why should i buy a camry

[dakota1820]

so i am looking for a decent midsize car for about 4000. why should i buy a camry? what are there common issues? i would be getting the 4cyl. any help is appreciated

[CrystalMethod]

You're asking a vague question in a forum spanning 9 model years and 2 generation's of the car. Do you have a specific car you're looking at (in an ad)?

[97trophy]

Originally Posted by dakota1820

why should i buy a camry?

Reliability.

[Perkins]

4 cylinder camrys are very dependable. I would suggest getting a Lexus ES300 or something similar in the Lexus family if you can find one. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at the quality of the car. They have less squeaks, and cricks than the camry base model, and they have more options on the interior. So my suggestion is to find a Lexus. If you cannot find a lexus, get a camry. Camrys are good cars, they just dont have the luxury items that the lexus has

[dakota1820]

i had a 91 for a short time and with 155,000 miles it smoked and had slightly low compression. what makes them more reliable than a taurus or accord? also i am mostly looking at 1999-2002. 4cyl

[Perkins]

Originally Posted by dakota1820

i had a 91 for a short time and with 155,000 miles it smoked and had slightly low compression. what makes them more reliable than a taurus or accord? also i am mostly looking at 1999-2002. 4cyl

Well accords are reliable too but the downfall is they have an interference engine which means if the timing belt breaks the pistons do not have room to pass open valves and will bend the valves costing you a lot of money because you will have to pull the head off and have the head resurfaced and new valves put in. With the Camry it's a non interference engine which is if the timing belt breaks, you simply put a new belt on and your good to go. Taurus, I haven't seen too many at shops except for plugged cats and head gaskets so I'm assuming they are pretty reliable.

Just buy whatever you want dude. Any of those cars will last you a long time if taken care of. I don't need to convince you the Camry or Lexus is the best choice because it would be biased because I freaking love Toyota's

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[VietPho]

Based on personal experience, cops tend to let Gold/Beige colored Camry drivers get away with more crap than Honda Civic drivers. Just my 2 cents. I"m not going to go into specific examples. Just trust me on this

[dakota1820]

Originally Posted by Perkins

Well accords are reliable too but the downfall is they have an interference engine which means if the timing belt breaks the pistons do not have room to pass open valves and will bend the valves costing you a lot of money because you will have to pull the head off and have the head resurfaced and new valves put in. With the Camry it's a non interference engine which is if the timing belt breaks, you simply put a new belt on and your good to go. Taurus, I haven't seen too many at shops except for plugged cats and head gaskets so I'm assuming they are pretty reliable.

Just buy whatever you want dude. Any of those cars will last you a long time if taken care of. I don't need to convince you the Camry or Lexus is the best choice because it would be biased because I freaking love Toyota's

i dont mind biased. lol what are some common camry problems? is oil consumption common?
how bullet proof are the transmissions? how long can the engines last?
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[Zembonez]

If my budget was only 4000 bucks, I'd be looking at a lot of different cars and basing my decision on their condition and history. Lots of cars can be reliable...

[dakota1820]

cars around here aren't high as most places so i can be selective. i understand what your saying but i want to get a car i can really enjoy living with.

[ASG14]

Originally Posted by VietPho

Based on personal experience, cops tend to let Gold/Beige colored Camry drivers get away with more crap than Honda Civic drivers. Just my 2 cents. I"m not going to go into specific examples. Just trust me on this

BWA HAHAHAHAHA!!!


As I think back to something involving a high rate of speed in my beige Camry.......

[97trophy]

Originally Posted by dakota1820

what makes them more reliable than a taurus or accord? also i am mostly looking at 1999-2002. 4cyl

accords had transmission problems in those years.

taurus...cant match the toyota quality.

Don't confuse statistical outliers with the average experience.

[ricamryman]

If you take care of a Camry & take care of the little things along the way you can expect to get 200K miles to well over 300K miles out of the Gen 3's. Many people here have! I have 163K on my 1993 LE V6 Camry & it runs like a bear!

[kobej05]

supposely mine has over 300k and i beleive it and still going strong my odo reads 226k. i have a 93 cam 4cyl.

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[Perkins]

Originally Posted by 97trophy

accords had transmission problems in those years.

taurus...cant match the toyota quality.

Don't confuse statistical outliers with the average experience.

I had a 1996 Accord EX (5-speed) and never had any issues with it. Maybe the automatics are problematic ? ? ?