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Getting 24 mph in the first 900 miles of easy break-in stop and go.
Not worried about sludge. What's a FRAM SureDrain? A quick release oil pan valve?
Do all years of Solara have this? If it was added after the first year, does anyone know if there were previously problems with the front shaking loose?
Do Camrys have this?
-curious
I don't recall if it connects the struts; I just noticed it when my gf was looking at the car before she bought it.
You say it has been standard on the Solaras?
Do you know if the Camry has it?
My gf's new Solara had a $325 ad fee on the invoice.
This is in the Phila area. Mid-Atlantic region?
Only prob to date has been the drivers side window control failed and was replaced in Placerville by the dealer under warrantee. ez
30K, and already a drivers side window control failure??? Minor problem, but there is something to be said about "Planned Obsolescence"!!! At 3 years, 36K, that would be several hundred $$$'s out of your pocket. IMO, money pit. It looked good in the beginning, but the the amount the Solara cost, for me, versus 2 years later, and the current resale value, and the various minor problems, not worth it. I believe I could have done better with a Chevy or a Dodge!?! Wait a minute, I had a Chevy and a Dodge. Chevy, no complaints, just too many trouble free miles, before moving on the Dodge. Dodge, too many days in the dealers shop for repairs, for minor issues, and parts delays.
My 2 cents about this car, it that it looks nice, and the interior has a higher quality feel than the competition, but it is not what Toyota quality used to be.
NOW, there are many thousands more of the Solaras out on the road, they are no longer rare and new. So, the board is like most others - a sounding board for those with problems. Considering that there must be several times as many Solaras on the road now as compared to 2 years ago, there sure aren't very many problems reported. This is still a GREAT car, a GREAT quiet drive, and a GREAT value with VERY few problems. Enjoy!
I'm sure when the Solara is close to a redesign, this board will once again become very active with excited new owners.
There's probably a lot of other lurkers, like me, that check this board every day. I may not leave a post very often, but I am still here.
What would you pay for the same sized, similarly-equipped Acura?
Ezshift, I am interested in tires too. I note the following from CU tests:
the new camry 4 cyl has potenza 205's, and stops from 60 mph in 149 feet.
the new camry 6 cyl "handles much better than the 4 cyl" with it's 215 Continentals, and stops in 128 feet. It gets 20 mpg average.
The Solara SLE with the potenza 205's stops in 140 feet. It gets 22 mpg.
These data aren't exactly apples to apples, but it looks like the Solara would do better with good 215's, maybe more so with 225's, but mileage
would cost you.
One more item. Did anyone try a K&N drop-in air filter in their Solara? Did it do anything for pedal responsiveness or mileage?
The car is very well equipped and extremely well built. It's no wonder they compare it to a Lexus.
Anyway, have fun driving, and keep posting your comments.
Anyone know how to get the piezo chirper to start working again. Mine stopped! Techs stumped. Almost prefer it this way, but it is not supposed to be this way!?!
only peeps who can't confirm that they change their oil regularly (and peeps with Sienna's, it would seem) seem to have a sludge prob. i have no sludge prob at 36K miles...
no carmaker is perfect, and check the BMW/Acura/Lexus chats for their various complaints (remember the misaligned body panels brouhaha that the 99 Acura CL/TL's ran thru?)
you got a legitimate beef, but to say that the Solaras as a whole are not good, well, I have to disagree. IMHO
The Acura CL is not a bad car, but I wouldn't buy it.
And if I remember right, the V6 engine does not need to have the differential fluid changed?
Would appreciate any help, thanks.
Yeah, the Acura's all look alike, but so do the Solara's. If I see another exactly like mine, AAAHHHH! 2 years ago, it was nice to have a somewhat unique car, but now, they are everywhere, and with limited aftermarket parts to trick them out, without going TRD, they are becoming like that "Antique Sage" green Camry or Silver Civic's. Everyone has one! Maybe white stripes down my hood??? EECH!!!
Westsolara... about the tranny fluid. My suggestion, go to the dealer. I have found that just about everything that was user maintainable in other cars, in the Solara, requires a lazy quiet afternoon to change anything, down to even a bulb, which took at least 25 minutes...after finding the right tools!!!
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