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Replying to: ronsmith38 (May 21, 2008 5:28 pm) |
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (May 21, 2008 5:28 pm)
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Replying to: louiswei (May 21, 2008 7:21 pm) WRT the Azera interior - my only real problems with it were the silver metallic-looking plastic center console, which seemed really flimsy, and the large swath of grained plastic across the dash. The dash plastic looked and felt pretty durable, but it was just a little plain. But hey - I'm not looking to spend Lexus money, and either one I'm shopping is a great value. |
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Replying to: louiswei (May 21, 2008 4:37 pm) Speaking as a fan of the Azera, I always have liked the Ford's exterior more than most people do. I was always a big fan of the Passat's lines, and the Ford is clearly just an enlarged version of them, which means it's automatically more tasteful right off the bat than 75% of the Big 2.8's output. The styling problem I have with the Taurus is the inside. It's huge, but the dash and door panels just look to me like large, flat, cheap expanses, and the gauges in particular don't look big, clean or high-dollar in their presentation. I honestly wish I liked these aspects better, but I can't bring myself to do so. Sure hope they address this decisively in the 2010 restyle, as Chevy did with the Malibu and Hyundai with the '09 Sonata.
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Replying to: notsofast2 (May 14, 2008 12:56 pm) More importantly, the Avalon did not offer near the features that the Azera did and I got the Azera Ltd. with Ultimate package for $27,000. BTW, got more on my Camry from Hyundai than Toyota offered against the Avalon and bought Camry from same dealer. Looked at Maxima, Acura TL and Infiniti G35 and others and they just did not measure up to the Azera FOR MY NEEDS/WANTS. Recently was offered a new 2008 Acura RL with technology package for under 40,000. Based on what I would give up on the Azera, I couldn't see it without even considering the cost difference. My only complaint with Azera is the bouncing/wallowing on roads with dips and crests. Maybe someday Hyundai will admit it is a problem and find a fix for it. 
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Replying to: tonycd (May 22, 2008 12:27 pm) Good luck all - this is a great tine for new cars!
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Replying to: jontyrees (May 23, 2008 7:35 pm) Enjoy the car. P.S. the "high seating position" was originally a big selling point when Ford introduced the 500 in '05. I believe they called it "command seating" or something to that effect.
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My wife and I chose an '07 Azera after having driven the Impala and the Honda Accord. We also looked at Toyota Camry. The Azera gave us the best safety, ride, warranty and value for our money. We now have a little over 4K miles on the car. We still love the car and have no problems to report. The Impala and the Accord had a more harsh ride than what we wanted. All were great cars, we just liked the Azera better. 
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Replying to: carolinabob (May 23, 2008 12:12 pm) AKA Buick -itis and something that not even the Lucerne suffers that much from anymore. Agree with you, think that Hyundai has overdone the soft ride thing, but don't believe you'll find them admitting it is a problem, it is, after all, what many folks of cars like this want, and rarely do you get a soft ride without an (overly) compliant suspension. They made the correct guess on the American driver preferences much like Toyota has been adept at doing for years and years now. We Americans have generally shown to prefer the highway cruiser to the 'road car'. The Avalon, long known as 'the best Buick GM never built' in the two top trims suffers from much the same condition, although it is (ultimately) more controlled IMO.
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Replying to: autokritiker (Apr 17, 2008 11:23 am)
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