91 Camry LE Wagon - good or bad?

[KRB64]

Hey guys, all I've ever had are '89-90 Corollas which I've been very pleased with.

Have a chance to buy a 1991 Camry wagon with 175,000 miles for $1,500. Its a one owner (son has it now) V6. Timing belt 25K ago. Everything works on it, all electrics, AC, remotes, seat - everything.

The only evident problems are one spot of rust on the front fender, paint fading and several interior trim pieces broken. The steering acts like the front tire has a bad belt maybe, CV boots are good.

My questions: Is $1,500 in the ballpark? Thats a little below NADA. What about the V6? I like my 4AF engines and can easily get 30-32mpg. Will the V6 get almost as good and be as reliable? I have 260,000 on one of my 4AFs, will the V6 live that long?

Thanks for any and all advice/remarks.

[blu_91_cam]

I have a V6 and its been really reliable aside from normal maintenance she's only at 180k mi right now so I cant really say if the 2vz-fe will reach 260K mi but I have no doubts that it could. I'm only averaging about 19 MPG with mixed city and highway driving so I really doubt you could get 30 MPG out of the V6. If your looking at a gas saver I'd look into an i4, most members here with i4 are averaging about 30 MPG. Another factor you might want to consider is that V6 parts tend to be alittle bit more expensive then i4 parts sometimes double, granted you'd only need to replace them once in a blue moon, but it's still one of those factors that you should consider. Hope this helps.

[TBayToyotaBoy]

If you know the car has been well maintained, I would not hesitate to buy it-- but I would try to bargain the price down somewhat. Say, $1200 or so...

My V6 has over 390,000km on it now (242,000mi) and I took it on the highway the other night for an Italian tune-up. It still hauls ass.

You won't get 30mpg unless you're highway driving, but 24mpg in town is pretty average. If you buy it, you won't regret it.

[fairladyZX]

its a good deal and i'm sure you still can knock down a couple of bills