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#110 of 115 Avalon vs Intrigue by dirkwork Jun 05, 2008 (7:58 pm)
An older retired lady in my neighborhood had me help sell her '96 Avalon with 95k miles. I was quite surprised to see a vaunted Toyota have so many problems with low millage, contrasting my '00 3.5 Ebay Intrigue where I only had a power steering hose fail and a few bulbs burn out. I have done brake job and changed oil but otherwise its been trouble free car.   Among the Toyota problems: Leaking rack & pinion, engine oil leak (possibly rear valve cover gasket?), CV joint rubber fell off and joint needs replacing.   Factor in the near zero fun to drive factor and crappy handling, I am happy I did not buy the Toyota that some of the experts in the magazines said I should. And on a highway trip in winter w/o AC I got 32-33 mpg pretty easily, high 20's easily on higher speed roads w/ac on. Why buy a small tin can car when you can have a nice car and still get reasonable fuel mileage....   Scott Replies to this message: dtownfb (Jun 06, 2008 11:58 am)
#111 of 115 Re: Avalon vs Intrigue [dirkwork] by dtownfb Jun 06, 2008 (11:58 am)
Replying to: dirkwork (Jun 05, 2008 7:58 pm) Among the Toyota problems: Leaking rack & pinion, engine oil leak (possibly rear valve cover gasket?), CV joint rubber fell off and joint needs replacing.   It is a 13 year old vehicle....   You are pretty lucky if that is all the problems you have had with your Intrigue. Read the main Intrigue board to see what others have been experiencing.
#112 of 115 98 intrigue, general maintenance by jimconno Nov 10, 2008 (1:29 pm)
I have the 98 intrigue since August '98, have burned no oil so far, threw the serpentine belt with the water pump at 120,00kms, had problems with oil leaks (now fixed). The Delco battery split at connection post. Of note was a whining noise when accelerating, about 150,000 kms, turned out it was the resonator (aluminum part in an otherwise stainless exhaust system) $137.00 to fix. My question now is at 195,00kms (or 120.000 miles) of relatively trouble free driving should I replace the suspension parts (rear), the alternator and is there a timing belt in this 3800 engine that figures in a preventive scenario?? Jimconn Replies to this message: dtownfb (Nov 11, 2008 7:57 am)
#113 of 115 Re: 98 intrigue, general maintenance [jimconno] by dtownfb Nov 11, 2008 (7:57 am)
Replying to: jimconno (Nov 10, 2008 1:29 pm) There is no timing belt in the Intrigue. I wouldn't replace the alternator unless you are having issues. My 2000 Intrigue has 167,800 miles on it with the original alternator. As far as the rear suspension, it depends on how long you plan to keep it. 6 months? maybe not; 2 years? definitely yes
#114 of 115 General maintenance by filipe Nov 12, 2008 (12:20 pm)
Thanks "dtownfb" I forgot to mention the most important (to me) item. The belt idler is supposedly maintenance free, it gives out at about 150,000 klicks and somehow "Goodrench" (cannot do not will not diagnose it unless you are savvy enough to tell them to replace it. My "90" Olds had this problem (3100 engine) I finally replaced the car with the Intrigue and yes the same item failed. This time I insisted on the replacement of the part rather the vehicle. Rear struts, dealer or?? Thank sagain jimconno Replies to this message: dtownfb (Nov 13, 2008 10:07 am)
#115 of 115 Re: General maintenance [filipe] by dtownfb Nov 13, 2008 (10:07 am)
Replying to: filipe (Nov 12, 2008 12:20 pm) Any private mechanic should be able to replace your rear struts. visit www.gmpartsdirect.com or www.rockauto.com to get an idea of how much the rear strut assembly costs.

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