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5 out of 5 stars

I hope it lasts 1 million miles

my sweet baby, 10/01/2008
1997 Toyota Camry CE V6 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I wrote a review about a year ago (happy camper). I am a nitpicking car nut who owned many different cars ranging from Lexus to MB. I know, price makes a difference. So it is stupid to compare a 150k car with a 20k one. BUT sometimes you get more than what you pay for. This car is it. Reading the reviews I can say that people are unfair or inaccurate in their evaluation. Some complain about changing oil, brakes, tires and belts. What??? Bottom line is, this is a great car; quiet, comfortable, powerful, good mpg + many-many amenities.

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5 out of 5 stars

What a great car

mytime66, 08/19/2013
1997 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

While i was looking for a used car, i saw the ad for the 97 Toyota Camry, 46,190 miles. I went and looked at it as a little old lady kept it in her garage. It was great. I now have had it alittle over a year and has 47,650 miles on it. I couldn't have made a better choice in car and price.

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5 out of 5 stars

ITS LOVE

always9, 01/29/2011
1997 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

i love this car it has 225,xxx miles on it and it runs like new and the paint is still shiny! ive owned it for 3 years and all ive done is regular maitinance. It gets about 15,000 miles a year and its never failed me. I see a lot of other camry's from these years and i hate seeing them missing hubcaps or being dirty i mean come on hubcaps cost like 15 bucks buy some!! Still i love this car and im going to drive it until either it dies or i die :)

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5 out of 5 stars

Resurrected Joy

Speedy, 02/19/2010
1997 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I bought the '97 Camry in 1999 with 49000 miles on it. It always burned oil. The car drove great, never let me down for 8 years straight. In 2006, I had to get the front and rear seals replaced but was expected after 140000 miles. In 2007, we had a bad snowstorm in Cleveland. I floored the engine to get over a big snow bank in my driveway. Two days later the engine started knocking. It sat in my driveway for nearly three years before I finally replaced the engine. I am very happy I did. It is better to have an old car with great performance and gas mileage than a newer guzzler.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Old trusty

Dixie, 10/17/2010
1997 Toyota Camry XLE 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This car has been in the family since it was new. I have had it for the last eight years. Honestly, I neglect the poor thing mechanically. All I really do for it is change the oil. It has had a couple of $600.00+ repairs but is super-reliable even when neglected. Mine is over 160,000 right now and the engine is strong (even though some seals are a bit leaky). Kudos to Toyota for this model!

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