Because I'm on the Craiglist again, what with Project Milan being declared uneconomical to repair & totalled
This is the second car I've done up for my sister in 2 years, and I'm back to square one AGAIN
At this point, I don't think she needs something as nice, with the handcrafted details and effort that I put into her last two vehicles
I'm considering just giving her my daily driver Camry, and finding something that's a slight upgrade for me
I found a 2009 Avalon Limited with 202,000 on it, he wants $4,450
Second owner (10+ years), religiously serviced at a Prestige Toyota dealer in a more well to do part of NJ
No rust, both keys, WeatherTech floor liners, mint looking interior (driver obviously much thinner than myself)
Notes from the ad include
sedan
Toyota AVALON - Limited 2009
Good Condition, No rust, Strong Motor
2nd Owner, Garage Kept - Mostly highway mileage (NJ to RI and Washington DC for 10yrs)
Color matching Weather Tech mats- front & rear. Original carpet mats are in like-new condition in the trunk.
New Battery 11/2020 w/3year warranty good through 11/2023
Two new front tires at 187K mi. 7/2021
Two new rear tires 6/2019
Front Brakes (pads & rotors) 5/2021
Rear Struts replaced 8/2019
02 Sensors Left/Right after CAT replaced 1/2019
For a northeast car, it looks a million dollars (blue with grey leather), most likely garage kept
It's religiously passed NJ emissions, so it should pass NY emissions as well
It'd be a major upgrade over my beloved 2006 Camry, what with heated and cooled seats, memory, side airbags
The only notable issues are an oil drip, and the moonroof doesn't open
I'm not a vain person, but it's a far better looking car than I've ever owned (all of my cars have had paint issues)
Maybe I could talk him down a handfull of hundreds, but the history is clean, it looks clean, it's lived in and been serviced in a slightly higher income bracket zip code
I could see myself enjoying it, after all the blood, sweat, tears, and money I've lost with previous cars
It's got a 6 speed U660E, and a 2GR V6
So other than coils, ATF drain and fill, and preemptively replacing the rubber VVT line, it should be reasonably durable?
I could fix the sunroof and valve cover gaskets, that's not out of my realm
The guy just emailed me back, I'm probably gonna set up an appointment to look at it
What say you?
You've all seen how I can prepare/maintain a car
See:
Project Milan
Project xB²
Daily driver Camry
Late daily driver Taurus
It'd be nice to look/feel the way one should after putting time and money into a car
This is the second car I've done up for my sister in 2 years, and I'm back to square one AGAIN
At this point, I don't think she needs something as nice, with the handcrafted details and effort that I put into her last two vehicles
I'm considering just giving her my daily driver Camry, and finding something that's a slight upgrade for me
I found a 2009 Avalon Limited with 202,000 on it, he wants $4,450
Second owner (10+ years), religiously serviced at a Prestige Toyota dealer in a more well to do part of NJ
No rust, both keys, WeatherTech floor liners, mint looking interior (driver obviously much thinner than myself)
Notes from the ad include
sedan
Toyota AVALON - Limited 2009
Good Condition, No rust, Strong Motor
2nd Owner, Garage Kept - Mostly highway mileage (NJ to RI and Washington DC for 10yrs)
Color matching Weather Tech mats- front & rear. Original carpet mats are in like-new condition in the trunk.
New Battery 11/2020 w/3year warranty good through 11/2023
Two new front tires at 187K mi. 7/2021
Two new rear tires 6/2019
Front Brakes (pads & rotors) 5/2021
Rear Struts replaced 8/2019
02 Sensors Left/Right after CAT replaced 1/2019
For a northeast car, it looks a million dollars (blue with grey leather), most likely garage kept
It's religiously passed NJ emissions, so it should pass NY emissions as well
It'd be a major upgrade over my beloved 2006 Camry, what with heated and cooled seats, memory, side airbags
The only notable issues are an oil drip, and the moonroof doesn't open
I'm not a vain person, but it's a far better looking car than I've ever owned (all of my cars have had paint issues)
Maybe I could talk him down a handfull of hundreds, but the history is clean, it looks clean, it's lived in and been serviced in a slightly higher income bracket zip code
I could see myself enjoying it, after all the blood, sweat, tears, and money I've lost with previous cars
It's got a 6 speed U660E, and a 2GR V6
So other than coils, ATF drain and fill, and preemptively replacing the rubber VVT line, it should be reasonably durable?
I could fix the sunroof and valve cover gaskets, that's not out of my realm
The guy just emailed me back, I'm probably gonna set up an appointment to look at it
What say you?
You've all seen how I can prepare/maintain a car
See:
Project Milan
Project xB²
Daily driver Camry
Late daily driver Taurus
It'd be nice to look/feel the way one should after putting time and money into a car
