Looking at buying a 2019 Avalon Limited. 55k miles. Are there any major issues with these cars that I should know about before purchasing?

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Misha said:
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They’re asking $30k for this one with 55k miles. But are going to give me $19.5k on my truck trade-in that I own outright, more than other dealers have offered. Think it’s worth grabbing?

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Misha said:
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That’s exactly why I’m looking at one of these. My brother has a 2004 Avalon with 256k miles and she still starts right up and rides like a dream. Has a few issues but amazing that it runs and drives as well as it does.

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@Brown
Totally. Get that Avalon.

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Tell them you’ll pay $29k with $15.9k for your truck and see what they say. But get the out-the-door price first to make sure they don’t have ridiculous fees, etc. otherwise it’s a fair price. There are a few unicorn Avalons of the same year with similar miles for $28.9k, so $30k is in the ballpark.

Make sure oil changes have been done regularly. 5-6k miles is optimal. You shouldn’t have any problems. Even if they only did the 10k mile oil changes, as long as you do 5-6k, you shouldn’t have any issues with it “using” oil once it gets to 100k plus miles.

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@brunomars
Looks like after the taxes, tags, and fees and everything, total price out the door is $32,880. Minus trade of $19.5k, so I would end up owing about $13,380 on the car.

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I got my 2019 limited fully loaded this year for $26k, 70k miles.

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Nile said:
I got my 2019 limited fully loaded this year for $26k, 70k miles.

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Love my Hybrid Limited. I cross-shopped it with the ES hybrid, and the Avalon was “just as good.” The ES cabin was slightly quieter and the speakers just a tad better, but not enough to justify the price increase.

It flies under the radar and blends in everywhere. I love it and I’m bummed they discontinued it :frowning:

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@BrianCopland
Wish I could have found a limited hybrid. I think I would have been a lot happier than my XSE hybrid. I often find myself wishing I had the 350ES.

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brunomars said:
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Wish I could have found a limited hybrid. I think I would have been a lot happier than my XSE hybrid. I often find myself wishing I had the 350ES.

Same!

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Check my profile for the same gen Avalon. Almost the same color as well. Avalons are great cars. Go for it!

Only issue I faced, maybe just specific with my car, is a ticking metallic noise from the seatbelt section of the passenger side. But nothing major. Something like this