Just joined , hello everyone. My 2000 Camry 4cyl (5sfe motor) is sitting at 299,996 miles and I thought I'd just go over my last 12 years owning this car before it hits 300k. I guess a really late used car review! I bought this car in late 2008 with 75,000 miles from the original owner who strictly used it in town and they were selling it for a new Highlander . I wasn't specifically looking for a Camry or a Toyota for that matter but I really needed a car and this one fit the bill, it looked brand new. To summarize, this car has by far exceeded my wildest expectations on what an 8 year old white Camry could ever be.
This car has seen me through a marriage, subsequent divorce, a child, many jobs, school, death of parent, different states. Oregon, Florida, Missouri... Back to North Carolina. There were times I could barely put gas in it and times I could afford to buy a new car. Fast forward, I still drive this car every day and pretty much everything still works and I still have ice cold a/c. The only time it left me stranded (in a parking lot) was when the harmonic balancer fell apart at around 200k, the same time I had the timing belt replaced with was original and surprisingly in decent shape according to the mechanic. In my opinion these were part of Toyota's overbuilt product period. Thanks everyone.. Glad to be here.
This car has seen me through a marriage, subsequent divorce, a child, many jobs, school, death of parent, different states. Oregon, Florida, Missouri... Back to North Carolina. There were times I could barely put gas in it and times I could afford to buy a new car. Fast forward, I still drive this car every day and pretty much everything still works and I still have ice cold a/c. The only time it left me stranded (in a parking lot) was when the harmonic balancer fell apart at around 200k, the same time I had the timing belt replaced with was original and surprisingly in decent shape according to the mechanic. In my opinion these were part of Toyota's overbuilt product period. Thanks everyone.. Glad to be here.
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