

My preference is going towards the TRD at the moment but it wont be till the end of the month that I am going to order, so i got some time to think about it.

(do like the sporty look, the cruise control, and the better resale value)

Toyota SUV has a sporty look....?........

fredob43 Platinum Member

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2 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Just check the Toyota website: 2wd trd for 1.643 million at the bottom of the page:

http://www.toyota.co.th/en/model/fortuner

 

(or are they telling me to pay the extra 36K for the accessories? In which case i can say i dont want it)

I stand corrected. The price list I have doesn't mention it.

What you should do is tell them you want all the accessories for free. Worth a try anyway.

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2 hours ago, Ace of Pop said:

So does an old Brick Built Shit House to some.:partytime2: 

Here we go again Ground Hog Day. Complete with a childish emotion. Time to go play with your Noddy car???

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If your getting a TRD for 1.643mil: your doing well as they start at 1.679mil. Don't think they do a 2wd so what model your looking at none to sure. 
Maybe they have already taken off the first bit of discount.
If you do order one make sure you squeeze them hard for all the extras, tints insurance tax LED spots the full works. You will get it.
 


Don't forget the tacky shiny plastic stick on bits!

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On 7/5/2017 at 2:00 PM, fredob43 said:

Just spent 2 hours doing my 1 year visa a real pain in the Butt so needed something to cheer me up.

OK, try this. About 6 months ago, my good friend was looking for a new SUV as the family car and his wife apparently had the hots for the Fortuner. I mentioned that our friendship going back several decades and predating either of our adventures in LOS would be imperiled if he chose a 'tuna but regrettably his wife seemed adamant. We both agreed that sometimes that's just the way it has to be, shook hands and parted.

 

Yesterday he called my using the SYNC 3 connection on his brand new Everest.

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OK, try this. About 6 months ago, my good friend was looking for a new SUV as the family car and his wife apparently had the hots for the Fortuner. I mentioned that our friendship going back several decades and predating either of our adventures in LOS would be imperiled if he chose a 'tuna but regrettably his wife seemed adamant. We both agreed that sometimes that's just the way it has to be, shook hands and parted.
 
Yesterday he called my using the SYNC 3 connection on his brand new Everest.

Well to start with there is something wrong if your wife decides which car you have to buy.

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Bob12345 Silver Member

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Against all odds we ordered the 4wd in black today.

In Phuket they only have the 4wd in white with a black roof (which i dont like) at the dealer near Central and a black 4wd at Pearl near Bypass road. From today only the white one is still available.

Toyota is introducing a slightly adjusted version in 2-3 months so the current one is not being produced anymore. The adjusted TRD version will come some time after the adjusted normal version is introduced (they do the introduction in sequence).

We got a decent discount on the car which made it okay to get the 4wd even though i expect to barely use it.

Alternatively we would have to wait 4+ months while we will need the car by the end of next month.

Thanks all for the input given here.

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Against all odds we ordered the 4wd in black today.

In Phuket they only have the 4wd in white with a black roof (which i dont like) at the dealer near Central and a black 4wd at Pearl near Bypass road. From today only the white one is still available.

Toyota is introducing a slightly adjusted version in 2-3 months so the current one is not being produced anymore. The adjusted TRD version will come some time after the adjusted normal version is introduced (they do the introduction in sequence).

We got a decent discount on the car which made it okay to get the 4wd even though i expect to barely use it.

Alternatively we would have to wait 4+ months while we will need the car by the end of next month.

Thanks all for the input given here.

Thanks for sharing. Do you know what changes they will make to the new model?

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Thanks for sharing. Do you know what changes they will make to the new model?

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The salesperson mentioned it would be mostly (insignificant) small changes as the design is relatively new. He mentioned an electrically adjustable passenger seat but not sure if that was just an exemple or "insight" knowledge.
shady86 Senior Member

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Expect some minor cosmetic change which we call face-lifts, Japanese makers always do after 3 or 4 years after fresh release. Hope they don't keep this model for more than 10 yrs like the previous model.

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11 minutes ago, shady86 said:

Expect some minor cosmetic change which we call face-lifts, Japanese makers always do after 3 or 4 years after fresh release. Hope they don't keep this model for more than 10 yrs like the previous model.

Why is that...?

tomwct Senior Member

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I wouldn't own a Fortuner! They are the ugliest car on the road and everyone has one. I would go look at a Suburu and if you wanted something smaller maybe a Suzuki Swift!

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