Buying a Camry Need input! *plz help* - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

icebeam · 05-13-2011, 01:53 AM

Short version of my situation - I'm looking at two 2007 camrys at $16k in price. One is fully loaded hybrid with nav, pushbutton start and 72k miles the other is a 2007 XLE with 48k miles with no push button start, nav, and none hybrid.

I really like the hybrid one more but it just has so many miles.. If I pick that what costs am I going to see soon down the road and what about the cost of replacing the hybrid battery? at how many miles? Also how many more miles could I really put on a car with 72k already?

Ps. This is going to be my first car as it is a graduation gift for getting my B.A in CIS

Thanks,

Kevin

einfuhrer · 05-13-2011, 02:11 AM

XLE for sure man. at least you can fix things on it if they were to go wrong, electrics are some dangerous shit. Dont really know what could go wrong with the hybrid so that's a big part of why I avoided getting one. Just opinion, sure many might disagree.

aznlunatic206 · 05-13-2011, 02:13 AM

Kinda depends on whether you do more city driving, highway or both. If you do a lot of city driving that hybrid will be a good choice since it will save you a decent amount of gas. If you do both or a good amount of highway then the XLE will be a better choice and it will have lower miles. In my opinion i would go with the XLE since it has 48k miles and you can enjoy the car for a longer period of time before it needs some major maintenance (i.e 100k maintenance, which can be costly), and if its a 4 cylinder XLE you cant really go wrong for the price as long as it has a clear title and the frame is straight with no big issues.

jbrnigan · 05-13-2011, 06:57 AM

If you are stepping into a 6 figure job after graduation, go with the XLE, if not go with the hybrid. In a couple of years, after you get established in your career, dump either one and get what ever you want.

***arabianobsession*** · 05-13-2011, 08:11 AM

It has been known that the hybrid batteries in the Camry, Highlander, and Prius are extremely reliable and most of them go 200k+ miles before needing another one, if at all. Either way, it's up to you.

workerant · 05-13-2011, 08:58 AM

Stay away from '07 V6.

orton · 05-13-2011, 09:14 AM

Congrats on your BA

I would definitely go with the XLE. 48k miles on a 5 year old car is pretty damn good. Also, the XLE gets decent enough MPG and I would think that the cost of ownership would be lower since it generally costs more to fix a hybrid than a normal car.

knightslugger · 05-13-2011, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by workerant

Stay away from '07 V6.

reasons?

workerant · 05-13-2011, 10:25 AM

^ many issues in that engine in that year. Major recalls etc etc.

profuse007 · 05-13-2011, 10:56 AM

70K miles is fairly low milage. FYI, I'm all about advancement; to me, anything under 200K is not high milage.

40K miles can be just as bad as 75K miles car depend on the users but most ppl today are educated enough to follow instructions on maintenance.

Whenever I look at cars, miles is not at my top list for inspection.

AlmightyCamry777 · 05-14-2011, 11:33 AM

70,000 miles on a Camry is like half that on any other car. So long as the owner kept it up. Personally i'd pick the non-hybrid because there are fewer parts to wear out and break. Since it's a gen 4 (2007, the last year of that generation and the year preceding when toyota added all the complicated, troublesome crap like drive by wire etc.) you probably won't go wrong with either one.
You may want to do the math, the hybrid will naturally get much better gas mileage. Consider how long you think you will own this car and how much driving you do.
If you intend to drive it into the ground, like i do almost all my cars - i'd go with the non-hybrid. If you will be upgrading in 5 years or so, the hybrid might be more economical for you.