And in with the new! After the terrible news of the A104E biting the dust after the motor swap, I wrote off the '89 Camry and started looking for a newer car.
A few months later I found a local seller with a 2001 Camry LE V6 and take it off his hands. The woman has wheels again and I don't have to worry about playing taxi!
While the Gen 2 Camry is out of my life, I'm still in the Toyota family and am pretty impressed with the build quality. It's almost enough to think about replacing my Civic with a Camry.... almost.