Hi,

I'm new here but I don't own a Camry (for now). I'm looking to buy a 1993 Camry LE from my neighbor and I need your advice before buying it. The car has 250 000 kilos, automatic transmission and A/C. The car come with 4 winter tires and 4 summer tires, it has been rustproofed since 1993, the timing belt is brand new, as well as the exhaust line, muffler, brakes and A/C. The oil has been changed every 3000km. The guy is asking 3500$. Is it a good deal? what are the parts that have the tendency to break at this mileage? what should I look for during an eventual road test?
Tell me what you think.

 

That's an ok deal, I picked up a 94 le v6 with 250k km's for $2200 after taxes...

You could probably get him to drop that $3500 a bit, maybe even down to $3000 if you showed up with cash....

On your road test, make sure you run it through the paces, slowly accelerate and make sure the tranny doesn't jerk or slip, take it on the highway if you can and get it up to 120km/.....make sure it doesn't shake or vibrate or pull to one side, if it does it could need an alignment...

I'd strongly suggest that if you don't know much about car's that you drive it to a trusted mechanic to look at it before you buy it, because after you buy as-is you're screwed if something goes wrong!