Toyota Camry

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $9000.00 from AutoMall Matteson

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Toyota Camry

Summary:
My brother has a Toyota Camry for 4 years now, he bought it used, it has almost 100,000 miles on it, never had any problems, just changed the oil and did the regular maintenance, got new tires last year. Great, great car !!!!!!!

Strengths:
very reliable car. drives great

Similar Products Used:
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $17000.00 from Romero Mazda

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 Toyota Camry CE

Summary:
This car has been the best car i have ever owned in all aspects you can think of. I bought this car fairly new with 16,000 miles in 02, and in 6 years the odometer is at 166,000. This car is used heavily as a commuter car throughout the so cal freeways every day of the week. It's great on gas, and provides a comfortable and safe ride wherever i go. The interior is super quiet even at high speeds, and easy to handle and maneuver. The exterior is holding up well, the hubcaps fall off quite often... which i have noticed on many many other camrys. The car is very easy to maintain, needing only the regular sheduled maintenance to keep it going another few thousand miles. After driving it so hard the rotors, belt, brakes and transmission flush have all been tuned up accordingly.. which was inexpensive and totally expected. The only only problem that has happened unexpectedly was a time on the freeway when the gas pedal stopped working, around 120,000 miles... Any pressure on the gas pedal was not met with acceleration.. After sitting on the side of the freeway a couple seconds the problem fixed itself and i have not had any problems with it since. This car is perfect for anyone with kids or friends of any size.. The back seat is big enough for two adults and a child in the middle.. The front seats are super comfortable and the drivers seat can accomadate anyone of any height or size. The engine is exactly what i am looking for when merging onto freeways and going a steady 70mph.. My son has recently started driving and this car has been the most user friendly car he has driven.. The only complaint he has is that it isnt sexy enough for him to drive ^_^ ... I love my camry and would buy it again and again for the rest of my life.. I plan to drive this baby til the end, which my mechanic says should be a healthy 250,000 because it is such an amazing car.. I really am in love with my toyota!! You will be too!

Strengths:
The perfect family car. Big trunk, comfortable and simple interior cabin, enough power to drive around the freeways, easy to maintain, great on gas, super quiet ride. I feel so safe in this car and trust it to protect my kids in an accident. This car will be good to you, even if you arent good to it.

Weaknesses:
Could use ..... sturdier cupholders in the back seat! Easily stepped on and broken... Thats about it.

Similar Products Used:
mercury comet,toyota tercel,ford aerostar,nissan 240sx

Price Paid:  $20450.00 from burdick syracuse new

Year / Model Reviewed:
2008 le

Summary:
This is a beautifully designed car. Both interior and exterior are well finished. The ride is troubling. With the sport suspension and low profile tires it is a giggly ride on every surface

Strengths:
style,fit and finish,gas mileage,quietness, radio

Weaknesses:
ride :(

Similar Products Used:
2004 Toyota Camery

Price Paid:  $18055.00 from Power Toyota Irvine

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 Camry LE

Summary:
1. Good deal when brought.
2. Relative higher quality/reputation.
3. Compared to Honda Accord, lower noise but detailed quality is also lower.
4. Lower paint quality, easy to get a dent.
5. The only problem is a broken wiper blade after 15000 miles and 19 months in use.
6. Overall, better than my previous Ford and Plymouth, but still a lot room to be improved.

Strengths:
No strengths, only good at average. Why did I buy it? Because I got a good offer for a new camry when I needed a car.

Weaknesses:
Low-quality and cheap materials used in and out. MPG is not as good as what you see on TV. Salesmen at Power-Toyota-Irvine were the worst I ever met. Services at Toyota website is not good (no replies to my emails many times). I am thinking that everyone at Toyota is so busy to build cars since it sells so many. They do not have time to say sorry.

Similar Products Used:
Ford (its engine died before this camry), Plymouth (too many small problems).

Price Paid:  $20800.00 from Arlington Toyota

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Toyota Camry

Summary:
I have noticed quality slippage at Toyota. If your read the many reviews that I have from various sources you will notice more and more problems. I am seeing brake, transmission, squeaks and rattles, and paint quality issues.
Toyota service departments are not good. I have had bad experiences at two different dealers. They try to hard sell you unnecessary maintenance. I always decline but now weeks afterward I am receiving numerous phone calls at home saying they have me down for an appointment and for me to bring my car in for the services that I declined. Planet Toyota in Matteson, Illinois is doing this. Planet Toyota also advertises they are an express lube and will change your oil in less than 30 minutes or the next one is free. They almost always do not make it in 30 minutes and sometimes take an hour but do not honor the next one is free pledge.

Strengths:
appearance looks more expensive than price tag (i got a brand new XLE with many features for $20,800), roomy interior, mileage

Weaknesses:
came with the cheapest bridgestone tires, which i had to replace before 20,000 miles. had to replace rear brakes at 25,000 miles and front brakes at 31,000 miles. i do little city driving and very easy on the brakes. some squeaks and rattles but extreme. ride is too harsh for this type of vehicle. the seat is too short. i am only 5'8" and it is barely adequate.

Similar Products Used:
1996 Ford Contour