John 
2005 Toyota Avalon Sedan XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
Toyota Quality?
 Very soft paint.  Chips and pit marks started to appear almost from the first day.  After the first winter there were easily 100 "holes" in the paint all over the car.  Toyota would not stand behind the defect.  They stated it was from road salt and stones, etc.  I agree that is what causes the marks but I looked at many others cars with similar driving conditions and none were even close to the condition of mine.  The next big problem was with the brakes.  A front caliper locked up at about 44K miles.  The repair - two front calipers, rotors, pads, labor was almost $900.  It would have been much much more at the dealer with OEM parts.  So this is Toyota quality?