My First Car: 2000 Toyota Solara

by **Assyrian** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:46 am

be happy you didn't get the mustang.

The interior materials are horrible. The repairs are expensive (which you wouldn't think for a domestic). The fit and finish is 5th rate. oh and an 03 mustang is basically a 13 year old design.

Your Solara will suit you much better... and it won't look as dated as time passes. Plus, you won't have to change your oil as much (which I hate doing haha).

by **1st Gen Sol** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:55 am

Welcome to the site.

Be happy with your purchase as your car is listed as a Camry and your insurance won't be through the roof if you had the Mustang.

Enjoy.

by **SolaraBlue** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:13 pm

good point assyrian! my solara is a 99 and i still get people aking me if its brand new! it blows them away when i tell them its 7 years old. also youre not getting ford/lincoln quality, youre getting toyota/lexus quality. cant beat it.

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:37 pm

with the mileage i would concern that the maintance is not up to date. check if the timing belt and water pump has been replaced. Usually mechanics would left a sticker note on the timing belt cover to record the mileage and date of the job done.

check if you have red coolant as well, the red coolant is toyota coolant and it is necssary for your water pump (if the mechanic used geniune toyota part
)

by **dominoSLEV6** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:44 pm

SolaraBlue wrote:mutangs are junk and what solaras lack in speed they make up for in reliability, looks and comfort. my first car was a 90 toyota tercel

On top of that, if it was a V6 stang he was looking at, I doubt it's faster than the V6 Solara, even the auto, and definitely not manual.

-chris

by **DougSolara** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:56 pm

that1mexguy wrote:Hey welcome to the Solara family. You sure don't sound like a teenager to me ...!

I've been doing freelance webdesign since I was 16, so I tend to try and keep my language as professional as possible in fear of being rejected by clients.

I read at a couple of places that its considered an "old person's car" which was one of my first thoughts as my mom has always been commenting on Solaras when she sees them as we drive.

One of my friends did think it was a brand new car when I showed it to him in day light. It looks a lot better than it did at the dealers, especially when the sun hits it.

I really like the luxury look of it, and im really enjoying it when im riding to class or on errands. Great handling and its soo quiet.

hmm, I was thinking of adding some more woodgrain on the inside. Possibly doing one of those emergency break woodgrain kits? Then maybe at the end of the year putting in another stereo system since im not really in a rush for it.

Ill get those things checked out. I got it from a Toyota Dealer (Jim Hudson) as a Pre-Owned vehicle. Had the one owner who traded it in for a new model a few weeks ago.

-Doug

by **solaraslev67** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:48 pm

youll love the car, the reliability is off the charts, i have 108,xxx miles now and its awesome sounds great every time i fire it up. Once you mod the car a little your going to love it more and more. Even if my car is dirty i walk up to it thinking damn i drive this thing. you will too, im sure.

by **Sap Z** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:45 pm

Welcome bro..yea u definately dont sound 18

anywho - what color is it and how much did you pay for it?...how many miles?

by **camry_101** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:01 pm

congrats bro!!!

by **DougSolara** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:07 pm

Sap Z wrote:Welcome bro..yea u definately dont sound 18

anywho - what color is it and how much did you pay for it?...how many miles?

Its white with roughly 91k miles.

Its in excellent condition, and I got it from a certified Toyota Dealer. I probably got screwed on the price. $9,100 including Tax/Title/Registration. I was hoping for some kind of BIG price break since I was planning on paying cash, but apparently not.

They had it listed at $10,400 in the paper for some close out special.

by **Sap Z** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:21 pm

thats not a bad price for a dealer..

i got my DWP(diamond white pearl) at 82K from a private seller for $8150

delaers dont like cash cuz they lose out on the interest they otherwise wud have gotten from you..get it?

by **DougSolara** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:02 pm

Ok, I got my friend to scan the dealer's brochure for the car that includes a few pics.

Will get some better ones up tuesday, let me know what you guys think.

by **Sap Z** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:50 pm

looks good..oh wait u already have custom rimss

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