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Main reason for the post is a new punch to report. It’s a 2019 Avalon Hybrid Limited. It’s loaded with heads-up display, nav., 360 degree camera, crash mitigation and most of the other safety nannies. My work has me traveling over a considerable amount of city travel, and I wanted all the toys and great efficiency and gas mileage. Why, you ask, with it’s uh, “prominent” grill and CVT? Because I can, and surprisingly, the grill doesn’t bother me. The Prius is staying in the driveway till the GLC is sold, now resting in my son’s garage next to his ‘18 A4, till the wife and I are back from Europe.
The Avalon is wind chill pearl white with Cognac leather. I’ve had it for over three weeks with city mileage in excess of 46 mpg with RUG. It’s very comfortable and quiet, and surprisingly not boring, very good ergonomics, great JBL audio and 12 way seats, which to me are more comfortable and supportive than my GLC. I like the lack of delay, compared to the Benz, in switching audio stations or to and from Bluetooth, among some other things. The CVT seems, like what many have observed with the Outback, to be very non-CVT like, and the fake sound makes it sound good. I’m not saying it’s better than the GLC, just different.
Well, I know, it’s not many/most of your’s cup of tea, but....different strokes... Also, it doesn’t hurt that I got over $7k off MSRP, with ceramic window tint and all weather and carpeted mats thrown in, probably because of slow sales. Toyota care service is included, with free service for 24 mos.
That’s it for now...the naysaying may now commence. Cheers !
Didn't know they had a Toyota dealership in Barcelona!
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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Congrats on the punch, and may you enjoy the Avalon for many years (months? this is CCBA, after all....)
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
My two youngest are officially on the road. We traded my second daughter's Camry back to us and gave her my wife's 2010 Prius. The girls share the 04 Camry with 290K on it. Of course, that meant a new car for the Mrs. (in the fezo household, new means CPO). 2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring with 20K on it.
I was finally tired of the 5 and for the first time in 20 years, traded in a car. Now have a 2014 Mazda 3 Sport hatch with a stick. I think I'm in love...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
It’s really not capable of holding a rear facing car seat AND a front passenger. Hence why the GLI is on the list. The cost cutting in the back seat of the GLI worries be me a bit.
Whoever wrote that listing copy had a sense of humor. "Quality built in the German section of Chattanooga, Tennessee."
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2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
Aside from a couple small things under warranty and a failed turbo that Audi repaired under goodwill, it has been very reliable. Just routine oil changes and brakes.
Speaking of 2-series (a few posts back), I had the daughter's MINI in for service (oil, filter, plugs and cabin air filter), so I took the opportunity to go check out a Valencia Orange 228xi that the local Acura dealer has had on their lot for some time. @breld has been tracking it - started out priced at $25K, now down to $23.2K. 21,000 miles on it, and decently equipped, but no Sport package. No matter.
I enjoyed driving it. Was just the right size - not too big, not too small. Punchy engine, and, playing around with the settings, it can be either comfortable or sporty, as you desire. Nice interior - black, which isn't my first choice - and everything makes sense.
Would be nice to have, but just not in the market at the moment. I'm sure I could find one in grey/silver/white/black in a heartbeat if I got serious.
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2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
What other interior color would look decent with Valencia Orange?
We have experienced one delay after another, and are now scheduled to open on Labor Day (9/2). Lost out on all the summer revenue, and have been refunding money left and right.
Construction is supposed to be done mid-August, which gives us a couple of weeks to get everything moved in and set up.
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I’ve had two Avalon’s in the last. Both were great cars. The current model would be on the list... sadly the front end is a deal breaker to me.
Congrats @carnaught enjoy it!
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
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Turned out great - fits perfectly, slots for seatbelts and LATCH points, and also slows for folding down one side or the other. Also installed with the car seat nicely.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Main reason: both bumpers were poorly repainted with bad color matching, surprised I overlooked this but I did notice a blemish that indicated the rear bumper had been repainted.
Side reasons: death by a hundred nails (aesthetic blemishes; even the resprayed back bumper is slightly scuffed/scratched). Car looks like it's worn and torn 75K, not 28.5K.
At Carmax price, needed to be a 9 out of 10 or better, and this isn't the car. Mechanically, and drive-wise, it's a 10 though.