Used 2004 Toyota Camry LE V6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
No Problems
Vehicle has performed flawlessly for 12 years. Only scheduled maintenance and normal replacement items required. Updated Jan 4, 2019. Mileage now 135,000. No change to previous review required. Approaching 155,000 miles. Only standard maintenance required to date. Air Conditioner is still blowing cold, has never been serviced. Remote door locks have stopped working. Toyota wanted over $1000 to replace the receiver. Not worth it at this stage, just use the key like we did dozens of years ago.
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Dependable!
Although the height of the interior is fairly short, the car provides an excellent amount of leg room. The dashboard is equipped with the standard settings with the max speed reaching to 110mph. To the right of the dashboard lies the music system, which includes CDs, cassettes, and radio, and beneath the music system is the heating and cooling controls. Being a car with auto transmission, the car is installed with an automatic-stick just to the right of the driver. Along with the automatic stick shift is the hill parking handle, and two cup holders for whatever drinks that the driver may have. Between the backrests of the passenger and driver seat is a small compartment to store misc. items.
Great Value
Camry continues to deliver a very reliable and practical package. Ride is comfortable and quiet, very quiet. In fact I would say it's on par or even better than some high-end luxury cars. This is my second V6 LE and I am not disappointed. The only gripe I have is the start up pick up and erratic / delayed shifting at start. The pick up issue can be overcome by flooring the gas. Overall, very happy with the choice I made. You get a lot of car for your $$ compared to the competition.
100k+ and aiming for a million
bought it new for Xmas back in 03, couldn't resist the 0% APR offered by Toyota Financing. Anyway it'll be close to 10 years since then and I've driven it almost all over the PST/MST zones. City economy is never higher than 24, freeway cruising between 75-80 nets 29 and back-road cruising between 45-55 nets a high of 36. Yep 36 but I rarely drive that slow for that long so that almost never happens. I keep up with all the scheduled maintenance as a rule, change the oil every 3-4k miles and it just keeps on trucking. 200 lbs/ft tq is enough to carry a family of 5 from the coast to the peaks with a trunk full of luggage. And food. And a cooler too. I almost bought another 04 once, haha
S'alright
The V6 Camry is a wonderful car to drive. I have driven it for nearly 4 years and am very satisfied. Fuel economy is decent, cannot complain. I gave performance a 5 because of the delay when the gas is pressed a bit much, but sometimes noticeable even with calm acceleration (somewhat annoys me).