PhilG

Hi Guys, I've gone for black with biege leather, got anudge bar and side steps thrown in for free. Dealer says that car should be with them for the 7th, so with any luck may have it by the 8th. I ordered in June and was hoping to have it in time for my Wife's birthday. Will miss this by a few days but should still be a great surprise and keep me in the good books for a while! I don't normally go for the dealer rip-off up-sells but they offered me a service that gives unlimited touch-ups (including alloys) for a fixed price of $50 per call out for the first three years for an up front fee of $300. It's with one of those mobile services like Dent Dr, seems like a good way to get rid of all the shopping trolley dings...

My face-lifted Kluger Grande AWD landed in Oz last Friday (24th Sept)but Toyota Australia are refusing to release it to my local dealer until the day of the official launch - the 7th October. Not much longer to wait now…

Thanks for clearing that up ToyotaFreak - it did look remarkably like the current model! The 360 view says it is actually the 2009 model. And I'm guessing that 'puddle' lights stop you from stepping in, er, puddles? That's a new one for me! Would pref indicators on the mirrors (and electric folding mirrors).

I would like to thank all the contributors to this thread - I owe you all a beer! Went to my local Toyota dealer on the weekend to buy a AWD Grande for my wife as a birthday present for delivery in Sept. Never thought to ask if there was a facelift in the pipeline and got my name put down for what would have been the very last Grande AWD in black with tan leather in the current look. I can't tell you how p*$$ed off I would have been to pay 70k for an end on line model. By chance I found this thread and called the dealer to change my order. So now I am waiting to have one of the first face-lifted Klugers in Sept. Thanks again!