1993 Vs 2010?

[ricamryman]

Recently I had the opportunity to drive a 2010 Camry LE 4cyl for a day when I dropped off my 1993 V6 LE for a timing belt service at a local Toyota Delership. They gave me the 2010 Camry LE for a loaner. Here are my impressions.
1. Quality on the 1993 seemed much better, my 2010 loaner with only 323 miles had creases in the cloth back seats unlike my 1993.
2. Did not feel as solid as my 1993, in regards to road noise, overal feel.
3. Although the 4cyl had pep, it consumed gas at a much higher rate than my V6!
If I was in the market for a new Camry, I don't know if I would be buying new?.............Am I halucinating about this?...........

[blkavalon]

1993 camrys are the best. specialy the 4cyl. they will last forever. i am not sure about these new once, they are cheeply made. one of those new camry's rear ended my 91 camry, that camry was a mess; bumper came off, hood is bent, radiator is cracke. my old camry not even a scratch.

[modernage]

I feel the same on a lot of the new Toyotas.

Maybe it's because the old ones were made in Japan and the newer ones are made in a lot of places now?

[FLIP K1DD]

thats what happens when american people do the job of a Japanese. they forget to convert Shakkan-hō to the imperial system.


just kidding

[chronoti]

well my 1996 v6 le vs 2007 tch vs 2005 i4 le
tch has keyless everything door auto open when you touch the handle push button ignition
tch better gas mileage
about the same engine noise for all
stock 96 non jbl system i think sounds better
v6 faster than the tch and thats faster than the i4
96 better a/c
96 better interior layout, seat material (all 3 cloth)
tch better climate control (i want the 96 xle control might be on par then)
tch bluetooth integration sucks
road noise levels ... about the same, i haven't drove the i4 with the engine cut off
wot sounds well .... tch STOCK, my v6 with a sri sounds better, BUT the tch stays at redline from 0 till you let off, the v6 you know changes gears,

over all i have been given options to take any of these cars i taken the 96, but the 05 ismy sisters and the tch my mom's

[4Cyl'erThriller]

To hell with the new Toyotas. I mean they look nice but quality has taken a dive. If all I could have for the rest of my life were 3rd gens Id be a happy man.

[blkavalon]

++JJJJJJ, i have a feeling that Hyundai/kia going to take over Toyota someday. look at all the sonatas on the road. underdog is doing big things, Toyota watch out. learn from what happen to American auto makers.

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by blkavalon

1993 camrys are the best. specialy the 4cyl. they will last forever. i am not sure about these new once, they are cheeply made. one of those new camry's rear ended my 91 camry, that camry was a mess; bumper came off, hood is bent, radiator is cracke. my old camry not even a scratch.

Sounds like the other car dove under yours, not because your car was more stout.

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by blkavalon

++JJJJJJ, i have a feeling that Hyundai/kia going to take over Toyota someday. look at all the sonatas on the road. underdog is doing big things, Toyota watch out. learn from what happen to American auto makers.

Toyota requested bail out from Japanese government just as American car manufacturers asked for them from US government.

[92Squiggy]

Originally Posted by blkavalon

++JJJJJJ, i have a feeling that Hyundai/kia going to take over Toyota someday. look at all the sonatas on the road. underdog is doing big things, Toyota watch out. learn from what happen to American auto makers.

and they also hit the nail on the head with their new Genisis Coupe, that thing is just a perfect example of a sports car. Now if that new Toyota/Subie baby is ever put into production...

[blkavalon]

Originally Posted by touringcamry

Sounds like the other car dove under yours, not because your car was more stout.

probably did, but my car didnt lift off the ground. my car took a big impact all her paint was sticked in to my bumper. 88-91 camry bumpers are really strong. get a baseball bat and beat the shitouta it and nothing will happen to it. even the paint they put on those bumpers are very durable.

[projektvertx]

New Toyotas are s**t plain and simple. My theory is the following: any Toyota built after 2001 is worthless in my eyes. I was at the auto show a couple of months ago and got into the new V6 XLE, essentially a 2010 version of my car and was tremendously disappointed by the quality of the finish on the inside. I opened the trunk and observed a gap between the taillight assembly and the lens!! And this is the car they bring to the Auto Show!!!!

Everything felt SO cheap as compared to my '95. My car feels solid on the road. Even the difference between the Gen 3 and Gen 4 is pretty dramatic. I believe that the Gen 4 has one less strip of weatherstripping around the doors as compared to Gen 3. You are right in your assessment that the Gen 3-3.5 is MUCH better than 2010. The Koreans are slowly learning and catching up... If I were to buy a brand new car today, odds are it would be a Honda, not a Toyota.

[asphalt victory]

Originally Posted by ricamryman

Recently I had the opportunity to drive a 2010 Camry LE 4cyl for a day when I dropped off my 1993 V6 LE for a timing belt service at a local Toyota Delership. They gave me the 2010 Camry LE for a loaner. Here are my impressions.
1. Quality on the 1993 seemed much better, my 2010 loaner with only 323 miles had creases in the cloth back seats unlike my 1993.
2. Did not feel as solid as my 1993, in regards to road noise, overal feel.
3. Although the 4cyl had pep, it consumed gas at a much higher rate than my V6!
If I was in the market for a new Camry, I don't know if I would be buying new?.............Am I halucinating about this?...........

no i think your dead on...

seems to me every year the interiors feel more like a Russel stover plastic candy tray and the exteriors feel like Pepsi cans

and another thin cars are so generic today i look at a jag and wonder if a hundi

to hell with the new ill keep my camry running till A it gets totaled i cant drive a car

i want a truck but the truck i want was made in 1986 just because it is simple reliable and tough

[PhatRoyale]

My uncle's old 93 LE (Made in Japan) has never seen regular maintenance done to it other than changing the oil. It's a miracle that it's still running now.

But yeah, the thing's a tank.

He bought it new.

[Retrospekt]

I like the 2010. My mom bought one. I do agree that quality has taken a dive. But with time people get greedy and more profits are seeked, and things like this happen. They're still GREAT cars.

I do like my 96 more though.