1999 Toyota Avalon xls review from North America
"Great combination of luxury and sport!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
NONE.
General comments?
A superb luxury vehicle with very few faults. I have only owned the Avalon for a couple months, but it runs and drives beautifully. It has much more get-up-and-go than I would have expected. It has a very useful feature, a button that switches the transmission from normal to power, essentially changing the gears at a higher RPM in power mode... saves gas when you don't feel the need to scream around town.
The only faults I can think of is it would be nice to have rear A/C, a couple 12 volt outlets, it only has the cigarette lighter and recommends premium fuel.
I heard about this sludging problem, I am a firm believer if you change your oil every 3K miles, you won't have this problem.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 38000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 41000 miles |
| Previous car | GMC Yukon |
| Date of Entry | 31st March, 2006 |