 I liked it so much, I now own the 2001 
model as well.  The suspension problem 
(struts) mentioned in previous reviews 
was so common on the '97 that Toyota 
had a service memo to all delearships.  
My car was repaired (to my surprise)for 
no fee in 2000 by a toyota dealer after 
some frequent complaining on my part.  
That is the extent of my repairs. After 
150,000 miles I'm selling the car 
almost regretably and would absolutely 
reccommend this Avalon to make it to 
200,000 miles easy. 