1998 Toyota Camry LE 2.2 four cylinder from North America
Summary:
An entry level Lexus
Faults:
My fuel system needed cleaning, which caused the accelerator to stick at 75,000 miles. My Toyota dealer said it can be caused by using low grade gasoline.
General Comments:
This is truly a reliable car.
However, I feel almost cheated because the quality is not up to par compared to the older models.
Particularly the 92-96 models. It's almost as if Toyota wanted to get as many fans as they could, by giving us the 92-96 Camry that rivaled Lexus quality, and then once they made as many fans as they could, they went to major cost cutting tactics.
Thus, they introduced the 97 model model. While it still is a great car compared to others in it's class, there is no comparison to older models.
I never figured Toyota to sell vehicles based on the reputation they created for those few short years, but apparently they did.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th August, 2002
9th Dec 2001, 06:45
I think that your comments about the Toyota Camry are pretty much spot on. Maybe the American Toyota division should take a look at Toyota Australia's suspension rates (I.e. firmer springs & dampers) as we tend to prefer handling over ride compliance, not that the ride of our vehicles will shake fillings out of your teeth!
Seriously, though, the Australian Camry handles with very little body roll, & near neutral handling with an extremely mild touch of understeer when pushed extremely hard.
With the V6 & 5 speed manual combination, this makes for one Q-car which is innocuous to the law enforcement brigade.