5th & 6th Generation (2002-2006 & 2007-2011)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 2002-2006 & 2007-2011
Topics of discussion range from fuel economy, safety, modifications, performance all involving America's favorite family car, the Toyota Camry.
I find it somewhat disconcerting that within 25 miles of my zip code, there's 45 used 2007 Camry's for sale, vice only 5 used 2007 Honda Accords. There's an old saying that people vote with their feet, and in the case of the new Camry, it appears their feet are taking them down to the dealer to trade in their new Camry's.
As impressed as I was when I brought home my 2007 XLE V6, I find the impression wearing thin and lately have been eyeing used BMW 3-Series as a possible option for replacing my rattling, creaking, shaking, and downright weird acting (pop, fizzle, buzz) 2007 Toyota Camry.
Comparing the number of used 2007 Camrys to 2007 Accords is a little misconceiving. Simply because the 2007 Camry was available in early 2006. That gives you almost 10 months of additional sales. I personally find the releasing so called next year models pretty lame. Why call it a 2007 model? To me when a car is built in 2006, sold in 2006...it’s a 2006 and not a 2007.
But the slip in Toyota's quality is pretty obvious and it definitely changed my plans to buy a new Camry. I'm just going to wait and see if Toyota is able to fix such issues as the transmission problems or I'll just hold out for the 2008 Accord (the coupe looks sweet).
one thing i have noticed is that alot of car dealerships have camry's as loaner cars for service work
at my too local dealerships i have noticed that each had atleast 10 as loaners.
plus i also agree with the statement about when the 07 camry became availible.
right now there is alot more camry's on the road than the accords....... maybe even a 10 to 1 ratio......
also agree, everyone is different, if you aren't happy, dump it .....
also i don't think it is fair to compare a 3 series to a camry no matter how much we like our camrys
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I find it somewhat disconcerting that within 25 miles of my zip code, there's 45 used 2007 Camry's for sale, vice only 5 used 2007 Honda Accords. There's an old saying that people vote with their feet, and in the case of the new Camry, it appears their feet are taking them down to the dealer to trade in their new Camry's.
As impressed as I was when I brought home my 2007 XLE V6, I find the impression wearing thin and lately have been eyeing used BMW 3-Series as a possible option for replacing my rattling, creaking, shaking, and downright weird acting (pop, fizzle, buzz) 2007 Toyota Camry.
Anyone else having similar thoughts?
I think the people that bring up alot of the issues you may find in this forum, that try to put things in our heads about how crappy our cars are, are probably work for GM of Ford.
I think the people that bring up alot of the issues you may find in this forum, that try to put things in our heads about how crappy our cars are, are probably work for GM of Ford.
Can't put anything in your head if it was not already there!
I just bought a used SE V6 and had very few to choose from. Actually, mine was the ONLY one to choose from. Fortunately it was the color I wanted (red) with all the stuff I wanted and very little I didn't. Plus it had only 2800 miles on it.
I won't comment on quality of a vehicle I've owned for about 2 weeks. But I can tell you that EVERY single forum I've been on for every car I've ever owned (this is #11) has had many many people complaining about various quality issues. Maybe I'm just lucky but I've never had any major issues with any of the makes I've owned (Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Nissan).
The '07 Camry being a first year car is sure to have some issues just like any other first year car (No matter what the Make). Some people will hang in there until these issues are resolved and others will panic and jump ship. Kudos to the Brave.
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Comparing the number of used 2007 Camrys to 2007 Accords is a little misconceiving. Simply because the 2007 Camry was available in early 2006. That gives you almost 10 months of additional sales.
Great point Europlate. Also, something that would greatly effect this is the total number of Camrys and Accords each company sold. Toyota sold almost 450,000 Camrys over that periold of 11 months or so, where as the number of Accords sold since late fall? I don't know... but I'd be willing to bet it's nowhere near a tenth of it.
I think the people that bring up alot of the issues you may find in this forum, that try to put things in our heads about how crappy our cars are, are probably work for GM of Ford.
Or they're just pissed that their expensive new cars have so many problems with them that weren't apparent when originally purchasing the vehicle.
but I'm sure they're all Ford Ninjas
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FWIW - Honda sells about 30,000 Accords each month in the US... The battle between the Camry and the Accord for total number of units sold in any given year has been pretty steady with a difference of a few thousand vehicles. One thing to note on that... Toyota's dealer network is also larger than Honda's. There are 3 Toyota dealers to every Honda dealer around here.
Finally... An apples to apples comparison considering purchase date and resale market we should be comparing the 06 Accord to the 07 Camry.
It's interesting to note that on ebay there are 33 2007 Camrys for sale and only 14 2006 Accords.
I was thrilled the day I traded my 2007 SE V6 - - I was even more pumped that when I got rid of it the new owners had no clue as to the problems I had with my 2007 Camry SE V6
When buybing a used 2007 Camry V6 - - - CAVEAT EMPTOR!
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Number of used 2007 Camry's for Sale
no matter how much we like our camrys
Kudos to the Brave.
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