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I have learned many things on Edmunds forums and have been helped considerably in all my Avalon decisions. The most recent was using the knowledge gained here to save $670. Although not normally a fan of extended warranties, I was a little concerned with the cost of potential failures of some of the "Gee Whiz Electronics" in my '06 Limited. My dealership initially wanted $1650 (retail price) for the Toyota Platinum Extended Warranty (7 Year/100,000 mile/zero deductable). I used the information gained from Edmunds forums to reduce the price to $980, which I consider a much more reasonable cost for this additional "peace of mind". The best thing about it was my dealership's "Service Contract Reimbursement Guarantee" which states "in writing" that I will receive a 100% reimbursement of my $980 at the conclusion of warranty period if the extended warranty has never been used. My dealership was Heartland Toyota of Bremerton Washington who provided me a very pleasant buying experience in all respects. Other dealerships that allegedly (I have not confirmed this personally) sell the Toyota Platinum 7 year/100,000 mile/zero deductable warranty for $985 are: Toyota of Greenfield, MA Toyota of Glen Burnie, MD Crown Toyota, KS Dan Porter Motors, ND Stone's Town & Country Motors, ID Thanks again for all the great forum inputs. Rod |
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Replying to: bobwiley (Mar 07, 2006 7:16 am)
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Replying to: beeman4u (Mar 04, 2006 8:36 pm) |
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I bought new fully loaded 2006 Avalon Limited for $34,897.00 (including Tax, Tags etc) on 0/2/27/2006 here in Fairfax, VA. Fully loaded I mean: Navigation, Vehicle Stability & Traction Control, Laser Cruise Control etc options. Dealer gave me couple of accessories for free with the deal (floor mats, wheel locks, sunroof wind deflector). Is it a reasonable deal? Or did I pay more when compared to others? Before buying Avalon I did lot of research. I looked at Acura TL, Lexus ES 330, Nissan Maxima, Infinity G35, VW Passat, Audi A4 etc. At some point I wanted to wait for 2007 Camry XLE or 2007 Lexus ES 350. After comparing vehicles in Edmunds and test driving Avalon, I decided Avalon is THE car I wanted. I have 2001 Honda Civic LX, which increases read noise instead of reducing it. I used to get headache whenever I drive Civic. Avalon is a great car. Well finished interior with very carefully designed cabin. Lot of leg room. Flat rear floor. All the necessary luxury features. None of the above mentioned competitive cars are match for the price I paid. (Nissan Maxima is nothing when compared to Avalon. I found the interior is not of good quality and is not built carefully) Of course, I have some suggestions for the Avalon too. 1. No bluetooth. Very very very bad. Ridiculous. 2. No MP3 for the 12 speaker JBL. Very bad. 3. No Audio input to connect my iPod at least. Using Macally FM transmitter to listen to my iPod. 4. Salesman said we can watch DVD movies when Car is in Parked position. I tried but failed. Anyone tried this? Can we watch DVD (by replacing the trunk map DVD)? 5. Can't input destination to navigation system when car is in motion. Owners manual says it is a safety feature. I agree, but it doesn't even allow passenger to enter the destination. Some features of nav are disabled when the car is in motion. Acura TL Nav doesn't do this. Over all, I am very satisfied with Avalon. |
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Replying to: kvsnaidu (Mar 07, 2006 12:50 pm) Bob
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Replying to: kvsnaidu (Mar 07, 2006 12:50 pm) order to watch a dvd, have not tried this myselfn on a Avalon but that is how the landcruiser works |
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Replying to: kvsnaidu (Mar 07, 2006 12:50 pm)
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Replying to: rodc2 (Mar 07, 2006 9:22 am)
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Replying to: jcooper1 (Feb 02, 2006 7:50 am)
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