Thinking Of Buying A Camry V6 - Advise Please

February 4, 2008

Hi,

I already posted this but in the wrong section so apologies if you've seen it already!

I'm seriously considering replacing my current car (Laguna V6) with a car with like for like performance or, at least, like for like engine size. I've been looking at a few Camry's on 'flea'Bay and admit I quite like what I see, the only downside being that my dog'll have to go in the rear seating section rather than the boot.

What I'm really after is, and I'm talking about secondhand '96 - '99;

What if any are the common faults with this particular model, now I know any second hand car is gonna give me problems but is there anything specific I should be looking out for like auto gearboxes etc...?

Timing belt......that dreaded item.....what's the mileage between changes?

Thanks in advance :)

February 4, 2008

If your looking for a 96 Camry you could get one of the very last old old shape (if that makes sense) Estate models which were enormous.

Everything seems to last well on these, afterall most of the parts are shared with a Lexus of some description.

The timing belt on the 96-01 V6 models need changing at 60k if I remember correctly from when my dad had one, mine is the 01-05 Camry and the manual says it needs changing every 100k or 10 years.

February 5, 2008

Thanks James :)

I had considered an estate version but really, they are too big. Any of the ones I have seen also look a bit rough round the edges and have not been cared for very well.