I would much rather be driving my 94 XLE 2.2L over my current 99 XLE 2.2L. Much better seat comfort & ride quality!!!

 

Absolutely amazing. I think we have a cultural or international misunderstanding on the part of Mr. Kinoshita. I assume he is from Japan, where due to the laws and norms there, a car is usually recycled by 60K miles. They need the metal, since that is one of their resources that is lacking on that island nation. There are other reasons for this as well, such as the nation of Japan is crowded, with X number of people per square mile and they don't typically drive the kind of miles that we do, with our long commutes, and our huge country which provides an expanse of miles, coast to coast which we can drive. So, North-Americans typically put MANY more miles on their cars than the Japanese do. I think Mr. Kinoshita is not considering this point, even though he is probably aware of it. It's astounding that this may be the first and only "recall" in history that is not because of a flaw in the particular automobile in question (in this case a Gen 3/4 Camry), but because of it's famous dependability. It makes me wonder if they purposefully degraded the reliability of the subsequent generations of the Camry after 2001 (or other models as well). I'm sure there are other reasons for this, so perhaps someone else can chime in on this.

 

Ford is getting on this as well: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...orum/103-3rd-4th-generation-1992-1996-1997-2001/1272073-trade-your-old-car.html

W95c

 

You all realize The Onion is a spoof site, right? But I like it.

 

Oh, I never clicked on the link or even looked at it. I was just reading what was in the body of the post (I thought some of the language in the quotations was unprofessional). Glad to know that it isn't true. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

Right - These dang cars are amazing. It's not about upgrading to a new car with newer technology, it's about how many miles you can get out of your Toyota, Right?!?!

 

Interesting article....

Calm yourselves, people.

The Onion is a satirical publication. No such recall has been issued.

Geez.

 

No Spoof

Once Tesla's new battery is perfected (Reno NV factory)
The nick name of their new car is

"The Camry KILLER" :wink:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/b...business/energy-environment/nevada-a-winner-in-teslas-battery-contest.html?_r=0

 

My 1994 back when it ONLY had 324,590 - Why would I give it up?

 

^Congrats kent55, you made the top 50 list... http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...997-2001/197694-how-many-miles-has-your-camry-done-until-today.html#post1818244

 

John, I hope you realize that this article is from The Onion, a fake news site. But just think how cool that would be, a factory recall of your 20-something car! Sign me up! My girlfriend loves her 98 Camry but the upholstery is falling off the front doors, it needs new struts and leaks like the Exxon Valdez. Recall it and fix it or replace is with a newer car. I'll even kick in some coin!
For the record, I like Toyota and love my '02 Lexus IS300. I don't expect to be going back to 'American-made' cars.

 

John, I hope you realize that this article is from The Onion, a fake news site.

Didn't you read post #7 from yesterday?

 

Here in So. Cal. we see fifth generation, I think, like my girlfriend's '98 Camry, all over the place Over 226k miles and still running. What's that, about middle-aged for a Toyota?

 

226,000 miles, yes, long life still in that engine! Just make sure she keeps up on the maintenance, i.e. fluid changes.