Is it worth it to fix up my camry at..

[BuDDHa510]

Is it worth it to fix up my camry at.. 208 thousand miles it? i just put in an intake to mess around but i kinda wanted to buy an exhaust also.. but do u guys think its worth it to fix up a car that has that many miles on it already?

[TheMajesticking]

Yep. It's probably like 60-65% thru it's life. Go ahead. Many modders with more miles than that. Keep it up. Good luck.

[Toysrme]

Sounds like you want to do it, so what we tell you doesn't matter.

Back in the day, it was something for a car to do 100,000m. Keep in mind most people don't do regular maintenance.
Now it's something for a car to do 300,000m+. Guess what? Most people still don't do proper regular maintenance.

IMHO I don't see why any car, with someone doing more than basic maintenance, staying pro-active in that car, AND keeping the open mind that "Hey... Normal shit breaks at some point!" shouldn't be able to put more than a million miles on most things Toyota has built in the last 15-20 years.




If you're going to keep the car a while, I don't see any reason to stop you. Just do a little more maintenance than required to keep it running.



If you're going to do some major power adder (n2o, turbo, s/c) I would *highly* suggest using seafoam to clean your intake track, fuel system, and oil crankcase (search the forum for seafoam). And find a hole on your intake (or take your airbox off and hole the throttle open some) and squirt 8-16oz of water with a water bottle into the intake. (squirt fast enough so slow the RPM down some, then back off just a hair. That's how fast you want to squirt the water in)

That will clean all the carbon out of your cumbustion chambers.

(my v6 when torn it down at 96,000 miles)





Don't mind the spilled oil/antifreeze scare you. Let the black carbon scare you.

[WhiteRabbit]

i honestly would start saving for a new car or spend the money elsewhere...like food

[Knailgun]

you can do anything you want to do....just ask your self......it is worth it to ME?

[whocares04]

how well has it been maintained thru it's life? what's the model, trim, and engine of ur camry?

w/ the seafoam, do a search, and i would pour it into ur gas tank the next time u fill up all the way, and another one when u next get an oil change, and also run thru vacuum lines (go all out w/the seafoam if never done before, but use it carefully)

doing an engine swap of the exact same maybe w/even half the mileage will give u back lost horsepower that seafoam can give ya, u just need the all the right tools and prolly a friend to help...(easter weekend, swapped a lower mileage engine into a 3000GT and i was helping a friend and that was my first swap and on a car from a different manufacturer i'm not familiar with. he does own all necessary tools and an engine lift so...)