On Aug 4, 6:27*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:05:48 -0700 (PDT), "

wrote:
Any idea about that 45 MPH limit of Highlander? Is a Nissan PathFinder
a better choice?

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

I think Toyota is covering their backside from possible legal issues.
Do they offer a "trailer towing package" as an option that will permit
full highway speeds? *If so, that's what you want. *If not, why not
consider a crew-cab Toyota Tundra with a rear cap? *It's about the
same price, will carry almost as many people, a lot more
luggage/cargo, and will pull your trailer with ease at any speed you'd
care to drive.

Toyota offers a towing-prep option for their Highlander. But that
doesn't seem to affect the 45 MPH towing speed limit based on how I
read their owner manual.

Toyota Tundra is a really lovely pickup truck. I have sit in one of
their Crew Cab model in a show room, and the leg room in its rear seat
is HUGE -- as big as the leg room in the front row seat of many cars.
It can carry at most 6 persons with enough leg room for every one (on
the other hand, the third row in Highlander is kind of tight, and we
need to have our knees at my chest to sit on the third row in a
4Runner). Therefore, I was very interested. But its fuel economy is
the worst among the 3 of the full size pickups that I have reviewed
(may be it is heavier than others (not sure)), and its cash rebate is
either low or none (I don't remember) as comparing to other offers. I
figure that it is probably overkill for towing my boat. Thanks for
the suggestion though.

As mentioned in another reply, I have decided to drop Highlander from
the list. I will consider Nissan Titan, Nissan PathFinder, or GMC
Sierra, and in this order.

Jay Chan