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Replying to: wwest (Aug 11, 2008 8:19 pm) |
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Replying to: gohawaiian (Aug 11, 2008 1:52 pm) Avalon sales are down 45% month-over month '08 vs' 07. and down 36% YTD '08 through June. JAN-JUN 2008 2007 CHG 2008 2007 CHG AVALON 3,000 5,092 -45.6% 27,438 42,614 -36.0% SOURCE Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. The Avalon is quiet, smooth and comfortable, and can be bought with bigger discounts right now than ever before due to LACK of demand, not the opposite. |
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Lexus GS is a great car, but I always thought it had a lot less interior room than the Avalon, both in front and especially in the back seats. Will take another look. Hard to see why sales are down..... More and more baby boomers are reaching "Avalon age" and Buick screwed-up their long-time segment leader, LeSabre. Just an opinion, but I think Avalon sales should be affected less by high gas prices than most other cars, because the average Avalon is driven far fewer miles than most other cars. Also, I think Toyota threw away a lot of sales when they dropped the bench seat.
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Replying to: potat0e (Aug 12, 2008 3:13 pm) Yes, and with age comes more learning experiences and overall knowledge accrual under one's "belt" and that generally means some become more aware of the wintertime hazards of FWD and F/AWD vehicles.
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 12, 2008 5:43 pm) Wwest I have seen you post along these lines before and while I won't disagree with you I don't know of a single person who doesn't believe that a FWD vehicle is superior to a RWD vehicle in poor conditions.
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Replying to: tjc78 (Aug 12, 2008 5:48 pm) Well, now you do. FWD or F/AWD does have superior traction insofar as applying DRIVE torque to the roadbed is concerned, but that's the ONLY advantage, an advantage which in many cases turns out to be a detriment to the owner. IMMHO it's better not to "go" at all rather than go and lose control. |
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Does anyone know when the 2009 Avalons will be available? When will it be announced? 
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Replying to: deejay2009 (Aug 15, 2008 7:15 am)
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Replying to: hoopla1991 (Aug 15, 2008 4:20 pm) 
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Replying to: mikes. (Aug 08, 2008 8:16 pm) http://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/genesis/2009/review.html http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/FREE/552041503 - rear wheel drive - quiet as a Lexus - 0-60 under 6 seconds - superior warranty What's not to like?
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