2005 Toyota Camry SE from North America - Comments

Nothing.

Typical boringly reliable car that has no character drives like an appliance.

No fun to drive.

Has lots of space.

ABS brake system is too sensitive.

Sloppy handling despite the SE suspension.

Needs at least 20 more HP.

Seats do not hold the driver well needs more side bolstering support.

Did you not test drive? Why not get the 6 cylinder? You really can't complain TOO much about not being fun to drive because you opted for the automatic. Buy a v-6 standard shift if you want more of a driving experience.

Better yet, buy a Fusion, which handles like a $40,000 sports sedan, has greater reliability and costs LESS than the over-rated and problem-prone Camry. I've driven both, and the Fusion beats the Camry in EVERY respect. Even the highly biased Car and Driver agreed in its comparison of Camry and Fusion last year. Toyota has been plagued by numerous problems lately, so I'd steer clear of them.

They did this because they are a company concerned with quality, and they're taking proper steps to insure that the quality stays high; something Ford or Chevy would never do, even though they have way more vehicles affected by recalls than Toyota does. They just continue to build as many as they can as fast as they can, and the whole lot of them are junk, and will stay that way.

But Toyotas latest recalls are more serious... such as air bags, suspensions, engine sludging, braking...I switched to domestics immediately after I saw quality falter and hit my wallet. The older import models were much better not the newest I've had first hand experience with... the warranty is only 36,000 miles not very long especially if it sludges.

In reply to "An Appliance"

As long as Toyota Camry's have been around, I can't quite gather why some people complain about the 2005 Camry SE V6 not being fun to drive. It's got plenty of power (my wife complains about the possibilities of getting whiplash every time the light turns green) and does great around curves. Perhaps the ones tested or driven didn't have the proper tires on or the proper driver behind the wheel. With the ground effect kit, tinted windows, wide low-profile tires and the sleek rear spoiler, the Camry V6 SE is by far the best in it's class. If your definition of fun means 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, then obviously you need to look into sports cars not sedans. If you're considering a Camry, take it from me, I'm satisfied with spending my $25K on this ride.