Topic: 2011 Toyota Camry LE

[Ontariodriver]

Well as of Wednesday I'm going to take delivery of Toyota Camry. It wasn't easy to find a car during a pandemic that is for sure, using an ebike for looking too. But I think I got a good deal, being realistic of course that in 6 months, this might not be so, But I won't care then. I paid 10,000, all in, for a 2011 Toyota Camry LE, mint condition, like seriously almost perfect, accept for 2 supermarket bashes, fixed, and a Stone chip on the bottom of valance. It's done 83,000 Clicks. It has the pretty decent 2.5 liter engine, with a 6 speed transmission. I didn't want the V6 either. The 2010 and 11's only had this set up. It is in a confusing color. It's says green on the paper work. But I think it is blue. I take a few more pics when it arrives sometime on mid-week.  This is my favorite style of Camry. I think it's nice appliance....

[Great_Big_Abyss]

Congratulations.  The very best appliance. 

$10k seems fair for the mileage and condition.  Plus it looks like it came from a Toyota dealership, you have to expect to pay a little bit of premium (for some reason).  The upside is that new car dealerships usually don't keep crap on their lots.  They'll cherry pick the best of the trades they bring in, and then send the rest to auction. 

[Ontariodriver]

Congratulations.  The very best appliance. 

$10k seems fair for the mileage and condition.  Plus it looks like it came from a Toyota dealership, you have to expect to pay a little bit of premium (for some reason).  The upside is that new car dealerships usually don't keep crap on their lots.  They'll cherry pick the best of the trades they bring in, and then send the rest to auction.

I really couldn't buy it any other way. because of the pandemic, nothing was hardly open, this was painless process, it is a CPO car too, comes with lot of perks. lifetime brakes pads. I've being taken my Echo there for years. They have always been good and I thought the price was low for make and year, almost private resell prices.

[dirtyjeffer]

Congratulations.  The very best appliance. 

$10k seems fair for the mileage and condition.  Plus it looks like it came from a Toyota dealership, you have to expect to pay a little bit of premium (for some reason).  The upside is that new car dealerships usually don't keep crap on their lots.  They'll cherry pick the best of the trades they bring in, and then send the rest to auction.

^^...you'll usually pay a bit more for a used car from the dealer, but they only keep the best specimens around, especially if it's older than 5 years old.

[Ontariodriver]

Congratulations.  The very best appliance. 

$10k seems fair for the mileage and condition.  Plus it looks like it came from a Toyota dealership, you have to expect to pay a little bit of premium (for some reason).  The upside is that new car dealerships usually don't keep crap on their lots.  They'll cherry pick the best of the trades they bring in, and then send the rest to auction.

^^...you'll usually pay a bit more for a used car from the dealer, but they only keep the best specimens around, especially if it's older than 5 years old.

I thought it was decent price, I did a quick auto trader search and seemed pretty close to private, 07,08,09 are a lot cheaper. but they have some issue. and you can can get some higher millage ones for around 7,000, same year, dealer and private.

[Ex-airbalancer]

Looks nice,
I would thought the old car and that mileage would be to high for a CPO

[HeliDriver]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

[Ontariodriver]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

No, It is 6 speed automatic, The 07's-09's, came with the 5 speed. Yes, I wish was a manual, sadly not. I agree with you on the colour, it was the colour that sold it to me, much better than grey, silver of the masses....

[EV Dan]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

No, It is 6 speed automatic, The 07's-09's, came with the 5 speed. Yes, I wish was a manual, sadly not. I agree with you on the colour, it was the colour that sold it to me, much better than grey, silver of the masses....

I kid you not it's called Aloe Green Metallic 

Congrats and happy motoring!

[Ontariodriver]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

No, It is 6 speed automatic, The 07's-09's, came with the 5 speed. Yes, I wish was a manual, sadly not. I agree with you on the colour, it was the colour that sold it to me, much better than grey, silver of the masses....

I kid you not it's called Aloe Green Metallic 

Congrats and happy motoring!

Cheers. It's Blue....Lol. The colour is confusing.

[EV Dan]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

No, It is 6 speed automatic, The 07's-09's, came with the 5 speed. Yes, I wish was a manual, sadly not. I agree with you on the colour, it was the colour that sold it to me, much better than grey, silver of the masses....

I kid you not it's called Aloe Green Metallic 

Congrats and happy motoring!

Cheers. It's Blue....Lol. The colour is confusing. 

I know, I would call it a Pacific blue wave or something. Once I was talking to a sales guy at toyota and we were discussing a Highlander. To my question "what colour is it?" he replied it was a f-d up green 

Are you planning to get alloy wheels for summer?

[Ontariodriver]

6-speed? So, it's a manual? 

I think the manual and the 4-cyl is the perfect choice for that car. Should be an enjoyable drive that is economical to run and lasts forever. Love the blue/green colour, too! 

No, It is 6 speed automatic, The 07's-09's, came with the 5 speed. Yes, I wish was a manual, sadly not. I agree with you on the colour, it was the colour that sold it to me, much better than grey, silver of the masses....

I kid you not it's called Aloe Green Metallic 

Congrats and happy motoring!

Cheers. It's Blue....Lol. The colour is confusing. 

I know, I would call it a Pacific blue wave or something. Once I was talking to a sales guy at toyota and we were discussing a Highlander. To my question "what colour is it?" he replied it was a f-d up blue 

Are you planning to get alloy wheels for summer?

Yes, It is like an interior decorator coming over to your house and painting it brown, while try to convince you it's orange tang. The Honda Civic, I had in Galaxy Grey was the same. It looked brown. I've spend to much already this year....I see what the breakers have. because I'm going rubber mat hunting anyways. They are normally a good start.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

Congratulations.  The very best appliance. 

$10k seems fair for the mileage and condition.  Plus it looks like it came from a Toyota dealership, you have to expect to pay a little bit of premium (for some reason).  The upside is that new car dealerships usually don't keep crap on their lots.  They'll cherry pick the best of the trades they bring in, and then send the rest to auction.

^^...you'll usually pay a bit more for a used car from the dealer, but they only keep the best specimens around, especially if it's older than 5 years old.

That is literally what I said...

[Ontariodriver]

Looks nice,
I would thought the old car and that mileage would be to high for a CPO

Thanks, used Cars are expensive. 6 grand, you get nothing, but 13 year old Japanese cars. Newer, higher millage or crashed are cheaper,  This is about average for 10K including taxes, now days for a used car, you can get Mazda, in the thirteens for a good one and Toyota Corolla's. Kia, Hyundai are much newer, that price range. I'm sure if the ebike would have made it, I might have done better in Toronto.

[Layne]

Excellent choice.  Quite literally could last you the next 20 years without much issue.

[Ontariodriver]

Excellent choice.  Quite literally could last you the next 20 years without much issue.

Ten would be good. 20 would be amazing. Thanks...I think it be 10 years, and then electric by then anyways. Echo lasted 9 years.

[KD]

Nice buy!  Shouldn't have any problem getting 10 trouble free years out of it!    

[ktm525]

10 year old, 4 cylinder Camry's are $10k? FML I need to readjust my thinking. You could be a 2010 S class for that couldn't you? It may not run though lol.

[Ontariodriver]

Nice buy!  Shouldn't have any problem getting 10 trouble free years out of it!   

Thanks. 

10 year old, 4 cylinder Camry's are $10k? FML I need to readjust my thinking. You could be a 2010 S class for that couldn't you? It may not run though lol.

Used cars are really expensive now, cars today are not like the 80's, where, back then, cars were mostly cream cracked after 7 years.

[kings10]

We had a '07 in the same colour and trim.  I'm perplexed by the confusion about the colour.  I always thought that it was clearly green.  My colour-blind son thinks the pics are of a grey/green car, but not blue.

I really liked our car.  Smooth, comfortable and economical.  I thought it was a good looking car too.  Bought it in 2010 and only had one problem with it until the time it was totaled in 2017.  Unfortunately, that problem was the oil consumption problem with its 2.4L engine that caused it to burn about 3 or 4 litres between oil changes.  Toyota fixed it under warranty (in 2016!), so basically a new engine on a nine year old car.  Wife was bummed because it probably could have went another five years easily.