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My 2006 Avalon came with Michelin tires MXV4 S8 that have a 440 treadwear grade ,Traction Grade A and Temperture Grade A. The tires revolution per mile was measured at 789 at 45 mph. Its now 35,000 miles later and I'm looking for replacement tires with a 60,000 mile warrenty. Michelin has a new tire called Primacy MXV4 in my tire size P215/55R17 but the Service description is 94H instead of 93V. That means the max speed and weight specs. are different. This tire comes with a 620 Treadwear Grade,Traction Grade A and Temperature Grade of A. The tire revolution per mile is measured at 791 at 45 mph. The overall performance ratings are much higher in wet,dry,winter and comfort than the Original Equipment. Has anyone purchased these tires for their 2006 Avalon ? What do you think about the ride comfort, noise comfort, overall car handling and gas mileage when using this new tire?
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Replying to: johnl13 (Sep 19, 2008 4:37 pm) |
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Has anyone had luck changing the locking procedure on the doors. I tried to change it to the 12 miles per hour from the place in drive one lockup with no luck. Also, I usually drain one gallon of antifreeze every 2 years and refresh it with new but where the heck does one fill the radiator, is it under the plastic canopy or somewhere else. What I see is a horizontal not vertical protuberance as in, I presume, a filler neck.. |
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I have read with concern the stories of the clunking sound from the avalon as I have an 05 purchased new. It was taken to the dealer after about 6 months for the "problem" with no results & as usual...no clunking at the dealer even tho they drove it morning , noon & evening. now fast forward to 2008 & I finally took it back to the dealer last month, worried after reading the stories of this problem.Well...the dealer said it was from the ABS engaging & they had numerous complaints.The car was checked out & all is good so far....clunking still there..but I feel better as I have it in writing that if anything developes bad from that it will be taken care of by the dealer. Overall...very satisfied with my avalon, great gas milage ( better on gas in city than most small cars ) & so far after 3 yrs & 40kplus miles 30 plus on highway. 1 oil leak was fixed in 05. Hope this in helps someone. |
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Replying to: 3puttmax (Mar 01, 2006 4:41 pm) - the transmission still jerks, lurches, jumps, slips, shudders and thuds.. and changes to the wrong gear for no logical reason. - the steering wheel clamp still comes loose and drops the steering wheel... - the wipers still cannot clean the windscreen properly and as before the wipers still cancel the cruise setting and light up the ABS and handbrake lights at the same time.. plus lots of other small annoyances.. All of the above are of course intermittent and impossible to make happen.. So Toyota can do nothing about them, lucky for Toyota.. W**kers I hear the Avalon will finish in 2010.. good ridance...
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Replying to: doobre (Oct 07, 2008 1:16 am) Battery negative is usually grounded well to the engine block and then a ground strap from the engine block to the chasis, typically near the firewall. |
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Wow, its been a tough few weeks for my '06 Avalon. First my uncle rear ends me on the way to a wedding and dings up the rear bumper. Then my Grandfather's neighbor smashes in the fender and creases the door (while its parked). Now, its at the dealer for a check engine light that was the O2 sensor. Covered under warranty and fixed quickly, however, my question is: has anyone had this problem? I would think 28K miles is a little premature for this part. Oh well, this was the first unscheduled dealer visit in over 2 1/2 years so I am not complaining. Heck even with the bad part my weeked trip yielded 27.8 MPG cruising at 75 - 80 with a fair amount of city driving... not bad.
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Despite the one unsatisfied customer above, I've never personally met anyone with a bad Avalon. The car seems to be gathering an audience of larger car, comfortable, roomy and luxurious cars, but not quite ready for the Lexus buyers, who want decidedly more than a long Camry, and they're going to kill the car? What did they do, hire a bunch of GM executives now? I think that's just crazy.
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Replying to: nvbanker (Oct 08, 2008 11:34 am) I haven't heard anything? 
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