1993 Toyota Camry GX 3.0 V6 petrol

Faults:

Front left channel of the stereo died. Er, that's it!

General Comments:

What's good? - Silky smooth V6. Quick. Surprisingly good roadholding for such a smooth ride. Leather, air, cruise, etc as standard. Everything works effortlessly.

What's not so good? - Thirsty. 26 mpg at steady 70mph. 20 mpg around town. Less with the air-con on. Best you'll ever get is around 30 mpg driving like you've an egg under your foot. Doors and boot feel and sound a bit tinny when closed. Dashboard and trim a bit too Japaplastic for this class of car.

Overall? - Painless. Despite the anonymous styling, several "Ooooh. That's one down from a Lexus, isn't it?" and other similarly knowing comments were forthcoming from people who I wouldn't have previously expected to even know what a Camry was. No surprise that they're very popular in the USA.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd November, 1997

1987 Toyota Camry Gli 2.0 injection petrol

Faults:

At 74,000ml gear lever jumped out of 5th, costly repair. This did not happen to later cars of same model as a modification was fitted.

At 110,000ml the original battery had to be replaced.

At 111,000ml the distributor failed.

First (and only) bulb went at over 100,000ml. Exhausts and tyres have been the only other replacements, apart from plugs, filters etc. Occasional rough running about every 2yrs. Simple free adjustment to carb.

General Comments:

The dealer from whom we bought the new car was excellent - Llwyd Coed Motors, Aberdare. However they lost the dealership and Wilsons of Aberdare took over. They failed to find a simple fault and charged me for new plugs £43. Had to write to Toyota to force garage to refund money. Llwyd Coed had, in the past made the small adjustment required free and within minutes.

When the distributor failed, the dealer in Carmarthen incorrectly diagnosed fault and charged me for a new coil and ignitor, cost £400. The dealer in Newport found the fault and lent me a distributor to try. This has solved the problem. Carmarthen have promised me a refund for the parts they fitted in error.

Wish I could afford a Lexus.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 24th August, 1997

14th Oct 2001, 20:36

Simple adjustment to carb???

Where exactly is the carb in a fuel injected car?

11th Feb 2004, 08:53

My thoughts exactly. How can a car with an injector have the carb refitted?