My wife and I have been living in East Tennessee since 1990. In 2016, we were looking for a newer car and were in a Toyota dealership and test drove a Venza for the first time. It was a perfect car for us, but our local prices were a little high.
We found a top of the line 2015 Venza with a moon roof that had been leased for a year with only 7,500 miles on the odometer that was being sold for several thousands of dollars less than a new one. We drove to OHIO to pick it up.
Our Venza has been a wonderful car and a complete work horse when we recently downsized and moved. Our Venza made a dozen trips to the landfill, fully loaded with items we needed to throw away.
Our 2015 Venza now has 88,000 miles on the odometer... and we know it will last until 200,000 miles but we need a more modern vehicle with side mirror that warn you when a car is in your blind spot.
Newer Venzas are now hybrid and much smaller than our 2015 Venza which is not comfortable for me on long drives.
We don't want a hybrid because of the cost of battery replacement and the low resale value that hybrids now have, The good news on hybrids is that gas mileage is doubled.
Toyota is now making the Crown Signia to be the replacement for the old style Venza SUV. And, while we don't want to spend the money for a new car, we are going to have to wait until the 2025 Crown Insignias are a year old. A brand new one starts at $55,000.
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