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Go to your destiny with your new AV. Enjoy.
You might try at an auto upholstery shop. Custom fitted sets would probally be in the $400- 500 range.
These would be real nice in a warm area like you live. aloha
my two cents for what's it worth.
Tim
BWIA, I have seen spoilers @ $79 on EBAY for the 2000 AVA's. These are primed, you would still need to find a good paintshop to match your color, and they would charge you for install. My guess is at least two more holes drilled in your trunk.
IMHO, it has only three drawbacks: (1) The 4.6 litre engine doesn't deliver superior mileage; (2) The car is a big sedan, and takes up most of the available space in any parking spot- including a garage:(3) Depreciation on this model is a killer--about as bad as it gets.
The Avalon is superior in just about all categories (Including interior room, believe it or not!). However, the most outstanding attribute for this model is its resale value--it's as good as any and better than most.
Again, it depends on you and that car which best suits your preference. Enjoy whichever you decide to buy.
Check out the invoice prices at Edmunds or other good sources. Take those figures with you to the dealer and tell them you'll only pay invoice. Remember, the dealer is making 3% 'holdback' on the car, plus some other incentives. Be nice, but firm in the negotiations. I paid invoice.
Good luck. Make your friends envious with that new Avalon.
The questions were very innocuous and I hope I seemed credible on camera. If anybody lives in Baltimore, check out the news on WBAL channel 11 between 5 and 6:30. I also think it may be on a few other stations around the country because this guy is a free lance TV reporter with ties to WKMG in Orlando, WKRC in Cincinnati, KPTV in Portland, KGTV in San Diego and KTNV in Reno. I don't know how many markets this report will be on but Ido know it will be on in Baltimore tonight.
I don't live in Baltimore so if anybody sees it, let me know if I looked like a goober or not.
http://alexandriatoyota.com/meet_staff.html
Best wishes
You said you saw in consumer reports that the avalon was third in luxury cars under $50000.
I am very curious what was first and second in this category and what big names did the avalon beat out.
I love the car for $7000 out of pocket.......I went to look at the new ones.....Bummer..I find the older ones much nicer looking. The new ones are "boxy" and seem higher. In any case I will start look for a 1999 in white with real low miles on it early next Spring. And enjoy this one until I find a "new" old body style Avalon.....
Does anyone know whether the rear seat folds down in the previous Avalon? or how much cargo space there is in the trunk?
Any recommendations on a two to three year old Avalon? thanks!!
Cliffy, congratulations on your T.V debut! Could this be a beginning of a new career for you?
Also, I want to comment in general about Toyota audio systems. I am not an audiophile. Many people are not. To me, the base stereo in the XL sounds fine and the JBL in the XLS is awesome. I'm sure there are people who disagree but this is a very subjective matter and I am sure costs are taken into account when the systems are designed.
Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so, is there a solution? Thank you very much in advance.
With regards to the many postings about the Avalon transmission, count mine ('99) in as another one that's having the same hard shift and lunging problem. The dealers have told me the same story -- i.e. part of the way the car is, nothing to be done, etc.
Anyway, in the 99 Avalon I test drove, as well as another in the lot I saw, the wood trim interior was discolored and warped. The salesman said "well you know how hot it gets in Texas." Has anyone else had this problem?
I've owned other cars with wood trim interiors in Texas and haven't had a problem with them.
Thanks.
Spoke with my service guy at the dealer and they will check it out at my next service.
Sounds to me like a bearing or something in the compressor....at any rate it will be taken care of.
TO RECAP -- if any Avalon owner has experienced grinding noise from underneath the hood at low speeds(like when coasting to a stop sign with the foot off both the accelerator and the brake), any insight you can provide would be appreciated. I've brought my car to 2 dealers and they can't seem to figure it out. They even replaced the strut mounts to no avail. Thanks for any suggestions.
To Joanieb1: My '99 Avalon wood trim discolored from inside the lacquer finish (I live in VA so there's no continuous extreme weather to blame). It looked like multiple hairline scratches from inside the finish. My dealer took one look at it and replaced about 8 pieces without any hassles.
Another problem I experience is the hitting sounds when the car is in "D" but not moving (brake is pressed). Anybody knows what this could be?
One suggestion for noises that were NOT fixed by changing the strut mounts-that the problem may be worn sway bar bushings.
Check the site out, it has a lot of info for All toyota makes.
As to the amount over invoice, it is very regional. What is a good deal in CA may or may not be a good deal in other states. Check Edmunds TMV before talking to a dealership. If you live in VA (or close by), you may want to send me an e-mail at sclifford@alexandriatoyota.com for specific pricing.
6 cyl. and would like to now what the average MPG is that anyone gets on their car and how many gallons does the tank hold and how many total miles can you go on a FULL tank???
Thanks,
SAVANA
Thanks so much.
Savana
I now have 14000 miles on the car. I have had absolutely no problems with the car. I always
run 87 octane gas. My mileage has run from 26 to 32 MPG. The mileage is really good if you drive 55 to 60. It drops off to 26 at about 75 MPH.
The outside temperature affects how much the AC runs. This affects the mileage a lot. I believe with the AC off and driving steady at 55, you could get close to 40 MPG.
My speedometer and odometer both read 4% low.
If I run with the speed control set at exactly 60 MPH and time mile posts on the interstate, they
time at a mile every 57.6 seconds, which converts to 62.5 MPH. I am very interested if other owners would do this same test and see if their speedometer shows the same error.
This makes the sound hard to duplicate to a technician since you are generally in the car with him with your seatbelt on.
If you find this noise does not happen when you have people in the car, I bet this is it. Take a look and see if this helps.
I had a high-speed wind noise in my car (years ago) that drove me crazy in the summer. The operative word is "summer." It emanated from the drivers door. It lasted almost two weeks and I was about to drive into the dealer, when I realized (should I admit to this?) that the drivers window was 99% closed, leaving a tiny, invisible gap for wind noise. Summer meant that the A/C came on as soon as I started the car, and the window was lowered earlier to pay a toll on a road which I rarely drove. I almost blew my stack at the noise, when I "cured" the "difficult" problem in less than two seconds. Glad I found it before a technician did, or I might never be able to face the world again.
design is old-fashioned and has a Buick/Cadillac staid quality. For starters, it is not as quiet as the
Avalon Version 2.0/01. The gas milage is horrible, not to mention the $2,400 gas guzzler tax. In
the so-called sport mode the Benz seemed confused and behaved more like a big Lincoln. What
did I like most about it? The seats are infinitely comfortable with a feature that ergonomically
optimizes your sitting position, given your initial settings. The 12-speaker Bose stereo system was
incredible.
Given its price tag of $93,000 and smaller interior and trunk space, I cannot see how this car is
300 percent better than the Avalon. But, then again, it's just money.
I am happy with my Avalon 2K and I will keep it.
Thanks.
I can just pull it away from the dash a bit (1/4") and then get my finger tips under the edge. Then I can just pry (carefully) the whole thing away from the dash.
The only thing holding it on (on mine) is the EMERGENCY flasher button assembly. The cover will pull out far enough for me to disconnect the flasher button and the whole thing comes away from the dash.
I have a 1997 Avalon and the washer pump stopped working a few weeks ago.
I've looked and looked but cannot find the fuse (the covers to the three fuse boxes (in the car and under the hood) have descriptions like "AC" and "HL" (headlamp?) and "Radio"... but there isn't any labeled "washer" or "pump" etc.)
In desperation I pulled all of the fuses to look for any blown fuses. They were all okay.
There is a "float" in the washer-fluid tank that moves up and down on guides. I thought maybe this tells the pump not to run if there isn't any fluid. But the tank is full and the float moves freely.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Thanks!
Also for the record I drive fairly conservatively, commute 50 rt (mainly interstate), use 87 oct. and get 20-21 mpg on my 2000 ava. After 16k miles the only problem is I had to replace the radio.