Does a Toyota EVER Die!? I Bought a CRAZY High Mileage, CRAZY Cheap Camry Wagon To Find Out! 

Which is why an EV only future, like some want to mandate, would be devastating for the poor.

@@dagabbagool2600 they’ll exist. The feds aren’t going to outlaw your old car anytime soon. These are the cars that put you through school or job training. The car that takes you to that life changing job interview. It’s pretty fascinating.

Or we could just reallocate some of the insane amount of money that towns and cities spend on road maintenance to make more non-driving options. A competent bus system is an easy option to implement without costing as much as some others, and taking a lot of cars off the road.

if you go to middle east. cars are ALL 90s toyota and honda and few german.

@@chrrybmbxxxv agreed

*Lift kit, light bar and 18" lexus takeoffs.*

​@@1nvisible140" tires...

@@1nvisible1chain steering wheel

Don't forget about timing belt maintenance. I'd say that is top priority all the time.

I would've definitely bought that Camry ❤

Problem is manufacturers pushed people into SUVs as they could scalp more more money of them while paying less and not having to try so hard by using "light truck" loopholes. Women also preffer to seat high up, so they found perfect storm of worst things. Chicken tax also punishes imports so they are much more expensive than in europe or japan. Subaru is only one left with Outback, excluding Volvo and couple others in premium segment. Outback is cheaper because its made in US so it avoids that idiotic tax. To fix this, law would need to be changed to properly punish people for going for SUVs financially(or not even punish but make it fair and appropriate for the size and EPA things for the vehicle) And get rid of chicken tax, close the light truck loophole so pick up trucks and suvs are not so profitable and easy to push through with no effort for automakers. And then it might slowly get back up. Camry and Accord wagons could come back with lots of other cars from europe and japan as valid and properly affordable choice. In europe we also have slightly smaller wagons as options from Corollas/Civics and in some cases even smaller models got wagons like Puegot cars had wagon/mpv versions for smaller hatchbacks like 207 and 307/308. And it made them incredibly capable. 307/308 even had front facing third row option.

Unethical US capitalism and reliable cars do not mix.

I completely agree. The 3rd row seat in the trunk was such a cool ass feature. I'd prefer a wagon like this compared to most cookie cutter SUVs (although definitely want it to have speed LOL)

The way the economy is going,those people will probably move into their SUVs.

Wagons are awesome as the Europeans have known for decades.

Take care of the rust? It's always a question of when to stop fixing a car: when the body is too bad or the engine is too bad.

@@653j521the rust on that thing is very minor and easily fixed.

@@perrinayebarra And as many white Camrys as were made of this gen I bet you could find one with a better bumper cover.

Fix the oil leak. Not sure if it a chain driven cam...if so, maybe the cover is leaking or could be the valve covers.

This will probably be the first and last time you see thins thing on the channel.

I think addressing the oil leak is probably a better way to show that car some love... But for sure, doing a bit of restoration on the exterior would be the cherry on top.

I'll bet bumper and hubcaps can be obtained for less than $100!

@@mikefoehr235 The valve covers are notorious for leaking on the 1MZ-FE. Unfortunately you have to take the whole intake manifold off to get them

They were built to last, 90's Toyotas and Honda's

I own a 99 corolla. It only had 123k miles when I bough it. The previous owner was not great with its maintenance but after a bit of money on repairs the car is running smooth. It burns a bit of oil, maybe 1qt every 1500 miles which isn't too bad. I expect it to reach the 300k lifespan stated by the owners manual, probably another 15 years if I keep driving it 6k miles a year!

Even 1980s still on road.

It also means, NON INTERFERENCE ENGINE in all caps. A timing chain/belt break is recoverable, in interference engines, they self destruct

you don't need to take care of a 90's toyota. The only ones not on the road were in accidents.

Best of both worlds between a small truck and a car. Yet the automakers made sure to kill the wagon by pushing SUVs.

i 'd love to have it

Luckily where I live wagons are the largest segment of the market after useless SUVs..

Polish the headlights

@@thystaff742 market demanded SUV because it IS a wagon with the ground clearance of a 70s sedan or wagon. Manufacturer only makes more of what u buy. Now Porsche and Lamborghini and Bentley have to make SUV too

A person also needs rhythm and talent.

We've owned several 300k mile plus Toyotas, in fact we sold our '97 Camry with 380k on it, new owner drove it from North Carolina to Arizona, and is still driving it.

@@robertlewis7777 ever change the trans fluid or do you keep orig? i had 06 w 350k

@@willpeony5534 that is deferant story

​@@robertlewis7777I can back that up. I own one with 407k on the odometer.

We had an 04 Corolla and traded it in at 360 000 kms for a RAV 4 for my wife. It was one of the very best cars i ever owned. One bad fuel pump and one ECM both under warranty or recall and then it wouldn't quit. I drove the Snot out of it. I also maintained it meticulously and got many oil changes and filter.

Big deal. I have a 300m with 3500000km on it, driven daily. A 2002 yukon with 420000kms on it, driven daily.

@@Welcometofacsistube 400 000 miles is around 600 000 kms which is a big enough deal. There aren't that many engines made that last that long. I did meet a Scotish/Canadian guy years ago who had a gm diesel pickup. He changed the oil every 4th tank of fuel and his Silverado had 3.5 MN KMS in it. Now, that is pretty impressive.

@@Welcometofacsistube yes, my Corolla has 400000 miles on it . Not km

Same I have 330k miles!

gm just doesnt get it do they ?

@@subaruamazon you should check again. We recently were in the market for a car, and bought a Chevy Malibu because they had higher quality and reliability ratings than the Toyota Camry. In this day and age don't assume that brand loyalty any more. Personally I was always a Nissan buyer, but in recent years I have pulled back from them because of issues.

@@billibarou not a big fan of gm even though my first car was a chevy nova.

@@billibarou Those ratings are not scientific and should be taken with a grain of salt. Nevertheless GM makes good products which are usually cheap to repair when they do like all cars eventually break. Many Toyota dealers are still ripping people off. They are good cars as well, but not for more than $500 over dealer cost.

​@@billibarounot a chance a Malibu has higher ratings than a Camry in any area.

That’s probably why it was registering high

These guys know nothing about cars.

The reason the oil is showing high is because the oil pump is pumping oil.

Aaaaand this is why I avoid everything TFL related. I did have to check in on the old Camry wagon. Charisma-free, annoying, talentless people who know nothing about cars being professional car presenters. Why?

I thought 2gr fe...I guess those came later.

@@mikefoehr235 the 2GR didn't go into the Camry until 2007. 1993-2006 used the 1MZ-FE and the 3MZ-FE from 04-06 in SE trim.

@@zachtravers1 Are the GR V6s based on the MZ architecture?

@@mikefoehr235 nope, there's many types of GR engines, none are related to the MZ family, as the GR replaced the MZ.

@@zachtravers1 I had a 13 Tacoma with the 1gr fe 4 litre. I changed the oil religiously and those cannot be ruined unless you do something totally idiotic. The 4 litre v6 is one crazy fantastic engine from Toyota.

The window is probably an easy fix. In the worst case scenario it might be the window regulator that's gone bad (cheap and easy to find a replacement at a junkyard), otherwise it could be something as simple as the window coming off its runners, a fuse or the window switch needing a bit of Deoxit on it.

My passenger window Dosent work😭

@@TheKnobCalledTone. Exactly. Even if you're not handy at all, this would be a repair that anyone could do while following a RU-vid tutorial. It would be an easy, cheap fix.

My 2000 Solara has the automatic with 260k miles and is surviving despite what appears to be unchanged ATF lmao

​@@zandaughtry7936 I got a 2001 Solara as well with 154k, bought it April 2022 with 147k and it's still going strong, 4cyl 2.2l 5S-FE engine!

"of course it's the 5sfe" You say that like it's a negative.

probably 02 sensor no issues

I am a Canadian and many Americans and even Candians tell me how crappy Toyota trucks are because of frame rust. If you spray the frames and under body once a year, they don't rust much at all. I absolutely love my 20 Tundra with the 5.7 V8. The V8 is a rocket ship. Toyota power trains are near indestructible.

@@mikefoehr235 Salt will rust all cars, without prejudice.

@@electrikoptik yup

Toyota cars are made for 3rd world country to last 30+ years

In Central America in the rurals, you’ll see some farmers still driving old beat up Toyotas and Nissan trucks from the 70’s.

My Doordash car is a 2006 Camry. 341,000 miles. $2500 in 2016 @ 200,000 miles. Best money I ever spent.

When you know, you know.

Those 97-98 Avalons were very close to Lexus in quality. My 97 had this bulletproof white paint that was like 10 layers thick. Damn reliable and I think it was the same platform as a Camry, so a lot of those parts are interchangeable. Then it makes a great family car because the kids in the back seat are farther away from the front seats. The 2000 Avalon which we also owned had no where near the room.

​@@scott4825Avalon's are closer to Lexus. Definitely aren't the cheaper Camrys trust me haha

@@Grant849 This one was really on the mark though. Again I also owned the 2000 Avalon. They were both leather with high specs, but the 1997 was a much nicer car. Road noise and everything else was pretty much on par with Lexus. Not the case with the 2000.

The moment you care about it the engine, transmission, rear diff, windshield wipers, door handles, etc will fail all at once.

I was thinking this same thing. There are charities which work to get free / low cost transportation for people who need it, and this might be a good candidate.

@@EBuff75 I wouldn't donate it to charity because of all the potential liability issues.

@@TheKnobCalledTone. There are no liabilities donating to charity. They often just send the car to auction for the proceeds. The donor gets the tax deduction. Win / Win for everyone...

I like this idea

Never spend money on Old cars with high mileage unless necessary!

@@donc6781 Agreed. Picked up a 2000 Solara with the 1MZ-FE and dont plan on buying nothing but oil lmao

​@@donc6781 that's not the case in the middle east. especially with company fleet

@@PSXBOX-lz1zq I was referring to the US car market With no rust in the Middle East, you can literally drive the car forever- just replace parts as needed!

with a manual trannny...

Never say never. I'm sure there's some granny out there in the mountain west or southeast with a low-mileage, rust-free specimen. I checked "Bring a Trailer" and there was a beautiful 94 Camry LE Wagon with 104k that just sold a few months ago for $8850. It looked like it was in excellent shape both aesthetically and mechanically.

they’re out there! I bought my ‘95 LE V6 wagon a year ago with 95k miles on it. little old lady was selling it. I paid $2k! it’s in fantastic shape and everything works great.

Maybe you could import a jdm

@@pure_awareness I could be wrong, but I believe only the US and Australia received this generation of Camry wagon (called the Vienta in Australia).

I miss my matrix xr. It was an 03. It got totaled but probably saved my life. Amazing gas mileage. Great cargo space. Perfect for college.

I’m guessing not so much. Sure it’s going to leak some fluids - it’s old it’s deserves to mark his territory

Relative to almost all cars that age and with that many miles peanuts. Even five years...

toby is a f@cking con artist! he was trying to charge 2500 for a few shocks and valve cover gaskets on the cheap truck challenge. every price he has thrown out there for repais is always 2 to 3 times higher than what it should be. I'm not against anyone making money, but if you're f@cking ppl than thats BS!

@@donc6781100% agree. People get so worked up about small engine oil leaks. Check the oil when you fill the gas tank. If it needs oil… add oil. Problem solved.

In these guys it's usually just the valve cover. My 94' had that and I just did it myself. It was so easy that it was actually fun and I went crazy and metallic anodized painted the valve cover and heatshields while I was at it lol. There are few cars around that are modern enough yet this simple (not to mention reliable).

The sludge was an issue with lack of maintenance with the V-6 in particular

@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 Yeah I'm not sure about other auto makes and models, but I know the only thing you REALLY need to do with Toyotas is change that oil regularly and pretty much NEVER let it get even a bit low. Not sure about these camrys 4 bangers or V6, but my 01' Celica and 88' Supra have ZERO tolerance for even a bit of oil loss. You will kill the engine fast. I remember my 94 4cyl had a valve cover leak (which I fixed eventually) and an oil pan leak, yet it magically never really seemed to lose any oil.

Super weird question but was her name Lydian? I bought a low mileage camry wagon with an identical story and part of me wants to find the family and thank them. All i have to go off of is her old bill of sale left in the glove box. Even if it's not her, that's so wild. Great little cars.

He would have had to jump it again

​@@ThisThing-so3dqhe should have checked it before starting it. You can't check it while it's running, there's no excuse for stupid

​@@macbook802Many people simply don't know.

@@asmirann3636 yea I guess that makes sense

I think this is what's happened to my 98 subaru, sometimes the speedo works other times not. Then after a few minutes it starts working again. If I go above 50mph it works straight away. Which is hard because I live in a city with an 18mph speed limit. Sometimes if I can't get to that speed for a while the check engine light comes on, and will only go away when the speedo starts working again. Would the check engine, be connected to the abs sensors being confused by a non working speedo?

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or bitcoin and stocks.

I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.

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@@BeverlyTalley You allow people to trade for you? that's interesting, I would love to learn, hope it’s safe?

Wow I can't believe you guys are discussing about Sarah Alma Martinez, I once met her at a conference in California 2019, just before the pandemic. I can testify that she’s very good in trading..Highly recommended.

The answer of the question 'old car on long trip' is nuanced between the two answers of 'don't' and 'do', but starting with a good brand and decent mechanicals like in Toyota's cars, if she were to have the car checked out before the trip, and then regular maintenance / inspections done it would be good to go.

And AC!

Hubnut agrees.

wings LOL

It’s lasted 28 years & 353k miles, so we have a good idea how well the motor has been. My biggest concern would be, how rusty is on the frame, is it still Safe to be on the road?

@@donc6781 *has been. I want to know how it is now.

@@230k19 Even if it blew up tomorrow, it served someone well. My only concern would be Rust on the frame.

@@donc6781 definitely an impressive car. Especially considering those V6 were not that great.

These engine's made 190-198 to the crank but with the Automatic it robbed nearly 50whp. Most don't make more than 140-150whp. Even supercharged mine made 170-175whp (untuned TRD Supercharged 94 wagon)

I’ve never seen anyone check the oil level while running

I mean… he shouldn’t have but also the battery was dead and he’d have to jump it again.

​@@atmartenshe should have checked it before starting it.

He is a professional he said

@@atmartens macbook said what I was thinking.