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Where it's spent the last week. The engine and gearbox are going to come out to allow the clutch to be replaced, which will also make putting on a new cam belt easier.
It's taken a while to get to a point where this can happen, as fittings have been reluctant to come undone.
Having got this far hopefully everything will go back together OK and all the new parts I bought are correct.
Ideally I hope to be using it on Saturday.....
While being extremely popular car (sturdy, large and not too expensive) in Kazakhstan and Middle Asia, Camry 20 appears to be a very rare spot in Europe.
Dresden, DE
The fourth generation of the Toyota Camry in Europe was sold between 1996 and 2001. Despite being one of the best selling cars in the USA later generations of the Camry weren't very succesful in Europe. In 2006 Toyota stopped sales of the Camry over here.
This Camry is owned by an Uzbek diplomat, the Uzbek embassy also owns a Toyota Innova which I've photographed already. I went to photograph this and the Innova at the embassy a while ago but neither was there so I was happy to see the Camry parked on the street in central Athens. The Camry isn't sold in Greece but I've seen a few US imports but interestingly this one isn't US spec, so it was most likely imported from somewhere in Asia.
Tailgate swapped off the newer-but-higher-mileage estate I had on the road a few years ago. Yes, I still need to swap the plates over......
The old panel needed cutting around the lock to release it off the catch, but it seems that no damage beyond the tailgate was sustained as the replacement works absolutely fine, with no hint of misalignment.
The lights and central locking all connected up and function OK, so there's just the all important wipers to get working again (they'd gone wrong on the silver car before it came off the road).
A few other things need sorting before it can see the road again, like a pair of front springs (they've snapped) and replacing the front wiper motor and driver's door lock which have just stopped working. Brake discs will probably need skimming too (hopefully I can get away without new ones).
Got a couple of other cars to get tested first, then it'll be this one's turn.
In some respects this is still a pretty decent car, and I am somewhat sad to be slowly removing bits from it.
Pointless as it would be while I have the estate on the road and more than enough other cars, I wouldn't rule out buying another saloon one day....
It's chequered history is more apparent from this view! Carrying out the accident damage repair was the easy bit, with just a tailgate swap being required. Sadly after 3+ years off-road it needed quite a bit of mechanical attention, but the effort seems to be worthwhile and I'm really looking forward to using it regularly again.
funny story,
we were in Las Vegas, coincidentally outside of a dispensary "legal marijuana" store, when this guy pulls in in this Toyota, I was all over it because you just don't see them to often. we part ways and the wife says to me "think of where you are he probably thought you were high as a kite 😂
I can only think of 3-4 cars I've had that went clicked over 100k in my ownership - the rest have either been well short of it, or somewhat beyond it. It used to be that cars would struggle to get beyond that figure and would need to be steered clear of as a potential purchase, but stuff from the 20-25yrs ago seems capable of doing it with ease.
The Camry is now 20yrs old, so its average of 5,000miles a year is quite low, I've been doing 9-10k per annum in it and it feels capable of doing twice that. Indeed my last estate had done 203k when I took it off the road - on that basis my current one will be still around in 10-15yrs' time!
The third generation of the Toyota Camry in Europe was built between 1991 and 1996. Export versions were wider than the models for the Japanese market.
Well, Pearl bit the dust. My 2002 Toyota Camry (see comment below) finally had enough. After ten years and 253,152 miles, she broke her chain (timing chain, that is) and called it quits. She had taken me to all 48 contiguous states. She endured my curb-scrubbing, U-turning, 500-miles-per-day driving. The only things she ever needed were oil changes, batteries, tires, brakes & rotors, alternator, starter, and some kind of belt. With a car that good, how could I replace her with anything other than another Camry? Daddy is ready to hit the road. :-))
I'm trying to come up with a name for the new one. Pearl got her name from her color: Salsa Red Pearl. Any ideas for a charcoal gray car?
I bought my first Motormax Toyota Camry way back in 2011 when Sainsbury's used to sell them in sets. Time moves very slowly at Motormax and that exact same casting in the exact same colour is still being produced and can now be found in a five vehicle set now appearing at TK Maxx.
The sheer ordinariness of the Camry in real life and in miniature is probably its biggest appeal for me. Mint and boxed.
Nothing sinister about the Camry's hazard lights being on - after nearly four months lack of use after the trackday in August I had to start using it again when the estate needed near brake pads. The V6 in this one warms up quickly but mercifully the temperature gauge stays exactly where it should in the middle! These are prone to head gasket failure...
Good to use the old thing again, but it was somewhat noisy as an exhaust joint had opened-up. Dropped it off at the garage when I picked up the estate so they can bodge it. Not very long term, but I always think it won't get through the next MoT (though I've successfully got it through a couple so far!).
The frost was very impressive today, even more so later on when the sun came out.
The third generation of the Toyota Camry in Europe was built between 1991 and 1996. Export versions were wider than the models for the Japanese market.
The second Camry, also with an AE reg.
Date of Liability 01 06 2014
Date of First Registration 30 06 2012
Year of Manufacture 2011
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500cc