The only major lifetime repairs were a new timing belt and water pump (80k), new brake lines (135k), and the usual exhaust, brake and tire replacements (wear and tear).
New CV boot and shaft (157k).
The interval wiper stopped working at 150k.
I inherited this car from my parents at around 85K, who used it “church on Sundays”, driving to doctor appointments, and two trips to Florida.
I use it as my beater car; I abuse it and it takes it.
The car is now close to 20 years old, has 157,000 miles with little rust and it gets 32 mpg and is great in snow.
A workhorse and peppy.
Wow, you must have a time machine or something??? A 1996 model is close to 20 years old? Think again Jethro.
No,smart alec, the guy just likely made an honest mistake.
Oh my, I believe this gentleman is upset!
I love this car! I have had my 1996 Camry since 1997 (I bought it used) and it now has over 330,000 miles on it and shows no sign of slowing down. It is a four cyl and sometimes a bit slow, but other than that, it is GREAT!
I hope anyone that has one of these 96 Camry's never has to replace the engine. 96 was the year government emissions reg's kicked in so though it is same body style as 92-95 the engine has a camshaft sensor that makes that particular 5S-FE unique and hard to find.
You said that your camry is now 330,000 miles right, did you ever drive the car from states to states. I mean take you car on vacation. I had a camry with 96,000 miles on it now, still driving pretty good. I wonder if I can take the car on long voyage trip at 1,000 miles distance or so.
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