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Mackabee
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Mackabee
On nearly every car the nav is $2,000, including the 2003 Camry. This price drop is simply unbelieveable.
Mackabee - I've tried both premium and regular, each for extended periods of time and it doesn't seem to make a difference. It almost seems like its gear hunting, can't decide whether to go into overdrive or not.
The techs at the dealership and at Toyota couldn't figure it out. The dealership even went around town with my car with their computer attached to my car's ECM and couldn't find anything. They eventually changed the whole ECM, thankfully under warranty, and the problem stopped. I came back from a 1300 km. trip where it was really hot all the way and it didn't do it once. Get your ECM changed, it seems to do the trick.
Arrival is supposed to be in March-April time frame.
(waving at Jack)
Does anyone know if Toyota is dumbing down the output figures of this engine?
By any means, this is an AWESOME, stylish car, and an excellent value at an as tested (SE Sport V6) price of 23,380.
~alpha
..wonder what a decent Honda-type clutch and manual could do for this.
Oh, well: I'm part of the two per cent that Toyota can do without. Really (looking at the bottom line as they must) hard to fault 'em..ez
The pics on the Toyota website and other places are pretty small and not very high resolution.
At 48,000 miles my 00 SE V6 has a noticable drop in engine power. I have always used good ol' midwestern premium. Is it time to bring it in to the dealer again, or is the car getting old. Example, from stop to go, it feels slugish as if the parking brake was on, then gets good acceleration.
Click "Public" and then type in "Solara". There should be a ton of great images that show up.
The cables are bad, and need to be "shrunk" with a heat gun, or the seat rack replaced. Mine has been fixed 3 times so I just turn up the radio now. The local mechanics won't fix it, but will send it to their trim shop to fix or replace. Good luck getting a service advisor to acknowledge your issue, and expect to be with a car for a day if they send it out, unless your buddy buddy with the service advisor, and get their 1st thing in the morning.
At 48,000 miles my 00 SE V6 has a noticable drop in engine power. I have always used good ol' midwestern premium. Is it time to bring it in to the dealer again, or is the car getting old. Example, from stop to go, it feels slugish as if the parking brake was on, then gets good acceleration.
Also, were there any changes to the 02 affecting the "cowl shake" and paint chipping problems, or are you 2002 owners having those problems as well?
Thank you for any responses, I am planning to buy my 02 on Monday and if I need to change my mind I hope someone will tell me soon!
'04: Ours is on the way, expect delivery later this week.
For those (like us) concerned about the lack of protective bodyside moldings on the '04, check out www.trim-gard.com. They have OE style moldings in several popular colors. We ordered their BT90 that perfectly matches the "Absolutely Red" color of the SLE we have coming.
wonderful acceleration. 240 hp is a good thing. relatively quiet cabin. from all the bouncing & jittering due to road conditions/suspension, it felt like i was back in a Mustang - not a good thing. also - the stock stereo was nowhere near as good as the JBL in my car. but the kicker: even with the seat back and the telescoping steering wheel set away and high - i still couldn't get my legs under the steering wheel. i'd hate to think of how this would have worked if the car had a manual transmission.
overall: i still love my car.
I will continue with my '00 DWP SE's clutch, shifter, 2l5's and such for a bit longer.......
....better MPG, less maintenance, more involvement (but less resale) sums it up........
best, ez
The new Solara will replace my wife's 2001 Chrysler Sebring LXi w/Autostick ... the sequential shift is more for me than for her.
We have the Autostick on our Chrysler Pacifica also, and I use it often.
For pure fun, however, I still prefer the 5 speed manual on our '90 Mazda Miata!
The wheels are 16 6.5, sparkle silver finish, with Toyota center caps. Price was $350 the set of 4, delivered, no tax, plus $26 for wheel lugs & valve stems.
Anyone interested can find them by typing "Toyota Solara Wheels" in the E-Bay search engine.
This seems to be a growing trend, in-your-face marketing. I think it detracts from the class of the car. Tacky tacky tacky.
I found the references on the radio in the now "read only" solara convertible board and I read your post back two year ago. I think your right and the sub woofer is blown. I tried to disconnect the subwoofer but couldn't find the connector. For now I adjusted the radio to fade to the front speakers only and they work fine. When I have time, I'll have to take apart the rear seat and see if the sub is truly blown. Thanks for the help.
The solara board seem to be a little quite. Not many posts. Two or three years ago, this board was so active. Guess we've all moved on.
Jimmy.....2000 Solara SLE Conv with only 23,000 miles.
Also if you had this problem, is the fix as simple as changing out a light bulb or is it more involved (like changing out the A/C control panel). My recirculate button has been on the fritz as well, so a replacement of the panel may be in order anyway.
With 51k on the odometer I am over all pleased with this car. These electrical glitches are annoying, but hardly a condemnation of the car itself. Besides this, the only other problem the car has had was a bad passenger seat track that was addressed under warranty.
Just sat inside an 04 Solara. The exterior will have to grow on me, but the interior is a very nice evolution of the previous model. Must resist temptation... LOL
JGT - besides trying Edmunds own Toyota forums, try camryman.org - you have to sift through the kiddie posts, but you'll end up with some decent help.
anyone else unfamiliar with him - just read through past posts from WebG - he bought a lemon without fully researching/testing the car, and occasionally rants in here. it's cool tho'; we need opinions from all corners in order to make this a democracy...
WebG - don't want to get too personal here, but: i don't work for toyota - never have. was a computer tech, now i help manage a rare book company. don't U remember our lovely chats from the past?
why subaru? if Toyota sold a 4-wheel drive rival for the WRX Sti, i'd be all over it; my fantasy is doing brake turns going downhill in a rally like Carlos Sainz or Tommi Makinen - much fun!
geez, and U call me rude... just call me fair. you posted how you bought your car, and you've been living with it since then. you posted how you didn't want to take a financial hit by trading her in - that's your decision to live with a lemon. and i am occasionally happy you still post to this forum; life is always green grass and blue skies with Toyota.
realistically, i probably won't re-up when it comes time for me to get a new car; i am not fond of the 2004 styling - i really like the old lines, and even the old rear spoiler. however, just to make everyone happy:
coming up on 60K trouble-free miles, and loving my 2000 Solara SE-V6.
Purcased Toyo TPT Proxy's, same OEM size (205-60-16), about CDN$35-40 cheaper per tire.
The car used to gradually drive to the right (I remember several people had this issue) and I'd have to constantly keep the steering wheel turned ever so slightly to the left to go straight. Not a big pain, but took some enjoyment out of the car. Had it aligned 2 or 3 times when I first bought it. Then Toyota finally said that it was either the steering rack was manufactured slightly off, or it was simply a natural effect of the roads being built to drain off to the right (which amused me the most since although this is true about drainage, I've never driven a car where this was an "issue"!!).
Well, it was definatlely the tires. The Toyo's hold a straight line MUCH better than the previous Michelins, I can actually let go of the steering wheel and the car will drive a straight line for a long time! Not that I recommend doing that very often! I wonder if I had a defective set of Michelins or they just weren't balanced properly. The car is now a renewed joy to drive.
I'm only 1,000km in, but so far the tires handle better and are as smooth and quiet as the Michelin's were, maybe a tad less so but hardly noticeable. So far wet weather transaction is very good, we'll see with the Toronto winter how they stack up in the snow.
If they can last as long as the Michelin's did I'll be pleased!
Just thought I'd post!
Knock on wood.
had made a mistake a few months ago and purchased a new Mazda6i in August.... relatively hasty decision; the 4 cyl wasn't satisfying, and the Bose upgraded audio-- while producing very nice mids and trebles in the front of the vehicle-- was quite a disappointment in other respects. i had actually traded in my 90000 mile '95 Avalon XLS for the Mazda6! oy vey.... live and learn, i guess. took a hit $-wise, but hopefully not TOO much......