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Old 08-30-2008, 02:59 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
90 day: 29.59 mpg (US)

Green Monster - '99 Ford Explorer Sport
90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

Dad's Taxi - '99 Honda Odyssey EX
90 day: 24.23 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
X2. An Avalon is basically just a Camry w/ luxury trim, so it should be whisper quiet, and if you nab a four cylinder w/ an appropriately geared manual transmission you could probably see some great mileage (40+mpg) too. Otherwise anything w/ decent OD should net ~30mpg+ on the highway.
The Avalon is built on an extended Camry platform, but that's where the similarities end. Avalon is bigger in all dimensions. The only engine/trans choice is V6/auto. 95-04 are 4 spds. 05-07 are 5 spds. 08 and newer are 6 spds.
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