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Not worth the money
Jim, 12/28/2008
2008 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Overall, not the quality I expected from a Toyota. I previously had a Volvo S80 and it was a much better built car than the Toyota is. The interior plastic trim is very cheap. At first it looks like brushed metal, but it is just painted plastic that scratches very easily. The seats are not that comfortable for what is considered to be a large car. The body side molding chips very, very easily.
On my short list
Al Grigsby, 01/04/2016
2008 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
I needed a vehicle that could hold 4 sets of golf clubs and bags with seating for the four golfers. This car handiled it with much better mpg than any SUV.
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Thirsty clumsy clunker
toyotauser, 04/05/2008
2008 Toyota Avalon Touring 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Proof Toyota can badge and sell any clunker. 13.6 mpg in Boston, 25 mpg on hilly I-90. I am not a heavy foot. I use premium & Mobil-1 5W30. The seats jiggle over bumps. The back doors need to be rehung. Accelerating and maneuvering make dangerous torque steer, I like the 3/4 large size and big interior space, but seats not comfortable on a long drive, even for driver, in spite of adj lumbar. I've had a lot of great cars recently, everything from an 06 Evo IX SE to a Camry Hybrid. I like big cushy cars. An old chassis and should be retired. Paint scratches if you frown at it. There are lots of goods cars out there, this is not one.
What Is Up?
JD, 01/07/2010
2008 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
I have had this car for 15 months. It is my first and last Toyota. I have been driving a Cadillac for a few years and tried something different. It is different allright but not good. In snow and ice this thing is dangerous. My FWD Caddy with traction and stabilitrack was great. This Toyota is a white knuckler,it must not snow in Japan! The seats in this car are a joke! I cannot get comfortable no matter how I adjust- I think they are too short. The GPS is so hard to use that I don't try anymore. I had it in my old car it was EZ. I like to take care of my cars and the paint on this car is junk. You cannot get a blk. car to shine? The dash rattles, my sunroof rattles and it drives me crazy.
Oil leak, paint mismatch, a Toyota?
kwillliams, 09/19/2009
2008 Toyota Avalon Touring 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Bought new, oil leak, difficult for dealer to determine source. Eventually block replaced. Paint does not match. Fenders do not meet bumpers as well as one would expect in a top of the line Toyota. I would never buy this car again.