North Carolina potential '94 Camry owner... need your vote

[LittleCamryLE]

Hi everyone, glad to join or potentially stay active on this TN forum. I'm still the the edge of deciding to buy a beat-up-yet-still-drive-well '94 Camry with 210,000 miles from my co-worker friend.

$300 (more like $600) '94 Camry LE 210K mi. a good deal?

It's a crazy world, I know. The thing that I wanted the most -- a reliable Japanese car that doesn't cost much to own -- is sitting right in front of me except it's much older and higher mileage than I prefer. I've always had older cars:

1. '86 Honda CRX 188K mi. manual
2. '87 Toyota Supra 244K mi. auto
3. '96 Nissan Altima 96K mi. manual
4. '02 Nissan Maxima 56K mi. auto
5. '97 Audi A8 158K mi. auto
6. '01 Volvo V70 XC 132 mi. auto (current wife's car for kid's commute)
7. '92 MB 190E 2.3 140K mi. auto (my "trusted" German machine)

The thing is I'm torn to decide taking my friend's offer of $300 (then actually need another $300 to make it road worthy & DMV fees). So, it's like dumping $600 to test the water, although it's a usually pretty good bet when it involves Toyota Camry... still with 210K miles on a 14 years old sedan. My family & I in North Carolina really needs your vote: $300 (more like $600) '94 Camry LE 210K mi. a good deal?

Thank you and hope to interact with everyone here more in the future! FYI: I miss the lower cost of ownership from Japanese cars... and I'm trying to justify in every way I can...

-Henry

[LittleCamryLE]

Just a quick update to my intro post. Till now, I've already gotten some great help from searching and interacting with enthusiasts at this forum. I'm a happy owner of this '94 Camry LE.

I think I've just gotten every vital fluid changed. Even after this unexpected radiator crack, after patching it up and flushing the coolant, I'm still near my original budget. My official investment-to-date is $655 as of 11/9/2008.