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Well built car
shyam, 03/21/2005
2005 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Well built car. Very smooth and responsive. Has sufficient gadgets inside to play around. This car is worth the money.
A Great Sedan
t. wagner, 08/26/2005
2005 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My Avalon looks and drives very well. It has many "creature features" and I feel good driving it. I was looking for a fresh style in the largest, most dependable sedan I could find. I also wanted performance. The new Avalon fit my criteria and price point. Cost of ownership and value also impacted my decision. Acceleration is strong and smooth, with a bit of torque steer on harder acceleration. The control panel covers give the dash a futuristic appearance, and I feel the controls are easy to use I have experienced some rattles the first two months of owership that have caused the vehicle to be out of service for a few days. Other than that this vehicle has been problem free.
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170,000 and holding
Tom, 02/28/2019
2005 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I bought this car new in 2005 and have 170000 miles on it as of March 2019. Been thinking of getting a newer car and have not seen anything that is as good as Toyota. Other than the normal maintenance stuff like replacing brake pads, oil changes, tires etc. - I have had no problems with this car. The acceleration is fantastic and taking this car on along trip is very comfortable. I read a review of a person buying a 2005 with 160,000 miles and driving it an additional 100,000 miles and still enjoys it. I am now thinking I should keep my car and keep on driving until it fails.
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Major improvements
George, 04/02/2005
2005 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had the Avalon Ltd since Feb 14 2005. Even though the styling is much improved over previous years its still not a head turner. The interior is fantsatic. Roomy Quiet and has some great features such as heated/ventilated ft seats, 360 watt stereo w/6cd in dash changer, hid headlights, etc. Great performance and gas milage combination when the engine is warm And using premium fuel. With 1300 miles on it I'm at 24mpg. With past vehicles the gas milage should be 18-20mpg for that level of performance. I would buy another one if I had to do it again. Oh yeah, its fun to drive. I look for places to go just so I can drive it some more.
Intermittent Starting Problem
Will, 12/20/2008
2005 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased vehicle new and after approx. 2 years noticed problem in starting engine(no pattern to problem). Dealer claims foot is not being held firmly on brake pedal when starting. Why did it take 2 years for this to become a problem. Dealer has kept vehicle on 2 occasions for several days and says it never failed to start. They said they have never seen this problem before & don't know where to look for the problem. Toyota said basically the same thing. When it fails, and without changing pressure on brake pedal, it usually starts after 4-5 attempts. Strange Toyota "engineers" can't provide a fix for this problem. This is my last Toyota. Small oil leak at 1000 miles.