Having recently purchased a Honda Accord Hybrid, I took my wife to the Toyota dealer yesterday to look at the Highlander (she wants a third row seat in a non-minivan; most options get in 15 MPG range). The salesman (worst I've met in a long time) had no idea that they were even mentioned on the website. I had to show him. He then took us for a test drive in a barebones Highlander that had been sitting in the sun all day. Turned my wife off in a big way.

Her lease expires in the beginning of November. I was hoping that the mid-October date might still work out for us. It's not looking good.