Used 1998 Toyota Camry Consumer Reviews
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I'm a Honda guy, but this car changed the game..
ajhall, 04/02/2013
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Had an Accord before the Camry, and gave my Camry to my fiance to buy another Accord, but I have a higher standard after owning it for four years. 4 years and 90k miles later and this car has required two sets of tires and one set of brakes. No other issues or signs of issues to come. A breeze to own and low cost. The drive is comfortable, but a little numb at times--feeling more electronic then mechanical. Great visibility, and mpg (28 city/hwy mixed and I drive hard..used to V6 cars). The overall quality is bar none, and the sound deadning materials used are supreme. Even as we outgrow this car, we plan to keep it as a spare vehicle because we've always been able to count on it.
The little engine that could
Chels, 02/06/2018
updated 08/07/2019
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Like others, I keep coming back on to edmunds to read reviews as I hunt for another car because I keep *thinking* I should do that while I can get a few hundred bucks private selling this girl. But, also like others, nothing speaks louder than paid-off-with-minimal-maintenance-costs....I bought this beast in October, 2015 out in Portland, Oregon where they don't salt their roads. So at 254,000 miles, she didn't look a day over 40,000 miles. And only two owners and the first ten years of her life being highway commuting, I figured I'd take the risk and buy her in cold hard $1300 cash as a private sale. I immediately put a few thousand more miles on her driving cross-country to my new home in Maine, and have since watched the odometer barrel past 315,000 and couldn't be more proud. Sure, she's not the prettiest car, but she's earned A LOT of respect. In the 2.5 years and nearly 50,000 miles I've put on her, she hasn't needed more than the typical oil changes, brake tune ups, and headlight and windshield wiper replacements. I've had to put a few hundred in each year to make her pass Maine's strict safety inspections, but I'm still not anywhere close to horror story mechanic bills I have heard from cars far newer. I'm looking to get a new one only so I'm not found scrambling last minute when something finally causes her to go her last ride, but I think that's just me being paranoid as there is nothing as of right now specifically causing me concern. Overall this is by far the most reliable car I have ever own. There's a reason you still see a lot of them on the road! Plus, the wider body has allowed me to fit all sorts of things in there, including a bike in the back seat area.
Satisfied!
triples, 10/05/2012
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I like this car a lot. Good fuel economy and very reliable. I have had to make a couple $100 repairs but nevery anything major. Most recently I had to replace the starter at 126k miles but that is the first non-regular maintenance that I have had do do for since owning in it for 5 years.
Second Time Owning A Camry!
Mirac, 02/08/2016
1998 Toyota Camry LE V6 4dr Sedan
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I first purchased a 2001 Toyota Camry LE back in 2012, when I was 16. It drove comfortably, handled perfectly, and performed 5 star rating worthy. About three months into owning the car, I actually totaled it. I was hit by a 2013 GMC Yukon that was going 65 mph down a residential speed road and t-boned me. I walked out of that accident with bruises and aches, nothing else. My Camry TOTALED that BRAND NEW YUKON! What does that say about a Toyota Camry? Everything. I now am in college and I bought a 1999 Toyota Camry LE, because I knew that the Toyota Camry was reliable and worthy of a second run around. The car runs, drives, handles, and performs altogether... yet the same! I cannot complain, and if anyone is looking to buy a reliable, first time car, or a car for a college student who cannot afford something newer, then this is the car for you. The gas mileage is better than the site says, my car can drive to Tallahassee and almost all the way back without needing gas. That is not an exaggeration, and the insurance is inexpensive! Great car, and I definitely suggest buying this car.
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the best car ever made
2191toyota, 11/26/2012
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
i have had this car for 14 years and have not had any problems with this car it's super quiet as if i just bought it it's really fast to be a 4 cylinder car the stock speakers sound great and it's the best car to get for anyone and i would really like how the new camrys have improved from mine since it's such a reliable car and well put together to. it also has 291,003 miles on it and it still drives like new.
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