2018 Camry Hybrid LE at Three Years

Maybe you can sell it to a PriusChat'er?

Do you hook up a battery minder when the car sits idle? I'm doing that with our vehicles during the pandemic downtime. Really helps keep the 12V batteries topped up.

 

My gosh, Toyota actually pay for access to the routines necessary to provide Android Auto?!?! Give a buyer a post purchase benefit!?!?

What do you think this is, a Tesla forum?

 

we have 3 vehicles we're not using, but they are 05, 12 and 13. will hang on to them since they all run great. i keep an eye on the 12 volts.
2013 camry is still perfect after 7 years, and i would trade it in for a new one if toy came out with a deal, but the new admin is likely to make that unlikely

 

I feel under-carred - with only ONE.

Maybe it's time for the MidLifCrisis RED Sports Car?

 

Cheaper than a mistress

 

We don't get Corvettes here - but people I've known who've bought most sports cars have found them expensive to keep going. About the only ones which seemed to hold together well are PORSCHEs - I've known a few people/relatives with them.

And - it's a matter of getting in and out. I have a mate, slightly younger and fitter than me, bought an MX-5 (MIATA?), and we went out for a drive. I drove home - loved being back with a 6sp Manual, the noise was good (aftermarket I suspect).

Then pulled up to my house and "how do I get out of it?". I think it was - take the key out to make sure the steering is locked - then you have something to grab onto.

Had a friend who, at my age bought a Rolls - about 12 yrs old. He drove it everywhere, loved it. Had to sell it a year or so before he died because he moved to a retirement village - and the garages were too small for a Rolls. Well, he could get it in - but he couldn't get out of it once it was in.

 

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Or a horse.
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Or a boat.
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Or an airplane. (I have a friend with a Beech Baron that he flies almost weekly and have a rough idea what he spends. )

 

We've had our 2018 Camry Hybrid LE for 3 years now as well with approx. 31k miles on it. The car has been great. I've done a couple oil changes, tire rotations, windshield chip repairs on the unit. 51.4 mpg (car computer calculated) lifetime driven as a normal vehicle mostly by my wife.

When we purchased the car, we were forced to get the moonroof with a package that we did want, and the moonroof is rarely used. The moonroof is essentially useless to me.

We are an Apple family, so the CarPlay in the Camry is super-nice to have. Wireless CarPlay would be even better. I don't think that it is possible to get Andriod Auto on the 2018 units with the stock heads.

And speaking about accessories, we use the heated seats mostly to keep pizza warm on the drive home from the pizza place. We do occasionally use the heated seats for their intended purpose of heating our rears.

We are a Toyota family. The Camry sits in the garage and the 2013 Tacoma is outside in the driveway. Nowadays, the Taco gets more miles than the Camry.

All-in-all, I think Toyota did a great job with the 2018+ Camry. I'm looking forward to the day when the Camry only comes with solid-state batteries or a hydrogen cell.

 

A friend's wife and kids got into rescuing horses, so I've heard about their costs. Though, I would like to buy his boat.

 

1.3 Alfa, 1.6 Alfa, Porsche 914 1.6, Porsche 986 2.5, Porsche 986S 3.2

The last 2 were quite reliable, yes the maintenance was expensive (11 quart oil changes and $1,300 tires) but in 5 years I visited the dealer once for a seat belt light and did the rest myself or with private mechanics.

My last 2 cars were hybrids. Last 7 cars in the family were Toyotas, 3 hybrids now shopping for another. My hybrids will each have more HP than the first 4 of my 5 sports cars. I've always been about the driver and not the right foot pressure. Though I was once coming out of the Indy 500 and traffic was moving, a cop waved me to go faster and I was at 100 in a 1.3.

The Porsche Boxsters were daily to work commuter cars. I did buy them used and with automatics as my commute was a killer. Both silver, no tickets in 8 years. The others were all red and I was young and foolish. Amazing how I've changed. And the Boxsters are appreciating.

 

Funny story about the power the Camry Hybrid has! Sometimes looks can be deceiving. We have a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited that sounds similar...but it isn't a hybrid. Tons of power and for an ICE vehicle, it gets excellent MPGs on the highway...it just purrs along. The engine is one of the best suited for the vehicle I have come across. Hyundai did a great job with it.

For a larger vehicle, I'm really impressed with the MPG of the 2018+ Camry hybrid. I'm also seeing very reasonable prices for them in the used market...with fewer miles on them than a comparable Prius. I just added it to the list of models I'm considering for my next vehicle.

What model HyCam do you have?

 

Don't ignore the Avalon Hybrid either. Basically a plush Camry. Wife just got one. She hasn't said a thing about it being a hybrid. She came from a V6 Avalon. Only complaint is there is no button on the outside door handle to lock the car when exiting. Was on her 2011 and she hates having to reach into her purse and grab the fob to lock it. Me I miss Lane Keeping Assist. For a highway cruiser which these cars are and top of the line Limited with every option new at $46k+ why would my '19 Rav4 Limited have it and this car not.

 

Bless you both. I just showed her the magic hidden sensor and her eyes lit up and she broke into a big grin.

Her car is a '21 Avalon Limited with the the Advanced Safety Package.