Replaced the serpentine belt.
Replaced a strut stabilizer bar.
Total repairs in one year and 41,000 km of driving is 175.00, plus oil changes. This has included a lot of hard highway miles in extreme weather.
This car is incredibly well built. When you close the door it feels like you're in a vault it is a very solid car.
With the V6 I get about 20 mpg in the city and 25-36 on the highway depending on conditions and speed. There is no shortage of power for passing. The ride and handling are a nice balance of smoothness with good cornering.
The rear spoiler is flimsy, I broke mine by accident when slamming the trunk down.
Paint is holding up very well.
I cannot think of one thing I would improve on with this car. I plan on putting on another 200,000 km before getting rid of it and at that I will likely give it to my son.
Agreed... My 2000 Camry XLE V6 3.0 has been stellar.
I did need to get the VSV replaced. For those who have weird loss of power symptoms, do check VSV. It was a nightmare to find the source of the problem, and very costly from the dealer after replacing many sensors, they finally found it.
This aside, it is the BEST car I have ever owned..
It requires nothing but fuel.
OK, and regular oil changes... but that's it..
I will buy another!!
See the overall Camry reviews. They are anything BUT "stellar", more like "cellar".
I am the original reviewer. I now have 270,000 klm on the car. Since the original review I have replaced the brakes. Had a dragging caliper which should have been fixed by the dealer I bought it from. Switched to a K and N air filter and am now enjoying an improvement of 3 mpg's. The car continues to flatter me with reliability, comfort and power.
We are looking for a second car right now and are having a difficult time settling on anything because anything newer we have looked at pales in comparison when it comes to build quality.
Original poster. Car now has 316,000 on it and continues to give trouble free service. Best car I have owned.
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