Cliff's Car Review

Originally posted on Mark Tech Review . 1. Press the START button without touching the brake pedal. 2. Press the odometer button until you see "TRIP A". 3. Next, turn the ignition "off". 4. Press and hold Trip Odometer Reset button. Press the "Start" twice without touching the brake pedal. 5. Continue to hold down the Trip Reset button until "000000" appears on the display and the maintenance light turns off. Source:  post #2 of 8

Portions of this review were featured on Mark-Tech Review .  The Toyota Avalon from 2013 was in many ways a harbinger for the Toyota brand.  It signaled a change from appliance cars with marshmallow chassis with high-reliability to a desire to create cars that can cause positive emotions.  One needs only look at the 2012 Toyota Avalon to see how stark of a change the 2013 Toyota Avalon was.  The 2012 was a large "buick", with fluffy seats, fluffy suspension and a weird dashboard.  The 2013 shed an inch of height from the 2012 Avalon and came with a suspension so taut that many complained.  In 2016 the suspension was updated to be slightly more forgiving but a far cry from the 2008 era Toyotas.  The suspension is tight enough to corner at speed without the traditional Toyota body roll.  The chassis (along with the suspension) has been improved to the point where the body roll is minimal but flex is still detectable but far less than previous Toyotas.  It doesn't h

I have grown up with a love of exotic and exciting cars shared by my father, his friends and our neighbors.  After owning 3 Range Rovers, I wrote a book about Range Rovers, Cliff's Unofficial Range Rover L322 Buyers Guide , and created offroadrover.com .  As I entered my early 30s I realized that reliability is also important as I had a 5.0L Supercharged Jaguar engine in pieces in my garage for months.  Therefore this will be a one of a kind blog, one that reviews high-end, emotive machines and appliance cars that get you from point A to B reliably.