Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted by supton
Wonder if the oil leak would have been fixed with a TB change--the oil pump likes to leak, and it's easily fixed during a TB job.
Waiting to see if mine will hit 300k also.
My co-worker has a 2001 and has put many thousands into it over the past couple years Keeping it running.
All kinds of stuff, struts halfshafts, motor mounts, batteries, exhaust, two catalytic converters.
He finally got a permanent hire from a temporary position and he's is going to get a "new to him" used Camry
He is trying sell it for $2000. Too much money, IMO. but whatever you can get - go for it.
So moral is: they just don't magically make it to 300K without some decent repair outlay.
Any decent engine and trans should make it to 250k. My buddies Ford Ranger 2.7 made it 300K easy.
Around here ( Lawrence -Haverhill ) the Honda Accord it the word.
Me I'd rather drive an early 90's a Buick Skylark. or a Cavalier.
I've done almost all the work on mine, save welding a flexpipe--no welder, although now that I have garage maybe I'll "fix" that lack someday soon. Oh and windshield... but the rest, it's just (painful) labor on my part. At least as a '99 now I don't have to replace the cat, it's aged out of ODBII checks, so it might be worth keeping around for years to come.
I took a VW to over 300k and after a few years I was sweating every fall to see if the CEL would stay off long enough for inspection. I like clean air and would probably replace the cat on my Camry if it went, but by jove it's stressful, going from one car repair to the next.