There’s a meme that exists regarding the third-gen Toyota Camry that The Onion created: “Toyota Recalls 1993 Camry Due To Fact That Owners Really Should Have Bought Something New By Now”. Frankly, when it comes down to a solid daily beater, few can compare to these sewing machines. They aren’t exciting, for sure. But they are dependable nearly to a fault. Until the body rots off or strikes a wayward deer, all you have to do is keep the engine happy and keep up on the maintenance and they will last forever. I know. I have some experience with a Camry that an old flame’s mother used to own back in the day. That car wound up being held onto for years, and was passed down to my ex’s sister and it is very possible that it is still driving today. Bet you can’t say that about a Dodge Dynasty or Chevy Lumina.
You could get a two-door version. You could get one with a manual transmission. You could make it look kind of sporty or you could go full 1993 and get it painted dark green with gold-trimmed lettering and a tan-colored interior. However you got one, you got one hell of a car. Even if you absolutely loathe Toyotas, you have to credit them for building a solid, dependable machine.
Nephew bought a 94 wagon for $800 and put 100,000 miles on it in 4 years with minimal problems, Retired at 380,000 rustbelt miles.
These 1990’s Camry are still running today.