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For comparison purposes, here are the 2010 base API scores for University and Foothill high. Shockingly (!), Asian students do worse at Uni (with a sample 10x the size). I have no idea what -10pts translates to and if it really matters. Based on this, an African-American student would have the...

He'll probably say $31,932 +ttl. If he does say out the door, then you should run down and get it. The Gran Coupe will be more, but no one buys these cars anyway. I'm sure the residuals will be set high to get the lease in the ballpark of the CLS or S7.

Education is like housing: During high school, you can afford to have the best house on the worst block. 4.0 student from the inner-city? There would be stories written about you in the LA Times. During college/grad school, you can afford to have the worst house on the best block. What do you...

The competition aspect makes sense since college admission is based on personal achievement and not the school you attended. You're more likely to get into an Ivy League school as a 4.0 student at a 8 API school than a 3.5 student at a 10 API school. I say that because both students can sign up...

One more thing about the A7, I think the 6 series gran coupe is going to own this segment. The msrp difference might be big, but BMW will probably raise their residuals to get competitive lease deals. The interior is...

I'd expect the Avalon to sell for 32K+ttl, 31K would def be a great price. Here is a tip, don't get the maintenance plan when you get the car. A common trick is to reuce margin on the car and make it back on the maintenance contract. You can shop around for a better price, I believe a dealer...

I had two friends who went to Troy magnet, they are now druggies. I know quite a few people who went to Whitney, they talk about the rampant cheating and stress to stay competitive. Great high schools tend to make a difference for marginal kids... it's probably better for bright kids to be a...

Avalon Limited with Nav? 39.5K sticker?

The invoice I was talking about is the price the distributor pays the manufacturer, that invoice never gets published. Dealer cost is averaged because there is no way a high volume dealer, like Longo, pays the same for a car as a small volume dealer. At the end of the day, the Avalon is a great...

I doubt the dealer is losing money, they never do. There is enough trunk money on the car that they'll still make a profit. The margins on the cars (not the published invoice,  but the factory invoice) is amazing. The Genesis badges are technically aftermarket, Hyundai builds all cars with the...

Avalon will also get a lot of price pressure from the upcoming 2012 Azera in March:http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicles/future-cars/2012/azera/index.aspx You're correct, the 2013 Avalon has the coupe-sedan look like an A7/CLS. As funny as this sounds (I've driven only imports my whole life), the...

Long time reader, first time poster: The reason the Avalon is so highly discounted is that there is a new one coming out very soon. From what I hear, it looks amazing.