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1034 messages, Last post on Aug 25, 2008 at 1:42 AM
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Replying to: scbob (Aug 08, 2007 8:26 am) It looks like things have gotten worse for Toyota's in the Gulf States region as far as I'm concerned. The wife would really like me to get another Toyota, since they are a pretty known quantity and we had a very bad experience with a Mazda luxury car in the mid-90's. OTOH, the Toyota prices are outrageous in Texas and La. because Gulf States limits choices to a few preselected packages containing lots you don't need to get what you want. I only really want Stability Control and would like leather and heated seats (even in the Gulf South, they are sometimes nice). Had to get them as a package in 2004, but they turned out nice. To get them now around here, you have to get top of the line Camry or Avalon (didn't like the Touring suspension) and with very little discounting. Have even considered flying to Annapolis to deal with with Fitzmall. The Azera seemed to have everything I wanted, except for that audio port at a pretty fair price. Will have to take the wife to drive all of the candidates. The Hyundai dealership I went to here in Houston is a little bigger and better looking than in N.O., but not tremendously so, but the salesman was very knowledgeable and even offered to let me take the car a few hours. I wanted to drive the Sonata just to see what it was like (not wild for it), and he was busy, so he gave me the keys and said to try it out by myself. This without ever asking for any ID and seeing nothing concrete except my old, beat-up, green Lumina parked in their lot. I guess I looked legit.  Will drive by the other 3 w/in 20 miles to see how substantial they look. I can then take the wife to a better looking one, but will try to buy from the first place 
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Replying to: bigmike2 (Aug 08, 2007 9:47 am)
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Replying to: cdmuile (Aug 08, 2007 7:40 pm) Took her to drive the Toyota's tonight, Camry XLE and Avalon LS. We agreed that the ride of the new Avalons isn't really any better than the Camry and neither is as smooth as our 2004 Avalon which I believe is the quietest car on the road I've owned. I only drove the Azera once, but I felt it was a lot more like our 2004 Avalon than the current Avalons are. She also thought all the aluminum in the Toyotas was a bit tacky. I did too. Looks like a comparable equipped Camry lists for about 30k with an invoice of about 27 and, according to Edmunds people are paying a grand over that. If it's that hard to deal, it's either the Azera or out of state. The Azera salesman offered to let me have one for a couple of hours and I plan to take it on the same bad streets as we did the Toyota's to see how it measures up. There's also a sunken manhole cover there, so I can see if I get the dreaded clunk. |
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Replying to: bigmike2 (Aug 08, 2007 9:32 pm)
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Replying to: msazzyindc (Aug 10, 2007 7:39 pm) As mentioned above, she's tall. The seat bottom can only be moved forward and back and not raised or tilted at all, so it gave her no thigh support. She spent the whole time with her legs pulled up and her feet on the floor. On top of that she has a not great back, so by the time we were done, she was sore. I asked the salesman if any of the packages came with a more adjustable passenger seat, but he said no. I don't understand why they put the passenger seat so low and didn't allow that seat to be raised, considering how nice they made the driver's seat. Even the Camry XLE has that, or if it doesn't, its default position was high enough to accomodate someone like her. Well, it looks like I'm stuck with a Camry at a higher price, or maybe an Avalon at a much higher price. It was nice while it lasted. See you guys around and thanks for the info.
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Replying to: bigmike2 (Aug 08, 2007 9:32 pm)
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Replying to: oskidunker1 (Aug 12, 2007 8:52 am) Many cars have sunroofs that cause a vacuum effect when opened. I don't know if your problem is a defect, or just an unintended consequence of the design. I have a car that is unbearable at highway speeds with just the sunroof open. Lowering the rear windows by a couple of inches will probably make the sound go away. It works for my car. regards, kyfdx |
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Replying to: bigmike2 (Aug 10, 2007 7:53 pm) I tried the Avalon Limited, but could not detect an improvement and really got turned off by the exterior and interior styling, esp. the "doors" on the controls. |
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Replying to: oskidunker1 (Aug 12, 2007 8:52 am)
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Replying to: richardcot (Aug 12, 2007 12:03 pm) No other problems. Seats are very comfortable. Finally, a car without hard seats!
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