A fifth gen 4cyl Camry is on our short list. Our budget means candidates will have 150K miles, maybe closer to 200K miles. What's the wisdom on a 4-speed vs 5-speed automatic for this generation?
Thanks,
Sixto
95 Camry LE 4cyl 206K miles - retired
Stick with the 5 speed, but for a different reason.
The 2005-06 cars with the 5 speed have less chances of experiencing head-bolt failures on the 2AZ-FE engine. You also get a face-lifted front end, nicer gauges and better fuel economy with the 5 speed.
Most likely totalled his '95.. I did with my '94 on the 2nd day of new year and I miss her everytime I see a gen3 passing by me on the road, gonna take real good care of the new '04 SE V6
Back on topic, like others said, if you're going for 4 cylinder you might want to get '04 to '06 models, '05 to '06 if you don't want to take any chances with that head bolts issue, as some '04s may still have it, other than that regular care should keep Camrys happy
Thanks. The question was whether the first year 5-speed AT had teething problems. Seems not.
The '95 needs a head gasket after running out of coolant on multiple occasions with the previous owner, a family member. It has an appetite for oil, needs shocks and soon an AC compressor and the headlights and buckets are tweaked from a cheaply repaired frontal collision. I tried to sell it privately as is but the best offer was $400. The state will give us $1000 to retire it which is all I needed to hear It goes to the dismantler in a couple of weeks. I said all this to answer the question but I know there are flamethrowers being primed out there
Sixto
Thanks,
Sixto
95 Camry LE 4cyl 206K miles - retired