Originally Posted By: smc733
Originally Posted By: Leo99
The Camry feels a lot larger than the Corolla and feels a lot faster. My new Camry at 90mph feels like the Corolla at 75mph. If you're in stop and go, the high speed comfort might not matter. I don't think Toyota is making any money off the Camry LE. You could probably squeeze one new for less than $20k or close to it.
This would be helpful. A fair part of my commute is at highway speeds, and I do a fair bit of passing of people who have yet to wake up. I also take trips on the weekends with my wife, and those can be 1-2hrs on the highway. The Corolla is not comfortable on the highway in any fashion.
Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
A 2013 Camry will cost about as much as a brand new one, especially once you factor the interest rates (new car loan rates are lower than used car rates!) But Toyota does make the best cars.
How about a 2012 Accord? Before they used the CVT.
There's also the Malibu, and don't forget the Optima (same car as the Sonata); they're also available with a turbo-4.
The 2012 Accord and a Malibu are both good options. As long as they last me to 150k miles, that is all I ask. I plan on keeping this midsize for a while and taking care of it, longer than I have had this Corolla (4 years last Dec, owned free and clear). But I don't plan on driving it until the wheels completely fall off.
I've sat in a Malibu, and very much liked the fit and finish. They go for fairly cheap, too! I'd prefer to avoid Turbos, though, for TCO purposes.
Off the line, 0-30, the Camry is not quick but once it hits about 4500 rpm, it wants to move. My Corolla engine never liked to rev past 4500, the Camry will go and accelerating from 40 to 80 is night and day compared to the Corolla.
Originally Posted By: Leo99
The Camry feels a lot larger than the Corolla and feels a lot faster. My new Camry at 90mph feels like the Corolla at 75mph. If you're in stop and go, the high speed comfort might not matter. I don't think Toyota is making any money off the Camry LE. You could probably squeeze one new for less than $20k or close to it.
This would be helpful. A fair part of my commute is at highway speeds, and I do a fair bit of passing of people who have yet to wake up. I also take trips on the weekends with my wife, and those can be 1-2hrs on the highway. The Corolla is not comfortable on the highway in any fashion.
Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
A 2013 Camry will cost about as much as a brand new one, especially once you factor the interest rates (new car loan rates are lower than used car rates!) But Toyota does make the best cars.
How about a 2012 Accord? Before they used the CVT.
There's also the Malibu, and don't forget the Optima (same car as the Sonata); they're also available with a turbo-4.
The 2012 Accord and a Malibu are both good options. As long as they last me to 150k miles, that is all I ask. I plan on keeping this midsize for a while and taking care of it, longer than I have had this Corolla (4 years last Dec, owned free and clear). But I don't plan on driving it until the wheels completely fall off.
I've sat in a Malibu, and very much liked the fit and finish. They go for fairly cheap, too! I'd prefer to avoid Turbos, though, for TCO purposes.
Off the line, 0-30, the Camry is not quick but once it hits about 4500 rpm, it wants to move. My Corolla engine never liked to rev past 4500, the Camry will go and accelerating from 40 to 80 is night and day compared to the Corolla.
