2007 Toyota Camry LE w/ alloy wheel package from North America - Comments

The first night we had it, a mud flap came loose on the interstate and one of the screws from it caused a minor leak in one of the rear tires. Both of these issues were resolved the next day by the dealer.

There is a slight hesitation that comes and goes when accelerating. This will be addressed at the first oil change.

Absolutely nothing else so far.

This car will spoil you rotten!! I recently drove it for about five hours WITHOUT stopping and did not get tired at all. This car rides about as heavenly as the previous-generation Avalon.

The performance is very respectable, the four cylinder moves about as eagerly as our Buick Regal that had a 3.8 V6. Fuel economy is about the same as that car so far at an average of 26 MPG. This VVT-i engine makes a very racy sound when you stomp the gas pedal to pass someone and it moves on around them with authority, not leaving you out in oncoming traffic.

This car has everything that our Regal had except for leather seats, which we do not really care about one way or the other. The only things that the Regal had that I sort of wish this car has are fog lights, sport body moldings, and sport suspension. That said, this stuff is available, we just did not want to pay the large premium for the Camry SE V6 on the lot that had all of that.

One gripe I have is the dash lighting. The center stack lights up in teal at night, the gauges are a whitish-blue, and the other controls are green. These are all pleasant colors, but the fact that they do not match is kind of weird, and the center teal stack is a little intense at night.

It's hard to imagine much more car for the money, especially given the trusty Toyota pedigree. If this car is as perfectly reliable as our Regal was, which it should be since it is a Toyota, then we are in for a real treat!

I can't imagine trading in my Buick for a Toyota. Talk about trading down. I am grateful I live in Indiana where I don't have to see too many of these cars on the road. We Hoosiers still purchase 80% domestic. I am proud of that statistic, but I wish it were still true of the rest of our nation.

Sounds like you should have bought another Buick, since apparently it has set the standard for the Camry to live up to.

Thanks for reading my review. I did not write it to spark another huge, endless, and pointless Toyota vs. Buick debate though. The reason that we did not purchase another Buick was that Buick does not currently offer a car that we really had any desire for. We liked our Regal because it was sporty and relatively unique as most other people drive LeSabres (yawn) and Centuries (double yawn). While I admire the LaCrosse, it was simply overpriced for what we were looking for, and the Lucerne is too huge for our needs. We chose our Regal over a Camry in 1999 because the same model-year Camry did not suit us as much, but we chose the new '07 Camry because it met our needs more closely than the current Buick products.

Also, we did not just compare Buick to Toyota, because I do think of them as entirely different breeds of cars. We looked at everything from Buick, Honda, Mercury, Nissan, Hyundai, and Subaru. The Toyota just happened to be what we wanted this time around.

There is really no such thing as a "domestic" or an "import" anymore as all cars have parts from various countries in them now. Our Buick was built in Canada, our Camry was built in Kentucky. Interesting. Also, our Ford F-150 and BMW 3-series have parts from Japan, China, etc. all throughout them just like our Buick and our Camry.

Also, until other people start making my car payments, I will buy whatever I want, not what other people THINK I should buy.

Our Camry came STANDARD with EVERY feature that we had to pay much more for on the Regal. Also, this car's build quality is much better, and it is much more comfortable on the road, as it is ten times quieter and absorbs bumps more effectively without losing any grip.

I will never regret buying the Regal, it was fantastically reliable, but the Camry has really pleased us and we feel that it was, in fact, an UPGRADE.

Update: 5,000 miles.

I am the original reviewer. We took the Camry in for its first oil change and the dealer reprogrammed the transmission to eliminate the hesitation that we and so many other owners have been experiencing. This fix worked, and the car now accelerates beautifully, with no hesitating whatsoever. Other than that, everything has been perfect and we are still enjoying the car very much.

I do believe that this car is good for you physically. When driving it, fatigue just melts away and I can feel my blood pressure getting lower as it just does everything so wonderfully and you forget about the hectic world outside.

On a side note, our old Buick Regal is performing superbly for the new owners and I would recommend one for anyone looking for a used car that is quite affordable.

Update: 8,000 miles. We are still enjoying our new Camry. One of the fog light delete panels popped out of the bumper and it took an excessive amount of time for the dealer to get another one, but it's there now and on for good this time. We think it was just not snapped in properly at the factory because it is actually a well-designed piece that snapped in firmly this time and the other one has never come loose.

Also, we had the transmission software reflashed with each of the first two (free) oil changes. The first reflash eliminated most of the hesitation, and the second seems to have taken care of all of the awkward shifting. I am glad we did not get the V6 as I understand they have been having major problems with the six-speed automatics in those. The five-speed auto in ours is doing well now though!

Other than these two things, we have had no other issues at all and we have not found even the slightest fit and finish problems that are usually rampant in a first-year body style. My dad commutes in the car often and he gets 32 MPG, and my mom gets about 26 when she is driving it. We also had the windows tinted and it looks great!

The bumper falling apart and TWO transmission repairs in 8000 miles!! Yep, that's good old Toyota quality for you. I can see why you'd be so eager to run out and buy another one!!

The bumper falling apart, and two transmission repairs?

I don't see how a transmission reflash constitutes a repair, all it is is a simple reprogramming of the transmission ECU. But I do like the statement of the bumper falling apart though. A dummy plug isn't fitted properly, and, all of a sudden, that constitutes self disassembly!

If a domestic owner had TWO transmission failures and the bumper falling off in 8,000 miles, the import fans would be screaming bloody murder!! For that to happen to a Toyota is just all in a day's experience for import owners and is glossed over as "normal" (and lately it IS normal for Toyota). If I had 2 transmission failures and major body parts falling off in 8,000 miles, I'd be looking at a different car.

How about 3 transmissions in a Honda...... Acura TL? I guess I should have muffled import screams.

Like the earlier person said, this isn't a transmission failure. They reflashed or reprogrammed the computer to make it perform better (quicker shifting). That's it. Then a dummy plug fell out. All that means is that the cover they use to replace the fog lights on non-foglight-equipped cars was either not snapped in all the way or a clip broke. I drove the wonderful new Chevy Malibu and found it to be as good as everyone has been saying. However there was a small rattle in the lower left side of the cabin. I still think that the Malibu is great and likewise these problems don't comprise a quality concern for this Camry (let alone talk of looking for another car--get real).

Transmission failures in Hondas are pretty common (though not two failures in 8,000 miles, only Toyota could manage that).

As for the bumper falling apart, that also happened on one of our imports, so that's not exactly surprising either.

Again...not a transmission failure, just a reprogram. Again... the bumper didn't fall apart, just a little dummy cover came off.