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Our 1996 Toyota Avalon, with 93,000 miles on it, needs about $700 worth of parts and work to keep it running safely. It's been a fine car, but before dumping $700+ into a car that old I thought I'd look into possible replacements. Yesterday my wife and I looked at several possibilities including the current (2007) Avalon and the Infiniti G35 sedan.Both are excellent cars, combining some luxury with spirited performance, but are they are far from identical. The Avalon is more of a luxo-cruiser, but handles nicely with the Touring package and it accelerates nicely (6.9 seconds, 0-60). Its main drawback is that it fairly huge, and will barely fit in our garage. The G35 is a real rocket (5.5 seconds, 0-60) and laden with features, but gas mileage is not great and it costs nearly $4,000 more. Both are highly rated for reliability and resale value.
Any sage advice from you guys? Do any of you have experience with a current model (2006 or 2007) Avalon or G35? Or should I just fix up the old car and keep it for another year?
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Topic - New Car Time? - Big Dave 13:51:09 04/26/07 (23)
- Re: New Car Time? - oddmanout 04:28:59 04/27/07 (0)
- The most important feature in a car to me is comfort……… - three_sox 02:12:00 04/27/07 (0)
- I'm not sure if my opinion will count….. - millen 19:27:01 04/26/07 (0)
- Be smart and keep it unless.. - Craiger56 19:13:34 04/26/07 (0)
- Keep it... - bboroski 18:58:03 04/26/07 (0)
- Nobrainer -) G35 - Penguin 18:51:59 04/26/07 (0)
- Keep it - driver 17:36:31 04/26/07 (0)
- With things the way they are... - Muzikmike 15:31:33 04/26/07 (2)
- The Avalon gets 31 mpg on the highway .. - Big Dave 16:54:06 04/26/07 (1)
- I could test drive it, but - Muzikmike 17:18:07 04/26/07 (0)
- Are you in a rush for a payment? - Bruce Kendall 14:55:50 04/26/07 (5)
- Re: Are you in a rush for a payment? - Big Dave 17:01:58 04/26/07 (2)
- If it's really a LOT.... - Rod M 13:34:15 04/27/07 (0)
- My favorite belief about money - Bruce Kendall 18:29:47 04/26/07 (0)
- look out! Bwkie is morphing towards 'Heny Sebastopol Crun' aka P. Sellers - Goon Show - Timbo in Oz 15:25:07 04/26/07 (1)
- Damn tootin'! -t - Bruce Kendall 19:01:50 04/26/07 (0)
- Re: New Car Time? - plantsman 14:55:22 04/26/07 (0)
- Got sales tax where you live? - PabloP 14:49:04 04/26/07 (0)
- Not a bright decision, buying a Toyota. - free.ranger 14:25:56 04/26/07 (0)
- Trade-off time? - DevillEars 14:20:04 04/26/07 (2)
- Reliability Problems - Big Dave 16:45:42 04/26/07 (0)
- Now you're talkin'. At that level, Teutonic iron may be an alternative. - free.ranger 14:31:31 04/26/07 (0)
- Your old Toyota should be good for about 200,000 mi, then dump it (nt) - lipmanl@hotmail.com 14:13:40 04/26/07 (0)
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