That 2000 Avalon You Bought As Your Last Car, Doesn't Know What Year It Is

In the 2000 Toyota Avalon, the year is 2002, not because the Chamber of Secrets came out, Avril Lavigne entered the music scene or the camera phone became mainstream, but because the car’s calendar stops at 2018, forcing owners to either find a year with matching weekdays or be annoyed by their dashboard display for the rest of eternity—an eternity the Avalon obviously didn’t plan for.

During our first Sunday lunch of the year last month, my father-in-law walked up to my husband and I, eager to tell a story—a rare occurrence, since the men in my husband’s family, including my husband, don’t talk much. When he got into his 2000 Avalon on New Year’s Day earlier that week, he said, it wasn’t Jan. 1, 2019, or even the 21st century.

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PUGPROUD - 2/15/2019 10:36:32 AM

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Party like its 1999!

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/15/2019 5:05:23 PM

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After 19 years I think it is safe to take the protective covering off the display...

MDarringer - 2/15/2019 10:10:30 PM

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The bad thing about Toyotas is that they stay running so long that you wish they would die so you can get a new car.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/15/2019 10:28:52 PM

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@MD- Very true. 4Runner will be 15 years old in December. It just goes to the train station and back. 243k on the odo. It may never die at this rate.