2007 Toyota Avalon
01-23-2007, 11:30 PM
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2007 Toyota Avalon
Well, I finally got around to taking my HHR into the body shop... and I was faced with two rental car options... getting a Focus for free, or paying an extra $7.80 a day out-of-pocket for a brand new, 42-miles-on-the-odometer Avalon. Obviously, I chose the Avalon... because there was no way in hell I'd drive a Focus for 2-3 days. Here is my quick review...
I'll admit, I was one of those anti-Toyota people, just because I thought the vast majority of their products were highly over-rated based upon ignorance. This was the first Toyota I have ever driven, and I was extremely impressed from the moment I sat in the driver's seat. It is quite powerful for a car this size, and it's overall comfort and fit and finish is amazing. It really does feel like a Lexus, just misbadged at the factory. I've already put nearly a hundred miles on it and had to stop for gas twice. And I haven't even had it for 24 hours. I'm not dissing the HHR, but I will definitely be very sad to have to give this back in exchange for my HHR...
I'll admit, I was one of those anti-Toyota people, just because I thought the vast majority of their products were highly over-rated based upon ignorance. This was the first Toyota I have ever driven, and I was extremely impressed from the moment I sat in the driver's seat. It is quite powerful for a car this size, and it's overall comfort and fit and finish is amazing. It really does feel like a Lexus, just misbadged at the factory. I've already put nearly a hundred miles on it and had to stop for gas twice. And I haven't even had it for 24 hours. I'm not dissing the HHR, but I will definitely be very sad to have to give this back in exchange for my HHR...
01-24-2007, 07:04 AM
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The Avalon has been a big problem for Toyota, there are many unhappy owners. see the link:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...1/TOC01ARCHIVE
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...1/TOC01ARCHIVE
01-24-2007, 12:44 PM
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01-24-2007, 12:49 PM
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Well I wasn't sure last night just how low I'd be keeping it. So I didn't want to put too much in at one time and give it back with a full tank when they gave it to me on empty. First trip to the pump I put it to 1/4 and then depleted that pretty quickly, and second trip to the pump, I filled it to 1/2. I got a call today saying I wont be getting the HHR back until Monday, so now I can fill it all the way up without worry. The gauge on the info screen is reporting between 18 and 20 MPG, the same that my HHR gets with its 4 cyl vs. the Avalon's 268 hp V6...
