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My review for my 2018 Toyota Avalon Touring
jNeptune, 04/02/2018
2018 Toyota Avalon Touring 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
29 of 33 people found this review helpful
I got this car march 2018. I went in for a carmy but they upsold me to an avalon. With the factory incentives, and dealer rebates, saving, and dealing with a great dealership, sticker MSRP was $39K and I was able to walk out the door, tax, tag, process fee included for $31,300! Less than the V6 carmy with leather seats and NO NAVIGATION. Factory incentive was $5K!! Could not pass it up. For me paying $31K for a car at this range, there was no comparison. I do it again. Would I pay $39K for this car, NO, I would not. They are changing the body and interior for 2019, but at around $39K, I would not even be in that market. The exterior is okay, It looks good enough for me. I like the LED lights, and the back looks good. No real WOW or NAH, for me. The interior, the center dash is kind of not my style, and sort of outdated, but once you get use to it, its whatever, and for the $31K out the door price on the touring, no real complaints. the tech meter and speedometer, is good looking. Nothing WOW about it, but its clean and looks good. I like the acceleration and power when I step on the gas, but I am coming from a 13 year old SUV, and a 2014 Honda Odyssey minivan. The avalon is powerful enough for every day driving. Not sports car speed, but no a v4 either. Overall, the car is a solid family car, roomy comfortable, some power when you need it, interior is nice and quiet, and feels roomy but private. Wish it had the parking brake button instead of the foot pedal, and wish it had the "Hold" button, for red lights, and drive thru, but overall nice car, that I like driving and want to drive for many years to come. Don't know about the handling, but you shouldn't be driving it crazy on turn, but can handle most country roads nicely. FOR ME I GOT IT AT $31K with tags, process, and tax from $39K MSRP, so no complaints. If you are going to buy a 2018 Avalon, make SURE YOU GET A DEAL ON IT, or I would not get it for the price. The best I found if the manufacture rebate of $5k is still there, would be 31k for the touring, 29k for xle prem. and 33-34 k for the limited.
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Almost 7 Years Old
Pete, 09/06/2017
updated 03/20/2025
2018 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
49 of 60 people found this review helpful
This is my first car since a 2011 Avalon, and the technology is what is taking a bit longer. The various safety controls, e.g., blind-side monitoring, backing up guides, lane departure, etc., are new to me. The manuals provided are very detailed, but I am one who tends to read about new things like this Avalon from cover to cover. I've had the car for three weeks, and I am definitely still learning. Updated March 2018. Living in a small town leads to fewer miles; thus after almost 7 months of driving the Avalon, I have less than 2,800 miles on it. There are just a couple of quirks thus far with the car. First, when the car has not been driven for a while such as being parked overnight in the garage or all day in the parking lot at my office, when I back up and depress the brake pedal, the brakes have a slight squeak to them. It lasts for just a second or two. The Service Advisor indicated this is not unusual for a new car and that it should disappear. We'll see. More of just a nuisance than anything else. Second, I don't use the navigation system that much, but i have noticed that the arrow pointing to my location seems to be about 25-50 feet behind where the vehicle actually is. For example, crossing into an intersection, I would expect the needle to be in the intersection. Instead, the needle is not quite into the intersection just yet. The Service Advisor had no good explanation for this but offered to update the software the next time I brought the car in for service and to speak more closely with one of the technicians. We didn't have sufficient time this visit which was just for a 6-month service. There are things I like and some things I am still getting used to. I do like the fact that the driver seat slides back when unhooking the seat belt. This makes it easier to get into and out of the vehicle. Mileage on the highway is around 30 or so; I usually keep the freeway speed around 70. In town, it's probably averaging around 20-22. Living in a small town, driving is a lot of stop and go, short trips. I really like the blind-side and backup alarm systems that appear in the side mirrors. Very convenient but I still look. Still getting used to Entune. Updates September 2019. No major issues or concerns since last time. One thing I failed to mention in 2018 is the difficulty of using my Samsung Galaxy S8 map app integrated into the phone while driving with Bluetooth turned on. If I turn on the navigation app, I can see the arrow on the app moving as it should. However, even though the app settings are turned on such that the app's voice is supposed to be providing directions that I can hear, the sound/audio directions will not play. I noticed that if I turn off Bluetooth, the audio directions seem to play ok. I've checked this with other 3rd party navigation apps available for the Galaxy S8, and I spent quite a bit of time with the Toyota technician, but I've not been able to solve the problem. Of course my Limited has the built-in navigation system which works ok except for the "lagging" arrow issue I pointed out in the March 2018 review. Updated March 2020 No real changes. Still a great car with just over 12,000 miles in 2 years 8 months. The only two issues that might be different are ride and auto HI/ Lo lights and ride. Th auto hi/lo headlights are not exact. Sometimes, they seem to stay on too long when approaching a vehicle ahead of me. Sometimes, I have turned the auto off for this reason to revert to manual. The other issue appears related to the ride/tires. It seems that with these OEM Michelin tires, bumps are more noticeable, i.e., seemingly a bit harder ride. Air pressure is as suggested by what is on the door frame. Updated September 2022. Not much has changed. The car is just over 5 years old with less than 19,000 miles on it. The only additional point to be made is that I am no longer able to sync my Outlook email from my office to the Avalon. I think it has something to do with the Outlook app installed in my Galaxy S8 that I'm still using. I receive text messages ok but no Outlook email. I wish I could figure it out, but such is life. Updated March 2023. Still love the car and am disappointed in Toyota's decision to eliminate the Avalon after the '22 model year. No real changes from previous reviews. Still unable to sync my Outlook emails to the car. I have no idea on why they don't sync. I've looked online without success. My tires are original, and as stated in previous review, the ride seems hard; it's been this way from the beginning. One possible reason provided to me by a Toyota service advisor is that my tires from Michelin are OEM and low profile. The technician indicated this might be a possible cause. Not sure. Updated Marc h 2024 I've had the car for almost 7 years, and it's got only around 23,500 miles on it. Again, living in a small town in Southern Illinois contributes to this. I have not encountered any noticeable problems or issues with the Avalon since the last review. However, the one issue that has existed since I purchased the car is the hard ride going over bumps, especially in town. It is what I would call a very hard ride, not one I would have expected to see with a high-end sedan. I've asked about it several times, and have had the suspension, etc. checked with no issues found. As before, technicians have stated it could be the design, the OEM tires on the car. Not sure. Just noticeable going over bumps. Updated September 2024. Again, no changes from the previous review. I did have to replace the battery in August 2024; it was the original battery which after 7 years I guess is not too bad. My major complaints remain the same: the in ability to sync Outlook email to my system and the hard ride. The tires are original, and perhaps after 7 years it's time to think about replacing them. If I do, I hope the ride is smoother.
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Despite shortcomings a great value
James rydwr, 12/14/2017
2018 Toyota Avalon XLE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
46 of 57 people found this review helpful
No navigation system to speak of, voice commands don't work most of the time, audio system lacks intuitive controls. Acceleration, handling, comfort and climate control all work well despite poor Dash layout. Salesman was reluctant to discuss the cars audio and navigation operation probably because of past complaints and frustrations. In fact it's probably no coincidence that they didn't even give me the book on the navigation and audio system
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Calgon, take me away!
Downeaster59, 04/25/2018
updated 10/26/2018
2018 Toyota Avalon XLE Plus 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
Anyone who remembers that commercial will have an idea of what I'm saying. When life feels a bit stressful and you need some balm, the 2018 Avalon is ready and willing to soothe. Its general quietness and ride comfort, along with the leather-trimmed seats, will isolate you well from the irritations of life - at least for a while! Positives: Overall comfort and isolation; seat comfort; many safety features; moonroof; great V6 performance with surprisingly good fuel economy; overall audio quality; spacious, front and rear; spacious trunk; overall value. The Avalon is very close to a Lexus, without the pretense. Negatives: Not many... Entune 3.0 and navigation - the fact that you need your phone and your data for navigation on a car in this price range is disappointing; only one USB port (minor complaint here) Update: After about six months of ownership, there isn't much I'd change in my review. I might add a few things. The 2018 Avalon is not designed for sporty drivers. It holds the road very nicely for what it considers to be 'civilized' driving. If you get a bit 'uncivilized', the Avalon will gently but firmly remind you that such things are not done! Not a problem for me, though. The car is easy to get in and out of. Not too low to the ground. The version of Entune that this Avalon comes with isn't worth the trouble. I don't use it at all. The Avalon has been trouble-free thus far. I still feel very good about my purchase - even with a redesigned 2019 Avalon now available.
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Best Car , Drives like a Dream
Michael Geisinger, 03/31/2018
2018 Toyota Avalon XLE Premium 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
17 of 21 people found this review helpful
My wife and I were deciding between an Avalon and Genesis G80. There is not much difference in quality and features. We leased a Genesis for 3 years and wanted to buy. The cost was 45K. Driving only 5-6K a year this is very expensive. The Toyota Avalon was only 31k due to a 3,500 rebalte. Ingress and egress was easier in the Avalon as were the controls. We saved 15k on choosing the Avalon. Lexus IS the same price as the Genesis.
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