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#13010 of 14780 Re: More On Avalon Performance [bobwiley] by user777 Aug 13, 2006 (2:51 pm)
Replying to: bobwiley (Aug 13, 2006 10:38 am) yeah - exactly. good test. put someone else in the vehicle that has no history and watch them quickly come to the conclusion something fundamentally is amiss.   this is one of the reasons you'd never ever have a vehicle with this sort of designed in "natural" behavior in the hands of many - ala rental fleet etc.   your son's assessment is on target. your vehicle is NOT operating as designed.   plenty of other manufacturers have DBW technology, and they do not do this.   there is something wrong with your vehicle.   either the manufacturer is gonna stand behind their product and fix it, or you should move on and get rid of it.   as they say, you have a lot riding on it, and you and your family deserve far far better.
#13011 of 14780 Comments by retired7 Aug 13, 2006 (8:37 pm)
Replying to: pat (Aug 12, 2006 8:53 am) Suggest Toyota buy back Gartmacd's Avy and disassemble the tranny & DBW system to find out why it works right! One pill I find tough to swallow is that I when I bought my 05 Ltd, it had 280 hp on window sticker and that was a factor in purchasing this vehicle. Now BTW, Toyota says it's really 268! This is definitely a mis-calculation by Toyota no matter how they try to rationalize it and it falls under the category as false advertising to the consumer. Replies to this message: fin (Aug 14, 2006 2:29 am) bobwiley (Aug 14, 2006 6:21 am) captain2 (Aug 14, 2006 7:05 am)
#13012 of 14780 Re: Comments [retired7] by fin Aug 14, 2006 (2:29 am)
Replying to: retired7 (Aug 13, 2006 8:37 pm) As previously discussed in this forum, the engine has the HP rating Toyota was allowed to give it under the rules. But the rules changed. And the HP number dropped for Toyota and several other makes. It was not a error by Toyota.
#13013 of 14780 Re: Comments [retired7] by bobwiley Aug 14, 2006 (6:21 am)
Replying to: retired7 (Aug 13, 2006 8:37 pm) retired7: I read, in this Forum I think, that the NHTSA or some other Federal bureaucratic agency changed the way they figured HP---anyway, the 268 HP Avy still outruns almost all other sports sedans, G35, TL,etc.--including the BMW 525-530 Series. With all that power and 30+MPG at 75 MPH--I ani't complaining about losing 12 HP! Bob
#13014 of 14780 Re: Comments [retired7] by captain2 Aug 14, 2006 (7:05 am)
Replying to: retired7 (Aug 13, 2006 8:37 pm) by your moniker then I'm guessing you rememeber the 427/425 HP Chevys, 426/425 HP Chryslers, 390 HP Fords etc etc.. SAE gross ratings about 40% higher than today's 'net' ratings. Were they ripping you off then, when all those engines magically lost 150 hp or more? The Avalon, as bobwiley notes, one of the most powerful and economical cars of its type - what more could you ask?
#13017 of 14780 Press request by KarenS HOST Aug 14, 2006 (10:28 am)
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#13018 of 14780 Re: More On Avalon Performance [bobwiley] by topgear Aug 14, 2006 (12:06 pm)
Replying to: bobwiley (Aug 13, 2006 10:38 am) As others have already mentioned, there must be something wrong with your tranny (and a handful of others perhaps). Mine, an '06 Limited with 6100 miles, (...knock on wood), appears to work fine. I drive fast, I drive slow -no problem. And always the car shifts fine. In fact, this car kicks a**! What you describe with yours is NOT normal, as not all Avalons seem to be problematic.   Sorry about your problems! Good luck!   P
#13019 of 14780 More On Avalon Performance by gartmacd Aug 14, 2006 (3:06 pm)
We are now in Digby Neck NS, near the bottom of the NS peninsula. "The Olde Salt Cod" B&B has internet, so here's another installment. Sorry to disappoint the doomsday clairvoyants, but all is very much unchanged. Still no signs of anything amiss with the transmission, or anything else for that matter. Our two travelling companions (he and she)are impressed with this car. An interesting aside...We stopped in a larger urban center (Yarmouth) and dropped into the local Toyota dealer for a quick look around at the new models on display. I asked about the transmission complaints and showed the service mgr this forum, which he perused. His surprise was very clearly evident. They apparently haven't experienced any of the sort of issues being reported here. While I was there he also looked at the "Camry Woes" topic and saw a recent post showing pictures of a Camry rear bumper which was touted to be a 4cyl bumper wrongly installed on a 6cyl model. A lot of criticism had resulted from that picture. He chuckled at that and showed me how it was really a picture of a rear bumper damaged by impact. Made me wonder about some of the stories in these forums. On last comment (for now). No I don't intend to offer Toyota the opportunity to buy back our Avalon!! Will add more about our Avalon experiences tomorrow as we are planning a couple of days at this stop.

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