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Please understand I do not work for Toyota - but I have a 99 V6 LE Camry 5-speed. This is not a sales post. But I have seen posts on this board regarding more hp. If you own a V6 Camry and would like more hp, this is probably the best chance you will ever have-this price is truly amazing. TRD is ending this on 4/30/2001. I have signed up and decided to share this with this board. If you need more info on the S/C go to www.trdusa.com. If you are interested email me or reply to this post and I'll post the link to the group buy.
Hope this didn't violate Edmund's rules, but this is just a great deal from TRD for internet users. Craig
Sorry guys but we are forgetting the Maxima here which is about the same price range as a Camry. I have a 92 Camry SE (best model they ever built and then discontinued) but I have had a 95 and a 98 Maxima. The Max V6 is one of the sweetest engines ever made, superior to the Camry V6 and the Max overall, IMHO, currently a better car then the Camry. And, Nissan dealers are not quite as arrogant!
Here are the prices as follows:
Camry Supercharger: $2,150.00 + Shipping
Solara Supercharger: $2,250.00 + Shipping
We will need a total of 20 buyers for the deal to go through... So we will need all the buyers we can get... The offer ends April 30, 2001. . .
Please email me at ackbar15@yahoo.com if you have ANY questions. Or go to https://www.toyotaparts4u.com/group_buy_form.htm to place your order or for more information. This is a TOTALLY legitmate group buy by a VERY reputable Toyota dealership that sells parts online.
Slammed this model for not enough guts and poor handling. The supercharger is mentioned as giving, I believe, only 49 hp.
Well, I took it to the local toyota dealer to have it inspected. Nothing major, recommended the timing belt replaced which I figured ($250), tranny service (70), coolant flush (50), Top engine cleaning (70), and replacing the power antenna assembly (260). I don't really know if this car needed all this work now, except for the belt which is a definite. Well, I took it back and the new salesman I talked to would not go lower than 8K at all. So I told him I would see and give him a call.
Well, I went to work (I work at a BMW dealership and I would get one from them, and could get a great deal, but all that ever gets traded in is 97 BMW's or so, which are just a little out of my range lol) to get a carfax and some advice. They're advice is to not buy this car from a "dirt" lot. . They said that this dealership gets most of its cars as the rejects for the major lots (and this one was bought from a Mercedes dealership in a near buy town). So, do you guys think this would be a problem car? Should I avoid it and just find something else, wait till someone actually trades in a camry for a BMW, or what? Any advice would be great!
If the car checks out ok, it seems to me that it's reasonable to consider it. But what does "top engine cleaning" mean?
From what I read in some mags I think Altima is quite a reliable car.
However: here are my reservations.
(1) Styling wise, I am little less enthusiastic. The front end looks like a combination of (a) current camry (b) old civic and. The arched, egg shaped room looks like the Passat. The tail, I can't say. But the tail lights is another Lexus IS300 rip off. After Lexus IS300 came out, everybody, is copying it to death. At any rate, I thought the car looks a little awkward, with a racy front, bulging middle, and copied tail lights. But I'm willing to look past it if everything else is truely impressive.
(2) This is my biggest gripe. Nissan stated that with the 4-cylinder engine, it can travel, ON THE HIGHWAY, 400 miles on 20 gallons of fuel. The V6 goes 360 miles before it has to fill up. That's 20 mpg and 18 mpg on the highway!!! That's SUV like gas milage. More powerful engine is nice and good, but 18 and 20 mpg on the highway is just truely terrible. I hope this is a typo by Nissan. I really hope so.
Other wise, Nissan should be very reliable. It's just a hair less so than Toyota/Honda, but it's pretty good. My family has had 2 of them in the past, a 89 200SX, and before that, a 78 Datsun, both lasted well over 10+ years without major problems, the Datsun was still running fine with occational patches when we trashed it after 16 years (by then it was truely a rust bucket).
People buy Camrys primarily for reasons other than horsepower or no one would be buying the current weak 4 cyl models.
IF the official EPA mileage for the 2002 Altima is as bad as what Nissan estimated on that web page, then the new Altima will flop and Nissan will risk bankruptcy since the Altima is one of their most important cars. The 18-20 mpg mileage numbers are so shockingly poor, that there is a possibility that the mileage estimates were a misprint or were meant to city, not highway numbers. We will have to wait a couple months to see what the EPA's official ratings turn out to be.
The rear seat on both models are both comfortable. As a matter of fact, I'd rather take the rear seat of the '97 than the front seat.
If you want to put more money into security, don't do a redundant alarm. Get a LoJack. That will get it back after a professional figures out how to get past anything you put on it.
I have a 92 camry. The antenna is broken in the sense that it never comes down. However, I can hear the motor grinding away. I don't want to invest in getting it replaced but just want to disable that motor because the noise is annoying. Can someone tell me where the fuse is for the power antenna. The only fuse I could find was the one for radio in the driver's kick panel.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I need to stop this antenna motor.
Thanks,
Maneesh
Antenna. Your cable is broken Dealer cost to repair replace cable is $125 you can replace youself if you are handy. Motor still good. Common problem.
1 - Toyota is being too cheap
or
2 - Toyota wants us to buy a Lexus instead of the Camry.
From the complaints about the seats to the real low buck look of the LE interior to the lack of very common conveniences (I need to use the key to open the trunk, the interior lights don't come on when I use the remote, etc)it seems like most owners would be happy to pay a few bucks more if Toyota would spend the money on the car.
Now... is this being done to make a car with a lower price or to encourage those who want more than basic transportation to go into the $30,000 range and a Lexus or Avalon???
The I4 in Japan will have performance of the V6? Wow, that's some powerful 4 cylinder engine. I wish they could be a little more revealing of the U.S spec. The overall profile is much sleeker than the current one, more smooth flowing and less boxy.
At about 5000 miles I will be ready to complain and demand that something be done, including installing a new computer, etc.
Now that the weather is warm and winter formula gas is no longer used, it should get better just for those reasons alone. I just filled my wife's Impala Ls and it got 26 mpg (V6 3.8, same type of diving). There is no reason why the Camry should not do at least as well!
It will be awhile before I have anything to tell you, but let me know if you find out anything.
Good luck.
This Camry better be competitive with the new Altima.
A Maxima is not available with a 4 cyclinder engine, so it can only be compared with V6 Camrys.
Most Camrys are 4 cylinder models.
Here is a link:
http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/nissan/altima/2002.firstreport01.html
If you are going to pay the $9000, it better have every single maintenance item up to date and a fresh set of tires. While these cars hold up extremely well, later in life, the repair costs can easily exceed the value of the car . My 92 needed no repairs up until a few weeks ago, and I decided to sell and buy new instead of dropping a grand or two to keep the thing running perfect. The guy that bought it was driving a Honda with 250K miles, so he wasn't looking for anything perfect to begin with. I just can't stand driving something that doesn't work 100% perfect.
Open your trunk and locate the area inside where the power antenna is located. The antenna motor and housing is bolted between the exterior sheet metal and the interior felt lining of the trunk. Locate the plastic tabs that hold the lining to the trunk sides, and carefully pry them off with a screwdriver. Pull away the felt lining until you see the power antenna.
Leading away from the power antenna is a bundle of wires. Locate this bundle and follow it down until you see a white/cream connector. Pull the two sides of the connector apart, which effectively kills power to the antenna. Wrap the two connector halves in protective tape (electrical tape), to help prevent corrosion or other damage down the road.
There's a second wire connected to the power antenna that's similar in appearance to a cable TV wire. Leave this one alone since it delivers radio signal to your radio receiver.
If you want, you can repair the antenna for $25 to $45 in parts. Since the motor is still running, it sounds like the nylon cable inside the antenna has simply broken or worn out. You can pull the power antenna out of the trunk by removing a few bolts, disassembling a few areas of the antenna, and replacing the nylon cable. If your mechanically inclined, it’s pretty intuitive. If not, there are diagrams to help you out.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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The test drive was pretty good, handling and brakes seem to be OK, but I noticed a "burned oil" smell, and confirmed what looked to be a valve cover oil leak.
The car also did not have the pep I expected for a V6. We did have the AC on, but I still expected a little more vavoom. I also noticed a little "grabbing" when I did a tight 180 turn in the lot, but it needs tires, so that could have contributed.
One last item - it had Pennsylvania inspection stickers on it (we're in SC) and I'm wondering about road salt corrosion. I would check it with CARFAX before buying to be sure it hadn't been wrecked and repaired, but am hoping that someone here could give some advice about whether or not we should pursue this car and if so, what $ should we offer? Anything special that we should look for with this vehicle? All input is greatly appreciated.
I am very dissapointed that my in-dash 6-CD player
that came with the car has stopped working. When I took it to the dealer, Wappinger's Falls Toyota
in NY, they said they really couldn't do anything about it and recommended that it would cost up to $900 to replace the unit at the dealer. He also said that it would cost $100 just to look at the radio. Basically, they just totally disregarded my claim and didn't want anything to do with fixing it. This is from a dealership that I have gone to for service for every service recommended.
I'm dissapointed that this toyota dealership has refused to fix a feature that played a key deciding factor for me choosing the Camry over the Accord EX.
Joseph
If the problem is the dealer, any other Toyota dealer can honour the new car 3 yr/36k miles bumper to bumper warranty.
First, the price is extremely high. According to Edmunds TMV, the dealer is asking a couple of thousand dollars more than the car is worth. I don't know all the features and condition of the particular Camry you're looking at, so I cannot give you an accurate price estimate. I recommend pricing the car through Edmunds used TMV and Kelly Blue Book (www.kbb.com) to get a more accurate price on the car.
Second, be very careful about the mechanical condition of the car and have it checked out by a professional mechanic that you know and trust. Generally, Toyota's are reliable cars, but no car is going to be reliable if it's been abused or neglected. I owned an 89' V6 Camry sedan in the past, and can tell you first hand these cars can have significant problems if previous owners haven't maintained them properly. The car had major engine troubles and burned through at least three automatic transmissions (fortunately I got a lifetime warranty on the first rebuild I had done). I tend to baby my cars, so I know it wasn't my driving that caused these problems.
The smell of burning oil should be a major red flag. These V6s are difficult to work on and the parts are expensive. The engine compartment is small for the size of engine in this car, which makes repairs difficult, time consuming, and costly. Like I said before, be sure to have a trusted mechanic look it over carefully before you decide to purchase it.
Third, having owned a V6 in this body style, and other 4-cylinder Camry's, I personally recommend a 4-cylinder. The 4-cylinder engine is what Toyota built its reputation on, and they're much easier to work on if you do run into troubles. The style of Camry you're looking at is Toyota's first attempt to stick a V6 into a Camry. They still had a few things to learn (And did! The newer Camry's have refined, powerful V6 engines mated to an incredibly smooth automatic transmission.)