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The New York Times reported the announcement is expected Tuesday. It is to be built at the company's Georgetown, Ky., plant that makes the Camry, making it the company's first U.S.-built hybrid.
Toyota has scheduled a press conference to be held simultaneously in both Georgetown and Washington D.C. for 11 a.m. ET, though it has not disclosed the subject matter.
The company makes a hybrid-only
Sorry to get off topic.......
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Sylvia, "The Great Battery Debate" #1, 10 Jun 2004 12:12 am
Of course it has clear coat. Meguiar's makes some good products but also some cheaper stuff which is what you tried. Even their good stuff takes alot of patience.
Yes, use a cleaner. I use "mother's" (based on a tip on this site). It is a 3-step process that takes ~4 hours for the car (cleaner, sealer, then wax), but it works. zero swirls. zero haze. zero scratches.
out....PhD86
That's terrific. I think I'll try premium on my next trip.
As for MPG, the vehicle averaged 25mpg and my usage was 75% city, so I'd say the mileage was fantastic.
Thanks, though, for the review!
~alpha
I've a 2005 Camry and could you please tell me how to reset the maint. req. light. I've looked at the manual but could not find the instruction. Thanks much !
Does the VIP R3200 Plus include the Glass Breakage Sensor? Or were you told you had to pay extra for it?
I'm pretty sure the Glass Breakage Sensor is included in the VIP RS3200 Plus package, but am getting conflicting information depending on who I talk to at my local Toyota dealership.
What changes, if any, will we see for the 2006 Camry?
~Ken
If you want to discuss this further, click on my name and send me an email. We aren't the least bit on topic with this conversation.
I decided to forgo the OEM mudflaps because they don't extend far down enough for sufficient protection, and of course they cost a lot more. The front wheels don't really need mudflaps on the Camry, IMO, because the lower body panels don't curve inward.
Do the screws just screw into the bumper cover and liner or are there nuts? I wouldn't think the plastic is thick enough to support the mudflaps without nuts.
I found the seat just fine....with all the power adjustments, and power lumbar support, it was comfortable
32-34 mpg in mixed driving. I respectfully don't believe you got that or even close, or would get it on all freeway on flat ground. I've gotten up to 30 mpg very tops in the 05 on rental on 100% freeway and alot less in mixed. Same for the 04 I own (4 speed).
Quite frankly, it's not unusual. From my own experience on highway only driving, my wife and I drove to Florida with a rental 4cyl Camry. Using the method of dividing miles driven by number of gallons, we actually averaged 42.3mpg on the trip there, including going through West Virginia. This is coming from Buffalo, NY and driving to Daytona. On the trip back, we averaged 43.6mpg. While in Florida, with mostly "city" driving which I consider anything that is either stop-and-go or short in duration, we averaged 32.3mpg.
And for the record, NO manufacturer has the gas guage set so that the guage indicates 1/2 the tank when there is actually 1/2 the tank remaining. Chrysler tried using an "accurate" gas guage in the lebaron's when they had the digital dashes "back in the day", but owners preferred the "inacurate" guages that don't move at all, then drop like a stone the last 1/2 of the guage. Call it supply and demand or just giving what the customer wants, but the industry has gone to that style since without exception that I know of.
Just setting the record straight.
Ken
Respectfully, For THE record, I did fill up at about half tank indicated, 330 miles and the first filling took exactly 9.6 gallons. Subsequent fillups were 32.xMPG and 33.xMPG. (The last involved a significant elevation climb)
I wouldn't clasify it as three tankfulls, but more like "we filled the tank 3 times" Didn't get anywhere near empty.
I was amazed, and my first thought was that the previous renter didn't completely fill the tank, then I realized that would have caused an apparent lower MPG, not higher. And..I have been keeping track of MPG on my vehicles for over 30 years...I know all the important factors in computing this, variables in nozzles, level ground at fill time, different pumps, air temperature, ...etc.....etc.
and the imortance of averaging over a longer period of time, an many more miles....to get a more accurate MPG figure.
This was just a post to let everyone know my experiences with the 2005 Camry. My wife drove (up till 2 months ago) a 2003 Camry SE 4 Cyl 4 speed automatic, and regularly got 26 MPG in town..32MPG highway...75 -80 MPH Tucson to San Diego. So I was quite impressed what the 5 speed automatic seemd to do. Of course, to be a fair comparison, one would have to drive the 2 vehicles in the same envirnoment for a long period..and same driver.
And.....lastly, I doubt that I have got that high a MPG figure (34.x) at 70 or 75 MPH sustained highway speeds as we all know what air resistance does to mileage. We were going top speeds of about 45-50 as the speed limit in the Park is 45MPH, and NO A/C use, as temperatures were in the 30s and 40s
PS, the gas used was Conoco 85.5 octane...I'm used to using 87, but aparently the Octane is lower int he higher elevations....perhaps this factored in as well???
I hope this clears things up.
The 2.4L when mated to a well mapped transmission, is a very efficient engine.
~alpha
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If you choose the special rate $ 17,800.00 + $ 1,500.00 rebate =$
19,300+ fees.Fees are $ 1,468.59.The car has no floor mats and alarm. "
But there is absolutely no way, at all, that you got 40+ mpg. You didn't fill it up correctly. I hear these stories all the time; " I went 300 miles on a half tank, and it took only 9 gallons". Except that you really went 300 miles on 12 gallons and assumed you filled it up at the first shutoff. There's something funky about the fill neck in the camry gas tank which causes premature shutoff at pumps, and, far beyond believable mpgs.
PhD86.
It may be on the high side of normal and certainly not the average, but from personal experience and that of several of my customers, it is possible and does happen. I have had several of my Camry customers who have told me similar MPG numbers after trips as well.
Ken
And like Ken, I use the same technique for filling my tank. What you say may be true -- for one tank. But if you fill your tank the same way all the time, it'll average out. And the car's mileage drops to around 23 mpg for short trips in our small town.
I would expect the 2005 Camry, with the 5-speed automatic, to do even better on the highway. With the 4-speed, 65 mph = 2400 rpm in top gear. With the 5-speed, 65 mph = 2000 rpm.
The rpm figures are from direct observation in each car.