Toyota Avalon Is Dead In The US After 2022 Model Year
08-11-21, 05:37 PM
#122
Lexus Fanatic
My uncle had one of these. Terribly cheap plastics, terrible fake wood trim, super awkward looking. Drove nice, but that was the only redeeming quality and was replicable in the ES in a nicer package.
From a quality vehicle standpoint the best Avalon’s we’re the first gen and the current gen.
From a quality vehicle standpoint the best Avalon’s we’re the first gen and the current gen.
08-11-21, 05:44 PM
#123
My uncle had one of these. Terribly cheap plastics, terrible fake wood trim, super awkward looking. Drove nice, but that was the only redeeming quality and was replicable in the ES in a nicer package.
From a quality vehicle standpoint the best Avalon’s we’re the first gen and the current gen.
From a quality vehicle standpoint the best Avalon’s we’re the first gen and the current gen.
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
08-11-21, 05:52 PM
#124
Lexus Fanatic
Old people don't care how they look. They love the space and how the thing never broke down.
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
08-11-21, 05:54 PM
#125
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Best Avalon ever was the 05-12 model. Rode like a dream. Was big and spacious. Had a huge back seat. Lots of headroom. Lots of features. Massive trunk. All the tech one needed at the time.
Absolutely the 1Gen was the best. 
IMO, its only flaw (as long as you kept the oil changed) was the lack of the wood-trim interior that later versions had..but it made top for that in being the best-built, using the most solid materials, the best instrument panel, and very little cheap plastic.
IMO, its only flaw (as long as you kept the oil changed) was the lack of the wood-trim interior that later versions had..but it made top for that in being the best-built, using the most solid materials, the best instrument panel, and very little cheap plastic.Whoops.....sorry. I was refering to the 1Gen model from the 1990s, not to the 3Gen 05-12 version Jill mentioned....I had a temporary brain-freeze on the dates. Nevertheless, the 3Gen version Jill mentioned did indeed ride very nicely and was spacious, but it used very cheap materials inside (Steve is correct on that), and the wood-tone was an odd orange color. I also did not like the zig-zag shifter.
Last edited by mmarshall; 08-11-21 at 05:57 PM.
08-11-21, 06:09 PM
#126
Lexus Champion
That interior inherited the cheapness from the Camry of that era. Lowest grade plastics I think Toyota has ever used. You can't expect real wood in a Toyota that is reserved for Lexus.
08-11-21, 06:35 PM
#127
Lexus Fanatic
08-11-21, 07:07 PM
#128
Lexus Champion
Quite sure that is plastic. I've never seen real wood in any Toyota, it was ever used it's rare. Only Toyota I know of for sure that has real wood is the GT2000.
08-11-21, 08:02 PM
#129
Lexus Fanatic
Thats a massive generalization which is absolutely untrue.
Obviously, lots of people bought these, doesn't mean I look back at them with any nostalgia at all, they were just not impressive cars. Lots of people bought Chevy Luminas too. Lots of other old cars that were impressive and are deserving of nostalgia IMO, like that 98 LS400 in that other thread.
It was plastic. Plastic fantastic. The current Avalon is a MUCH more impressive car than that gen Avalon.
Obviously, lots of people bought these, doesn't mean I look back at them with any nostalgia at all, they were just not impressive cars. Lots of people bought Chevy Luminas too. Lots of other old cars that were impressive and are deserving of nostalgia IMO, like that 98 LS400 in that other thread.
Originally Posted by LeX2K
Quite sure that is plastic
08-11-21, 08:07 PM
#130
Lexus Fanatic
Old people don't care how they look. They love the space and how the thing never broke down.
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
As the flagship, the Limited is fitted with a posh, Lexus-like interior replete with a JBL stereo and a Smart Key system that unlocks the doors when the key fob is in close proximity and allows the engine to be fired up at the push of a button
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...-drive-review/
The Avalon is a hidden gem
Last edited by Toys4RJill; 08-11-21 at 08:16 PM.
08-11-21, 08:26 PM
#131
Lexus Fanatic
Actually, if I hadn't already gotten my feet wet with luxury vehicles and I wanted to stay in the sedan camp, I'd say a 2nd gen Avalon is a solid choice for someone like me who doesn't want all the latest bells and whistles, but a smooth quiet ride with lots of space. The wood trim is nice to look at as well.
08-11-21, 08:41 PM
#132
Lexus Fanatic
08-11-21, 09:23 PM
#133
Lexus Fanatic
That one was also dismal, at least the interior materials were better.
08-11-21, 10:30 PM
#134
Lexus Test Driver
Whoops.....sorry. I was refering to the 1Gen model from the 1990s, not to the 3Gen 05-12 version Jill mentioned....I had a temporary brain-freeze on the dates. Nevertheless, the 3Gen version Jill mentioned did indeed ride very nicely and was spacious, but it used very cheap materials inside (Steve is correct on that), and the wood-tone was an odd orange color. I also did not like the zig-zag shifter.
