@@ronnieortiz6803 My Nana has a 1993 Mercury Sable 3.8 V6. It has 153,000 miles on it. Its been sitting because it blew a head gasket. Surprisingly enough it never had transmission problems.
The suv trend prevents any rational entry like this in North America right now . They want to sell you anything that looks like a truck ... last gen rav4 is a good example of this trend with his new Tundra front end instead of car like look of the previous gen .
I still remember the thanksgiving my uncle and his wife showed up in one of these that morning at the big family gathering. Everyone got a kick out of the rear wipers. I remember it had the alloys and leather. V6 that made it nice and peppy. They had a one yr old lil girl at the time who I watched get married last month. Hard to find retro review. Thx motor week!
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Who the fuck cares. Fords also have the worst engine EcoBoost or should i say ecoblown motor. Your ford expedition will not last that long.
These were the best made generation of Carmys ever! My uncle bought his new and still has it 26 years later with 300k miles. He babies it so it still looks and drives like its new!
My dad had an 87 Camry wagon that he managed to take to the moon and back and then some (500k+ miles). It had barely enough power to make it up long but gentle inclines while barely avoiding overheating, but it managed to keep chugging along nonetheless. My childhood was essentially defined by this car. Thanks for the memories 💙
@@earthsperfectphotos9765 It seems like the only wagons that are sellable now are given a Subaru Outback-like treatment (e.g., VW Alltrek, Audi Allroad, Volvo Cross Country, Buick Regal TourX, etc.). I'd settle for that if Toyota and Honda would bring back Camry and Accord wagons. But there is more money to be made with SUV's, that's why they won't bother pushing the market in that direction.
AA AA I’m wondering if it will be possible to swap in the 5 speed manual from the 3.0 V6. I had a few of those rare 3.0 V6 Manual Camrys. Very quick. It’ll make this spacious car fun to drive.
Those things are extremely rare to see on the roads today. It seems that Toyota made a limited number of them because I see more of the sedans from that year on the road than the station wagon Camry
I guess its just where you live. If its in the rust belt then theres probably not a lot left. But usually dryer places is where i see these wagons the most. Where i live in San Diego CA. Ive seen quite a few of these in good condition. Although yes they are still low key rare.
I was thinking the same thing, wagons and coupes are rare, and not many have survived. There are still many thousands of sedans of this vintage still on the road today though
If toyota still made these, id buy one next week. Seating for 7, a great radio, seat adjustment thats not just limited to up and down, the most reliable engine ever made, and dual rear windshield wipers? You cant beat it for the price. Wow.
I have a 95 Camry Wagon as my current daily. It’s held up extremely well with zero leaks. It currently has 195k on it, with over 40k being put on it in just 9 months. It’s been extremely reliable even today. I treated it to new gas shocks for the front and rear hatches, new front door speakers, all new engine mounts, a new single din with Bluetooth because it’s almost a necessity these days, and mk3 Supra wheels that I got for $100 with brand new tires on them. The car is absolutely amazing for moving things. I can’t say enough good about the car. And at 70, with NGK plugs, wires, and igniter, I get 32mpg. I’ve gotten almost 550 miles to a tank. I simply can’t say enough good about the car. It’s treated me extremely well.
Had a 95 V6 LE bought new. Car never left us stranded. Only things broke when it was sold in 2007 with 254K miles was a leaking steering rack and the a/c system would not hold freon anymore. Great car that always felt solid.
There is a white one in North Philadelphia that is in pristine condition. It even has white rims I’m pretty sure it’s a V6 wagon. It’s always in the same spot and never moves but someone definitely takes care of it.
I miss the Camry wagon I had a family member who had one of these and I loved riding in it and they had it for years until they got rid of it like 5 years ago
@Frank. T Yes, sold up to 2004, and now making a comeback due to Toyota discontinuing the smaller Avensis. Sold nowhere near the numbers they did in the US, though.
I've had a 92' corolla tranny die on me 5 months into owning and My 88' Supra is like a baby that needs everything taken care of. My 94 Camry doesn't care much, but I've still had to do a lot of work to her as well. Yes I do adore Toyota. That 88' Supra is the coolest car I could dream of.
I had one of the last Camry wagon's of this generation as a company car at the Toyota dealer I worked at (in Melbourne, Australia), I absolutely loved it. Was sad when it got sold.
I still see these Camry wagons on the roads every now and then quite frequently and they seem to last forever. I’m sure each of them has a few hundred thousand miles on the original engines and transmissions. My Toyota Sienna hit 290K miles and still drives flawlessly without having to rebuild anything. Yes, besides the engine and transmission, the suspension, electric windows, fuel pump, brake calipers, iced cold AC, paint job are still original. Engine oil is clear after 6000 miles amazing. My Honda, BMW, Infiniti, Mercury, Mazda and Nissan are not in the same league.
This was a product of the peak of Toyota. Nothing about it was remarkable, but it just did its job quietly and reliably every day for literally decades. I wish we could go back to this.
In my opinion, the 3rd gen Camry (all versions) is the pinnacle of economy cars. Enough, but not to complex features, impeccable build quality, and LEGENDARY durability, in my opinion, nothing comes close.
I drive a 95 Camry LE V6 wagon with 246k miles. Still runs great. No surprises in the repair department, except a radiator that suddenly failed three years ago. Otherwise, I’ve just had parts replaced as they wear out. Cosmetically it’s not great, with the clear coat having worn off on one side, but It hasn’t been in a garage since I bought it it 2001 (I don’t have one). It’s been great for hauling my keyboard rig to gigs. Just had the struts and valve cover gasket replaced, and plan on driving it a little longer. I don’t care about the lack of style; it’s reliable and practical.
Kids, this is what some cars looked like BEFORE crossovers. I sold a couple of these back then, and that rear tailgate rattled terrible, even on brand new ones.
Mine is sadly sitting in the rear cargo area. I need to spend some time with some Zeus fastners and get it locked in good. Previous owner just put self tappers in it 😭
Off to Grandmother's house we go, what a classic Charlie Brown Thanksgiving line. I wish it was an American station Wagon like the Crown Vic, Taurus, Caprice, even the forgotten Celebrity/ 6000 Station wagon.
So, I needed a new car back in 1999 since my late dad's 1983 K-Car wagon(!) he gave me finally was sold to a high school kid. I bought a 3 year old 1996 Camry Wagon that came out of the south with the 4 cylinder 2.2L engine with just 42,000 miles on it . White, beige interior, black roof rack, gorgeous and with the gold badges all around. Even found two extra CAMRY gold badges and stuck them mid line on the front doors near the hinges. Looks original And yes, they are GOLD PLATED! $32 on Ebay. I have been driving it ever since and still own it down here in Florida. Has never seen snow, salt, etc. and is solid as a rock. In the same condition as this video! The interior is "eat off the floor" clean, the rear hatch and engine hood hydraulic lifts were all replaced new (a very cheap fix), everything works as new (yes, even that pesky power antenna motor that I replaced only ONCE in 25 years. All power windows work perfectly (replace just ONE a few years back) and she sports a new windshield. She also has two sets of original Toyota wheel covers, not those cheap ones you can get at your auto parts store. Finally, I have her running on my favorite tire of all time...TIGER PAW AWP II WHITE WALLS! i put a little "beefier" tine on her as well Great handling and essentially a Michelin tire since they now bought our Uniroyal a few years back. I did spring for a new Kenwood BlueTooth radio head just to keep up with the times, ya know! Then....IT happened after 258,000 miles (my goal when I bought it was to rack up enough miles to get me to the moon...about 243,000 miles). Just changed the oil and was coming back home when it started to rock and roll. Got it home only to have to tow it to a great Toyota repair shop I found near me. Failed the engine block test. Bummer. Opened the top of the engine to do the repairs and was told by the mechanic because of excessive wear he found in spite of the care it has received over the past 25 years, that it was better to find a new engine or a rebuilt one. Scoured the entire US and found nothing out there since so many Camrys had a ton of miles on them and were not good candidates for a rebuild. Found some high mileage used engines that had more miles than mine. My mechanic suggested I try to find a good "grandma's car with anything less than 100,000 miles on it. OK....back to FB Marketplace, Craigslist, etc. And then, I hit pay dirt. A guy in Miami (I am from the Tampa/Clearwater area) was selling his 95 year old dad's 1996 Camry COUPE (complete with sunroof) with only 67,000 miles on it. Since it was the only option at the time, we bought the entire car, drove down to Miami with a flat bed U Haul behind our Sequoia(!) and got it home. The car was a MESS having sat unused for a long time, quite dirty in the engine bay, and according to the shop, some kind of black OOZE was found in the transmission pan. But the engine sounded fine (seller said he has all the service records from his dad who only drove it within a 5 miles radius from his home)...but hell, only 67,000, certified one owner miles. Got it to the shop, they dropped my engine and the one from the donor car and took the best elements of my car with the best stuff they could pull off the donor car and did a full gasket re-seal on the donor car after a full pressure wash. Looks like new! My mechanic is a Toyota specialist and dialed in the engine far better than original. Even sounded like a turbine engine with that proper "whine". We were able to pull about $4,000 worth of parts from the donor car so we were already ahead of the game. The whole process took about 5 weeks to complete, but I had my car back, perhaps better than ever. So, off on the road I went to check MPG and overall performance. Two, 100 mile mostly highway trips showed the car now getting about 32 MPG when my original engine could only must about 20 in the city and maybe 21 highway. Also had the auto transmission service done (full flush, screen cleaned, etc.) and all new fluid with a special additive to keep the seals like new and reduce wear (the original trans was rebuilt at about 211,000 miles). Car shifts quickly with ZERO slippage. And the pedal to the metal power has increased significantly. After about 1,000 miles, I drained the oil after using Auto-RX (great stuff) to clean any minor sludge issues (there were none, according to my mechanic), and then filled with the following "cocktail": 3 quarts of Mobil 1 High Mileage Full Synthetic oil, 1 quart of Marvel Mystery Oil and one pint of BestLine Nano Diamond Technology Oil additive (more great stuff...USE it!). This is what will go in the car from this point on (I only drive this car about 7,000 miles a year now so she will get two oil changes each year to keep her running clean! I also use ONLY either WIX (NAPA GOLD is WIX), K & N or Mobil 1 Oil filters (NEVER FRAM). I use the car with all the rear seats in the down position so it functions like a small cargo or mini van. TONS of space back there. And as a side issues, the stereo system sounds like a concert hall since all the sound absorbing seats are now out of the way. A bit of serendipity. Next goal is to get it to 500,000 miles. Total cost of the repairs, $6,000.00 and that includes the purchase of the car ($2300). Try to buy a decent car for THAT little. And I should tell you not a week goes buy when someone will ask to buy my Camry. Either at parking lots, on the road, or one guy who drove right into my driveway as I was detailing the car. I kid you not. So, fellow GEEKSTERS, take heart. You now own something that others always wanted. Like getting to date that prom queen back in high school. They call that KARMA. Enjoy.
It's so surreal seeing this new, it's been years since I've seen a nice one!! That being said, you still see lots of this generation Camry on the roads here in Australia, although they're mostly cosmetically a bit beaten.
I have a gold LE sedan just like this one. 73K miles, I've cleaned her up al much as possible 100%, but the clear coat is still coming off BAD, so it look like a dump, really too bad.
I bought one of these a year ago from my grandparents. At my high school it was quite well known, most people referred to it as the "White Herse." It's not fast, good looking, and it breaks down on a weekly basis but I wouldn't trade it for any other first car. It fits a ton of people, is comfortable, and doesn't suck down gas. I have had many people come up to me in parking lots or while I'm pumping gas and remark about how they haven't seen one of these in years. Overall, it's been an interstoing, but worthwhile experience.
...my previous 93’ Camry LE 4 cyl. sedan had over 650k miles, until I sold it to salvage yard for $150.00 due to various transmission issues. It was my reliable daily driver.
@@applepoop10 the V6 is definitely the more enjoyable car but the 4 cylinder is more reliable than the V6. But, The V6 does have the more reliable transmission. I've owned both versions and could say overall the 4 cylinder is the more reliable option. I could go on forever about these legendary Camrys!
My 2001 5 spd 4 banger wagon gets 29mpg highway miles... just under 8 litres per 100ks... now on 442,000 ks. Did the head gasket and timing belt myself in the last 6 months. Last weekend did 800ks on it, not a problem. This car is definitely worth keeping.
The most Bulletproof Toyota's ever made are the Camry's from 1992 to 2001 and the corolla from 1993 to 2002. i see them everywhere and they can last FOREVER!!!
I have a 1988 Subaru with 160k original miles with original 1.8 liter and 3 speed auto lol.and still runs like a clock.older Honda's Toyota s and Subaru last even more compare to today's modern cars.
Good handling, huh? In high school, we were taking a curve on the freeway when my friend lost control of her ‘92 Camry wagon. The car ended up knocking over a freeway sign, rolling 5 times and landing in an embankment. Driver airbag never deployed and all the windows shattered. The good thing was all five of us walked away with just scratches/cuts. I kept the seatbelt that saved my life. So grateful no one was in the 3rd row jump seat because the whole trunk area ended up crushed.
MotorWeek. Such an asset right in my own backyard, but as an over scheduled teen, missed when it first aired. So thankful to watch all of these now in 2020.
I used to see these wagons all the time wen was little, used to love them guess because was a die hard Camry lover around that time think for a wagon looks stylish which was ahead of its game do believe the Canry Wagon looked better than Accord Wagon which never liked the Accord Wagon for some reason strange because liked the boxy-style sedan but mid-cycle 92-93 models which had nicer rear end, but these wagons were the best ever think exterior on wagon looks could be on a newer car just little more upgraded.
I really appreciated when auto manufacturers were bold enough to make wagons for space instead of style. Modern wagons look great, but they do it with such swoopy hatches, you lose tons of practicality. I'm not so tied to aesthetics that I'm turned off by a box; if anything, I really like the idea of having a practical box that's also fun to drive, and performs better than it looks.
ShadowDark Pro This Camry has a standard double din radio opening. You can install a modern navigation touchscreen with apple CarPlay and rear camera very easily in to this car. I’ve done it. I install car stereos.
I own a 95 Camry wagon. And even now, with 267,000 miles. Still runs and drives great. Still getting average gas mileage even with all of its issues and quirks. It is nearing 30 years old afterall.
My car is 1995 Toyota Camry Wagon LE with V6 3 litr engine... car is still on the road with it's 2th driver(I AM 2nd owner 2005) now 148600 miles no any problems!!!
Would take a Toyota Camry wagon if they made one based of the current generation, over the too tall Highlander crossover. Now this is a fun to drive passenger car.
I bought a 71K mile Camry LE (NON-WAGON!) last year in the same "gold" paint. Someone down the street I park has a wagon. I think they look awesome and I always figured they had more power. No complaints on my Sedan Camry though, cargo space is kind of crazy, and it is modern enough to be happy with at $3,750 for a car that will likely go forever.
The last time I saw a Toyota Camery Wagon was two years ago in the summer time and it was in mint condition but it only had one wiper in the middle of the the back window, the owner took really good care of it.
These Mid 90’s Toyota Camrys were some of the most solid cars EVER made. But the one MUST HAVE option was the V6 engine. It was a hefty upcharge for that power plant but the vehicle literally became 2x better.
I got the original window sticker to my 1996 V6 LE Camry and my 1998 V6 XLE Camry and my 1997 4 cylinder LE Camry. Anyway, it was a $2,000 option to go to the V6. Most expensive option you could get.
early 90s Toyotas and Hondas were the best built vehicles in my opinion....german cars were nice and heavy but these Japanese gems were light and strong
My friends mom had the exact same car when I was a kid, we used to sit in the back and stare at the people in the cars behind us. Those rear seats were probably dangerous but they sure were fun.