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| I plan to buy a Avalon Xl soon, but I am having a problem understanding the differences in the alarm systems that come standard and the alarm options. I want to add the glass sensor alarm because twice my 2002 Sienna side windows were broken into(door not opened) and the alarm did not go off. My problem is that Comsumer Reports says the alarm that is standard is fine and the more advanced alarm is a ripoff. In order to get the glass sensor you must get the other alarm. Also there is the V.I.P. alarm. What difference do they have? What did you get and are you happy with it? What about Lo-jac? Also, if I get a moonroof, do I need the wind defector? Thanks. | |
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Has anyone tried using Costco or AAA membership to buy a car? What are your thoughts? Label
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Replying to: drquality (Feb 07, 2006 7:32 pm) Most of your conclusions are totally wrong about the options you mentioned. I don't work in the SET region but work for A Gulf States Region store. Here rental care assitance will reimburse you 6 times at 20.00 per day for a rental so that you can leave your car in service and not have to worry about a ride. Vin etching cuts you a check for 5,000 above and beyond what your insurance company does in case the vehicle is stolen. Interior Protectant is not scotch guard. Scotch guard is water based and only protecst one time and then you have to reply it again and again. fabric guard is a polymer that is soaked in to the material. if you do get a stain they will replace the fabric for free for the next 3 years 36,000 miles sound shield and undercoating here is goey tar like stuff that you mentioned, not some anti rust liquid. On top of that in Gulf States we have the Extended Mile tire benefit that will reimburse you for new tires if you do the recommend tire rotaions. Thats an $800 benifit to you if you take advantege of it. And rotataing your tires will help them last longer, car will drive better and you will save gas and money as well. The Extra Miles package here do provide some real benefits but if they do not work for you ask your dealer to get you a car in with out them. They will be glad too |
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Picked up our 2006 Avalon Limited last Friday. Bought thru internet/fleet sales from Carson Toyota, Carson, California. Model that we wanted was not in stock. Nor at any other dealer in the area and was factory ordered. Now comes the good part, delivery took 22 days from the day I handed them a deposit check. Price was in line with what has been posted in this forum. I highly recommend anyone in the greater Los Angeles/Orange County area to check them out. They also post their inventory on the web for all to see. |
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Replying to: avaron (Feb 19, 2006 2:42 pm)
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Replying to: mr68 (Mar 02, 2006 8:00 pm) Bob
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Replying to: label (Feb 24, 2006 12:22 pm)
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Replying to: bobwiley (Mar 04, 2006 8:38 am) |
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Replying to: bye (Mar 06, 2006 12:58 pm) You can buy the guards a lot of places. They are just "stuck" on the car, they are backed with automotive-grade 3M adhesive. They are shipped color-keyed, no painting req'd at the dealership. You should be able to buy them for around $100-$150 (retail) plus about an hour of dealership labor to install them (if you show up with your own parts). If I were adding them on to the purchase of a new Limited, I would only offer about $100 or so for them. They'll make about $50 on the sale of the parts and it will REALLY only take the shop about 30 minutes to put them on (and the $50 will surely cover that). So I figure $100 is about a breakeven number for the dealership. If they want to sell you a new Limited, they won't mind "breaking even" on a set of those body mouldings. Here is one place where you can buy them, but they are available in a lot of places. http://www.toyotapartsdelivered.com/displayList.cfm?design=9 Since they are not "official" production items, they wouldn't normally appear on invoices (though if a dealer installs them on a car when it hits the lot, he'll have his OWN printed invoice & sticker that shows them. Again, if I were working numbers for a deal on a new Limited, I would include about $100 for them in the offer. Personally, I think they would clutter the look of the car ... but if I get dinged, I'll be sorry.
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Replying to: drquality (Mar 06, 2006 6:59 pm)
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