Nebraska99

I have a light colored interior and I have just used a spray upholstery/carpet cleaner like you get in the supermarket or Wal Mart. Works just fine, no issues.

I highly recommend the AWD. We had more snow that usual here in the St Louis area and the AWD was just amazing going through 6-8 inches of snow.

I've had mine for a year now and unlike most new cars I've had the only time this has been in the shop was for the first service. I'm usually a German car guy (328ci, X5, CLK500) and the quality of this vehicle is superior. The fit and finish is amazing. I get a lot of compliments on the color also. (Brandywine)

By the way (and Im not joking) make sure your batteries arent weak in the garage door opener.

I went through last winter with the stock Michelin tires. We had a good bit of snow and I drive through six inches of snow with no problems at all. I have a AWD model.

Personally I'm not gonna take the time to rotate tires every 5k miles. I don't think that's necessary.

I dont know about all that engineering stuff. All I know is that my 2008 went through a lot of midwestern snow in a bad winter and I had no issues getting anywhere at all. It was pretty darned amazing. That's about as technical as I get. lol

We has some severe weather here in the midwest and I ended up in a ditch. The airbags went off, which by the way hurt like heck. Just curious, are the really expensive to get put back to where they need to be, if you can even do that? Thanks.

Well thanks Negative Nelly.

...just won the J.D. Powers and Associates award for best mid-size SUV?

I also have AWD and get about 21 mpg in mixed driving. In the St Louis area this year we had some decent snowfalls. During one 6-8" snowfall I went out to see how my new 350 would do in the snow and I actually found it pretty amazing. You wont be disappointed.

Just wondering if you guys have Japanese or Canadian built 350's? I have a Japanese built one and have no issues after 4k miles. My center console is backlit, I can easily see which controls I need. No paint chips so far and no flaws in the windshield.

There was quite a few then I divorced her. Problem gone.

I live in the St Louis area where in the winter we can have 50 one day and 15 the next. Mostly a suburban type driving area where Im averaging around 19.

A man was out driving when he saw a police car in his rear-view mirror, with it's siren wailing. The man pulled over and the police car stopped behind him. The policeman approached the man's car and said to him: "Do you know that your wife fell out of the car five miles back?" The man replied: "Oh thank God! I thought I had gone deaf!"

Heck, I am so mechanically unclined that the oil plug would probably end up screwed into the flux capacitor.

I dont mean to sound snotty but if anyone can't afford premium gas then they probably shouldn't buy a 42 thousand dollar vehicle.

Bud, personally I've never heard of it as a "ladies vehicle". I use it as my winter/bad weather vehicle and being the incredibly manly-man stud that I am I dont feel this SUV is appealing to my feminine side. ;)

I haven't heard of that color and a search does not come up with very much. It doesnt SOUND like the same color. Brandywine is sort of a burgandy color in the sunlight.

Love is such a strong word. lol I do really like mine so far. I have only 3k miles on it and no issues so far. We have had a bad winter in the Midwest and I cant help but rave about the performance of this vehicle. Pro's: Fit and finish of materials. Plenty of engine power. Love the paintwork (Brandywine Mica). Much less expensive than the X5 and ML. Con's: Sound like a truck until it warms up in cold weather. Average audio system. Poor back up visibility. Exterior styling could be upgraded. Overall, Im very happy with this vehicle.

We had a 2004 RX 330, and one of the first things I noticed in the 2008 RX 350 is that the right arm rest is noticeably higher. They made so many little changes in 4 years, but missed some of the bigger ones. You wonder what goes through their heads. Personally, I think the arm rest is fine just like it is and I'm neither anorexic or fat (but I am male). Nebraska99, by making a reference to 'anorexic', I'm assuming you think it's placed too close? Yes Sir, too close and too high.

Car and Driver: Toyota Venza Here is a link to the December Car and Driver mag. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/auto_show...ws_by_make.html

No problems starting it but in cold weather the engine is loud until it warms up.

2009 models?

I can't imagine that the source of, or resulting, wind noise in any way correlates to the doors and quarter panels not being adequately insulated. I addressed the tire noise and window seal noise first and then I was quite satisfied. 1. Bridgestone Turanza summer ONLY tires. 2. DIY spray can undercoating in/on the wheelwell/liners. 3. Silicon lubricant on the rubber door and window seals. Oh, forgot, I removed the roof rack cross bars (wind noise) and the trailer hitch (weight). Interesting. Did removing the roof rack cross bars make much of a noise difference?