Generations: Toyota Camry

[Cookie Monster]

I hate Camrys because I hate all cars that are appliances (and Camry drivers in my experience tend to be the most clueless fuckers on the road), but '97-'01 is an objectively good looking car.

I was almost hit by a clueless fuck in a Camry today.

[CJ]

Can you explain why it was crap?

[280Z Turbo]

Madman's rants are not fueled by facts and reason.

[Northlands]

I hate Camrys because I hate all cars that are appliances (and  Camry Ford F-150 and Corolla drivers in my experience tend to be the most clueless fuckers on the road), but '97-'01 is an objectively good looking car.

Fixed.

[ifcar]

I'm silghtly partial to the '92-'96. Looking back, it seemed like it was a giant leap over the previous model in refinement and general upscale fanciness. It was a good representative of the golden age of Japanese cars.

+1

[Madman]

Can you explain why it was crap?

Leaked more oil than the Exxon Valdez and had several unexpected breakdowns.  My mother is pretty good at destroying cars but that '88 Camry didn't stand a chance!  I'm genuinely shocked her 2000 Mercury Mistake has lasted as long as it has.  Maybe she has become less hard on cars in her old age?

[cawimmer430]

Can you explain why it was crap?

It wasn't a Volvo. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I'm silghtly partial to the '92-'96. Looking back, it seemed like it was a giant leap over the previous model in refinement and general upscale fanciness. It was a good representative of the golden age of Japanese cars. The '97-'01 model that followed looked very plain when it was first introduced, but has arguably aged better than any other generation of Camry yet.

+1

[Soup DeVille]

Best answer in the world: because I didn't want one  .

OK, but all things considered that's a pretty weird factor to base your purchase decision on.

[Rupert]

Second gen.

[Hachee]

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I'm silghtly partial to the '92-'96. Looking back, it seemed like it was a giant leap over the previous model in refinement and general upscale fanciness. It was a good representative of the golden age of Japanese cars. The '97-'01 model that followed looked very plain when it was first introduced, but has arguably aged better than any other generation of Camry yet.

+1
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This.  My parents had a second generation 1989 LE V6.  It was very quick and the six was very smooth, and it didn't look bad in black with the (I think) 15 inch alloys.  Seats were nice, but it felt sort of flimsy and the steering was crazy light.

They then got a third-gen, a 1993 LE V6, and it seemed light years ahead.  Super stout body (or at least if felt that way with what I believe were triple sealed doors), unbelievably quiet, very roomy, and what I thought was mini-Lexus styling (which I think still looks good today).  It was again sufficiently quick, very smooth, and the steering, while still light, was a bit meatier, and it certainly handled better than the 2nd gen.  It seemed like a tremendous car for the money.

I remember test driving a 4th gen with my dad, and he passed because it just felt inferior to the third gen.  

[sportyaccordy]

Can you explain why it was crap?

Madman's rants are not fueled by facts and reason.

My buddy's aunt had one and my dad had one. My dad's was the All-Trac 5 spd. Cool car but I was only 5-6 when it came out. He took it up to 100 once. On the flip side my buddy's aunt's car was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW. It made no damn sense how slow that car was. PRetty bad dynamically too. We all drove it.

[veeman]

2007-2011.

Most of the generations before it had this weird bend in the exhaust system which made it appear it would scrape the bottom of the road at the slightest provocation.

I hated that.  Whenever a camry was in front of me, my eyes were immediately drawn to it like a wart on a person's face.  It was so annoying because it seemed like such an aesthetic design flaw.  Why didn't one of the most successful companies in the world on their bread and butter american sedan spend probably less than 100 dollars to get a pipe that fit properly?

For that reason alone I thought the cars were ugly. 

[Morris Minor]

Th 92-96 was the one that did the trick for Toyota. That set them on the all-conquering path.

Think about it. You aren't interested in cars & aspirational brands. You want a bit of space. You want inexpensive initial cost & maintenance. You want something so reliable it's ridiculous.  Camry's king.

[TurboDan]

Th 92-96 was the one that did the trick for Toyota. That set them on the all-conquering path.

Think about it. You aren't interested in cars & aspirational brands. You want a bit of space. You want inexpensive initial cost & maintenance. You want something so reliable it's ridiculous.  Camry's king.

Yeah, I remember my uncle's '94. It exuded reliability and practicality.