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2004 Toyota Solara
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Solara V6: Not sure. You'd have to ask a Sienna owner about that. Most Toyota V6's take premium, however, this could be a case of 99-01 Odyssey, where premium is recommended for optimal economy but not required.
I use middle grade (89 octane) in my Pontiac because it knocks on regular and I am too cheap to buy premium :-)
-Andrew L
Here is the link to that TSB if anyone is interested.
http://152.122.48.12/prepos/files/Artemis/Public/TSBs/2003/SB-100- 01369-1498.pdf
Be prepared.
~alpha
Aplha01....Your seat fix......"It won't last!".. Kathern Tramell, Basic Instinct"
I cannot imagine a radical seat rack redesign.
~alpha
At the very least, for 2005, they should modify the factory radio so an XM upgrade will be a quick plug an play install that takes only a few minutes labor at the dealer.
I like XM, but it isn't worth $500 plus the risk of interior damage and rattles caused by the dealer installation.
Guys...This is America and I truely believe that you will get what you paid for.
I used to have a 93 Camry with 165,000 miles(sold last week) until I got my 04 Solara . I could not find any excuses to get rid of it. Still running strong without any problems. So I finally sick of it because it still running so I went out and got a new one.
Toyota has been known for build to last....
I apologize for starting a Chevy vs. Toyota war. It really up to your taste, budget, choice, and needs. If you like it...buy it and enjoy.
So far I like my Solara and Toyota products (except the new Scion...dead ugly...again only my opinon). I took mine 04 Solara to Reno last weekend. It ran beautifully. The V6 is a must. The manual shift is so cool going up hill. It provides a lot of power.
As to G35, it has completely personailty to Solara. It emphsis on performance than comfort. It does feel refine like Toyota/Lexus and the interior materials(lots of hard plastic) shows too, unlike all other luxary brands. That is the consequence of cost saving from Nissan. Long term reliability is unknow for their new generations since 2001, the major change of design strategy start. So far is good. The hard plastic usually casing noise when the car aged so I try to avoid it. For Diehard performace fan, I don't think Solara is your choice. If you like refinement and reliability in a sorty look under $30k, then Solara is a logical choice.
RE: #403 of 403 Cavalier vs. Solara ? by cooldad24
It's all about the Benhamin's! Some people would rather reliable transportation, than what Toyota has put out since 1997, and their de-contenting. 3 Cavaliers vs. 1 Solara, is like the old Jaguar joke, buy 2 so you will have 1 in the garrrrrage while the other is being repaired.
The Solara is so new that there are few owners reporting their experiences.
At least the Lexus owners are not reporting tranny "failures." It's more like they are complaining about noises and undesired shifting problems that appeared after owning the car awhile.
I'll wait and see what gets posted over the next few months.