Faults:

Not one thing wrong with the car.

General Comments:

I had gotten this car off of my grandmom who recently went into a nursing home, and could no longer drive it. I am currently attending Temple University's Law School. When the motor caught fire on my 1993 Tercel, I was very upset, so I called my grandmom at the time, and she was about to sell the Camry. However, when she heard that the motor on y Tercel caught fire, she decided to give the car to me for free because I needed a car to go to college in. When I found out that she was about to into the nursing home, that's when I knew that I hit a home run by getting the car at the right time.

My parents drive much nicer cars than the Camry, but I needed a car really quickly. This Camry is white with a grey interior. It has the 4 cylinder motor in it for great gas mileage. I love the car cause it is very roomy inside so that I can take my friends out to wherever they want to go. The trunk is nice and roomy. Most importantly, it runs like it did when my grandmom bought it new at Champion Toyota in Philadelphia Pennsylvania back in January of 1998.

When you think of a Toyota Camry, you think of quality, durability, safety, roominess, and long lasting. That is why I will never, ever get rid of this one. In fact, my boyfriend owns a 2002 Camry with 51000 miles on it, and he got his new.

So you know that we are loyal fans of the Toyota Camry. If you are in the market for a Camry, there are tons of them out there. This one has very low miles on it, but I will keep it forever.

Look for a Camry that was very well taken care of and garage kept like this one was, and you never, ever want to get rid of it. I love it, and so does my boyfriend.

Faults:

Fuel pump went at 90,000 miles. Other than that, no problems.

General Comments:

This car has been reliable and reasonably comfortable.

The fuel pump was the only major mechanical problem, and the interior fit and finish was OK, except for some cup holder damage, which may have been caused by wild youngsters for all I know.

I did routine maintenance, like oil every 3-5 thousand miles, and trans fluid, so I have no complaints.

I would buy this again, but if you are looking for a smoother ride, try the Avalon.

Faults:

Front shocks squeaked.

O2 sensor failed causing engine warning light.

Rear shocks bushing cause rattle.

Wires to back lights, at trunk hinge, were cut by the hinge.

Front brakes vibrated during high speed deceleration coming off of a freeway.

Any one of the rear lights (brake, turning and so on) burn out about once a year.

Rear wheels squeak on cold days for a few kilometers.

Rear door windows are hard to defrost.

I've never been able to get comfortable in the drivers seat, and adjust the seat frequently to change where it hurts.

The mechanical problems were fixed, without ever causing me to be stranded, just annoyed to have to get something fixed at the routine service intervals.

General Comments:

I've had a love/hate relationship with this 1998 Camry. Before this one, I had a Japanese designed and built 1985 Camry; I bought it second hand, and we really liked it. So, after I paid off the house mortgage, I thought I'd treat myself, and my family, to a really nice, conventional family sedan, and bought a brand new 1998 Toyota Camry CE with air conditioning and automatic transmission.

Well this California designed (for the North American market), and Kentucky built, car was no Toyota, like the ones that made the company so respected. I'd been in Japanese ones around the world, and always loved their "Toyota tough", and exquisite Japanese styling, engineering and craftsmanship. Well this new Camry of mine, could have been just another GM or Ford sedan.

But I'll give it marks for reliability, because I measure reliability based on whether or not the problems can be fixed. My dealer spots them almost before I do. And they are always fixed pretty well, with a new part or something. This is a lot better than tales I've heard from friends about other kinds of cars that just can't be fixed (like the car won't start in winter, or the steering vibrates at speed, tires always wear out, or some mystery unfix-able electrical malfunction with wipers or alarms, or lights or something).

Will I buy a Toyota again? Of course. But I won't expect it to be a Lexus, this time.