The exhaust system needed to be replaced after purchase.
Interior upholstery is thin and tears easily.
I bought this car at a low price due to the higher mileage. The car is more reliable than other cars I have owned with similar mileages. However the entire exhaust system needed to be replaced at high cost due to the warranty expiring in early 2000. Toyota parts are surprisingly expensive.
The interior fabrics are very thin and the fabric on the driver's seat needed to be replaced when it tore due to normal wear and tear.
The 2.2 litre engine gives adequate performance when fitted with the 5 speed manual transmission. The car has good handling albeit with plenty of body roll.
The interior is nothing but gray!
Surprisingly the 220GL and 220GX had optional airbags only at a time when other makers were selling cars with them standard.
As a car the Camry is OK, but it lacks the personality and pizazz of a European car.
I don't usually buy Japanese cars but the Camry has proved itself a reliable investment. It would be ideal for the unadventurous family.
The SXV20 Camry 220GL did have a standard drivers airbag (in NZ), with the passengers as an option; The higher spec 220GX did have dual standard I believe, which was pretty much standard fare 10 years ago, and as such it was a 4 star Aus NCAP car in its day (with the dual airbags that is)
..unless your car is one of the last of the SXV10 series, then you would be correct about the airbags. The crossover to the SXV20 was around mid-late 1997.
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