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Some of you might have read my earlier posts about waiting for an 05 swap (I'm the ex Q45 owner) for the Ivory interior with Nav, VSC, and CL. Well, in mid-August, Koons agreed to getting me an 06 (at our agreed upon 05 price) and it came in on 8/30. In addition to my requested options, this one has the remote start as well. Seeing that I didn't order this, they didn't charge me for it ! List was $38,482 and my out the door price was $35,995 plus tax, title, etc.
What am I doing inside --- I'm going out to drive it !!! More later...
Quick question - does anyone know of a reputable place in the DC area that can chrome the limited wheels ? I've googled to no avail and Koons couldn't do it and didn't know of anyone either.
I can't thank this forum enough for the valuable information gained --- THANKS TO EVERYONE.
dcboater
1. The spare tire on my 2006 LTD is a full-sized 17" tire. It has "R17" in its spec, which is the same as the regular tire.
2. On the side wall of the spare tire, it says the max pressure allowed is 44 PSI.
3. HOWEVER, in the owner's manual of 2006 Avalon, it requires that spare tire's pressure be at 60 PSI ! (But the manual says "compact spare tire" - which I don't have on my car!)
4. When I got my car, the spare tire's pressure was also at 60 PSI!
This is very confusing now. Anyone on this forum has more insights into this? I may call toyota to find this out. I think the manual is wrong. It sucks.
Mackabee
Paulex
I continued to drive and got to my first destination, opened the hood and took a quick look to confirm visually that all was OK. It seemed to be.
I drove the car again and the light was still on. It stayed on for another 7 miles and then went away. This morning, I started the car and let it run for a couple of minutes, no light.
Any ideas on what might have caused this?
It has me concerned.
I am assuming that by properly you mean turning the cap untill you hear a click.
CJP
Anyway, I got a phone call in just a few days. She said they put my letter in a file.
Hope this helps.
Larry
Note: Use Adobe to open file
It may be marketed for the older folks, however, it has all of the features we wanted for the price. We purchased the Limited Pearl White with additional options such as chrome wheels, the touring spoiler, mudguards, tinted windows and pinstripes. Its a great looking car and rivals any 40 grand grand luxury car out there on the road today.
Question:
Is it a good idea to buy a first year new model, which usually comes with lots of bugs?
It takes some time to correct the bugs and a 2nd year (2006) model might be a more reliable car than 2005 model.
Comments please...
zekeman1
Enjoyed the post on the oil filter change. My 64 corvette also uses a drop in filter but changing it is a lot simpler. You just remove a cannister that holds the filter element using a rachet, remove the old filter element, place a new one in and reinstall the cannister. Wish Toyota had gone this route. Maybe if there is enough demand the aftermarket will come up with an adapter for using normal oil filters like the aftermarket suppliers came up with for the old Chevy V8 owners.
I bought my all-weather mats from here http://toyota.autowebaccessories.com/store/toyota-avalon-accessories-cat385_1208.php title. I was very happy with the mats and the overall buying experience.
I also see that they offer the front-end mask that your looking for: Item: PT218-07050
Although I haven't seen the mask, I do want to put in my vote for the 3M clear material. Two reason why:
1) it does not change the appearance of the front grill work.
2) it also offers protection to things like headlights and fog lights.
I had mine installed for $600 (I live about 30 minutes within the Boston, MA area) . This is full coverage including the side mirrors, headlights, and fog lamps (My installer also added coverage to my DLC lens). Also, insist that they put 3M and not the Avery-Dennison film. I heard that the Avery film has tendency to turn yellow.
Hope this helps.
JR
The dealer agreed to order a new seat back for me under warranty. Turns out they only order new seat back leather covering, which they had to send out to get sewn on. I also brought it in for the 5000 mile service and to take care of a few squeaks and rattles.
They took care of 1 of the squeaks, I still have an annoying rattle behind the rear passenger shelf area. As far as the seat quality, I know they replaced the leather as it has fewer vertical folds in the leather, but the horizonal crease is still raised an noticable on anything longer than a 5 minute trip.
I would have bought the XLS had I known this was going to be an issue.
Japanese automaker Toyota has developed a safety technology that it says will keep the driver's eyes on the road.
An image-processing computer system developed by Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) and a Toyota affiliate uses a camera near the steering wheel to detect when the driver stops looking straight ahead.
The system flashes a light on the dashboard display and emits a beeping noise when the eyes start to wander. If the driver still doesn't respond, brakes kick in, Toyota said Tuesday.
The feature will be offered in Lexus luxury models set to be sold in Japan in spring next year. Toyota won't comment on whether it will be offered in models sold abroad, company spokeswoman Keiko Nakajima said.
Research shows that most accidents happen because the driver isn't paying attention, according to Toyota.
The sequence number is 72509. Can anyone tell me when that sequence began?