There is a big rust problem, the passenger side rear door hinge has rusted through. Now if the door is opened it sags on the one good hinge. You must lift the door to close it.
There is lots of water entry into the trunk every time it rains.
The rack of the rack & pinion steering has died. I can steer it fine, but have no power steering.
There is a slight smoking and burning smell because there is a slight oil leak at the manifold gasket. My mechanic is keeping an eye on it.
Had to replace the transmission fluid pan gasket at 110000 miles. Leaked.
Left turn signal must be fiddled with to use. Buzzes when turned on.
Electrical system is going bad. Warning light for "lights" comes on and all the lights work. Sometimes indicator lights don't work. Dome light and buzzers work when they want to.
Despite numerous body/electrical problems with age and wear, this car's drive train and suspension will not quit! It drive like a bat out of hell, and I can easily do 100mph on the highway. When I put good Italian sport tires on it the turn radius tightened up and it sticks to the road like glue.
The upholstery is worn and old, but is still much more comfortable than that found in newer cars. The suspension is smooth and cushions bumps well. AC & heat/defroster work great.
Does yours redline at freeway speeds? Mine's got the V6 with a 5-speed (rare on Camry's) and it's a beast around town, but I'm disappointed that it can't do the 150 that's on the speedometer..
Mine will do 200km/h, that's the stock 2 litre 4-cylinder with a manual transmission.. No faster than that though.
With some firmed-up suspension, intake, exhaust, and extractors this car could probably do 7 second 0-100km/h times.
However, I am selling mine and getting a R33 Skyline GTS-T. It will be a lot easier to get power out of.
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