1994 Toyota Camry LE review from North America

Back when it was only 90K the engine had trouble starting in the morning. This was really due to the fact that the spark plug wires needed to be replaced. However the dealer who checked up on the car had the nerve to try to charge me $800 for the "time" it took to diagnose the problems. I told them, "I'd get right back to them." and proceeded to use my spare key to drive the car out.

Otherwise the car has only left me stranded twice when the battery went dead. Again, not the manufacturer's fault.

This has easily been the best car I have ever owned in my life, and is highly regarded at the auto auctions I work at as a reliable and easy to maintain car (I'm an auctioneer by profession). The vehicle in question is an LE Coupe and it has regularly given me 30 - 32 mpg on the interstates and 26 - 28 mpg in city driving. I keep up with EVERYTHING on this car. Oil every 3K, tire rotation every 5K, transmission fluid every 30K, air filter every 15K, spark plugs every 50K (and plug wires since I now know better), timing belt every 60K, and the water pump / thermostat every 120K. Even though this has cost me a couple hundred more in parts, I can tell you that this vehicle shifts as smoothly as the day I got it and the engine still lets me know that it was designed like an underpowered Mercedes. Actually, the car is a little underpowered, but the higher gas mileage and easy to maintain engine more than make up for it over the course of ownership.