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Welcome to the club :D Congrats on the purchase laugh.gif The Kluger would be much better on juice yes?

The Kluger is a TON better on fuel. We're already very partial to our Freddy Kluger. :lol: We've never owned a Toyota before and after having Freddy for the last couple of weeks, we're wondering why we owned anything else.

If I'm honest though, we would never have gotten rid of the VE if it wasn't for the fact that we needed a 7 seater. We're about to become Foster Parents and need the extra space but I'm very happy with our decision thus far.

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Welcome to the club :D Congrats on the purchase laugh.gif The Kluger would be much better on juice yes?

The Kluger is a TON better on fuel. We're already very partial to our Freddy Kluger. :lol: We've never owned a Toyota before and after having Freddy for the last couple of weeks, we're wondering why we owned anything else.

If I'm honest though, we would never have gotten rid of the VE if it wasn't for the fact that we needed a 7 seater. We're about to become Foster Parents and need the extra space but I'm very happy with our decision thus far.

Ah excellent :D Might I say that Freddy is a perfect name for the Kluger, very creative tongue.gif

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Welcome to the club :toast:

and i must say good onya for being a foster parent,it takes a special kind of person to do this...my sisters friends are foster parents to a boy and girl and have 4 children of their own,it's like the brady bunch kids everywhere but in saying that it's a huge life commitment and i have nothing but respect for people like them and yourself for giving these little tackers a decent chance at a good life. :D

Cheers

Lee

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