Risky? $2500 for '95 Toyota Avalon w/ 170k miles
02-07-2008, 08:35 AM
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You get what you pay for, there are reasons why things are priced the way it is...
pay a little extra or "lend" her another 1000 bucks to get something more reliable... then she can pay you back like 50-100 bucks a month for the extra 1000 and that builds responsibility also.
for me theres nothing more annoying/unsettling than knowing your car isn't reliable. but thats just me
pay a little extra or "lend" her another 1000 bucks to get something more reliable... then she can pay you back like 50-100 bucks a month for the extra 1000 and that builds responsibility also.
for me theres nothing more annoying/unsettling than knowing your car isn't reliable. but thats just me
02-07-2008, 12:56 PM
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Ask the owner if the car was serviced at a dealer. If yes, then the owner can ask the dealer to give a printout of all the work that was done on the car.
If the work was not done at a dealer, then things maybe iffy. Maybe take it to a dealer for inspection? 170K is not a lot for a well maintained Toyota.
If the work was not done at a dealer, then things maybe iffy. Maybe take it to a dealer for inspection? 170K is not a lot for a well maintained Toyota.
02-07-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JStraw' post='528572' date='Feb 7 2008, 04:56 PM
170K is not a lot for a well maintained Toyota.
02-07-2008, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by vancouverE60' post='528442' date='Feb 7 2008, 12:35 PM
for me theres nothing more annoying/unsettling than knowing your car isn't reliable. but thats just me
Some things are worth more to me than teaching my kids a lesson in financial management, such as their safety.
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Originally Posted by GoRovers' post='528050' date='Feb 6 2008, 03:13 PM
My 22 year old daughter is thinking about buying a used 1995 Toyota Avalon XLS with 170,000 miles. It's a 2-owner car, and tires are new, but the owner has few receipts. My biggest worry: no evidence/receipt of timing belt replacement, and if that fails my daughter won't be able to pay the repair bill. KBB shows $3700 PP valuation for the Avalon. Seems like a good deal, but...whadaya think?
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02-07-2008, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Russ1974' post='528612' date='Feb 7 2008, 03:28 PM
... how about knowing that your child's car isn't reliable / safe ... I don't plan on spoiling my kids when they get older, but no way would I let them drive round in a car that could a) break down when they are on their own at night, b) not offer the best protection possible if involved in a crash....Some things are worth more to me than teaching my kids a lesson in financial management, such as their safety.
Maybe some facts will help you: The '95-'99 Avalon crash-test results were all 4s and 5s...in other words in the top 90th percentile for safety. If someone T-bones my daughter in the Avalon (touch wood that never happens) , she is WAY better off inside that car than in most others. And, um, Beemers break down just as much (if not more so) than Toyotas. We buy the 5-series for pure driving fun, not for Japanese reliability.
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Originally Posted by GoRovers' post='528619' date='Feb 7 2008, 05:51 PM
Holy pomposity! Maybe some facts will help you: The '95-'99 Avalon crash-test results were all 4s and 5s...in other words in the top 90th percentile for safety. If someone T-bones my daughter in the Avalon (touch wood that never happens) , she is WAY better off inside that car than in most others. And, um, Beemers break down just as much (if not more so) than Toyotas. We buy the 5-series for pure driving fun, not for Japanese reliability.
Maybe some facts will help you: The '95-'99 Avalon crash-test results were all 4s and 5s...in other words in the top 90th percentile for safety. If someone T-bones my daughter in the Avalon (touch wood that never happens) , she is WAY better off inside that car than in most others. And, um, Beemers break down just as much (if not more so) than Toyotas. We buy the 5-series for pure driving fun, not for Japanese reliability.