1995 Toyota Camry LE from North America - Comments

Main seals leak, changing them this weekend.

Rear stabilizer-bar loose where it connects to the frame, wore rubber mounts.

Not much really.

I bought the car last month and got a great deal however the car was neglected and some things are in need of TLC.

The oil was never changed on time.

The tranny fluid was a mud colour.

The body had been painted due to damage.

The interior was a mess and it smelled like smoke.

And it was leaking oil on the ground from the bad seals.

Keep in mind these where all bargaining points for me. The car runs beautiful dispite the abuse it took so I believe I got a good deal.

It is now 6 months and 10000 miles since I bought this car. I changed the motor seals, new timing belt, transmission oil and filter changed, cleaned the interior and aside from a few little broken interior parts and a bad paint job (not original) this car drives like no other! I have owned many many cars and this one by far is the most comfortable and best at handling, even though this car was neglected and abused it drives and runs fantastic. I will buy another one in a flash. Tim.

I've now put over 50,000 miles on my Camry in the 1 1/2 years I've owned it with absolutely no problems. I just can't believe how reliable it has been despite the neglect it went through before I bought it. You'd never see a north American vehicle do that! When this one dies (if ever) I will buy another. I also bought a 2000 Tundra as well 6 months ago and it's running great too. I'm a happy man :-) Tim.

"You'd never see a North American vehicle do that!" What, are you kidding me? My 90 Buick park Avenue has 380k on the original motor & trans, and my 97 Century has 245k on it, and it's running strong still. All with basic maintenance too.

I have a 96 Camry DX 4-cyl. manual transmission. Mine was probably not serviced on time either, but it runs great at 220,000 miles. My previous car was a 1988 Toyota Corolla SR5 that sat unused for 2 years and ran like a dream with very little maintenance; sold at 280,000 miles. I agree that a North American car can last. But, I don't think they can take as much abuse as a Toyota.

I've had both foreign and domestic vehicles since I started driving 35 years ago. I am not partial to either one, because I've had good luck with both. However, I am not very good with maintenance, and I drive cars hard and into the ground. The domestics I've had fare just as well as the imports, when it came to me beating on and abusing them.

I sold my Camry to a guy I work, he gave it to his son to drive. It has since had another 150,000 miles on it, few oil changes and many little accidents too. This car will not die! And again I would never trust a north american car to do this, not without many new parts over the years and a tow truck near by.