I’m considering buying a 2007 Toyota Camry 3.5L V6 from a dealer in Kingsport TN. The car has 85600 miles on it and comes out of New York NY (bought at auction). Asking price $8500. Any advice on what to look out for. (I do know about the TBS on the VVT-I oil line failure issue on this engine)
Thanks for comments, much appreciated. Just to clarify, the 2.4L had oil burning issues while the 3.5L had a faulty oil line for the VVT ( rubber elbow that could cause a catastrophic leak. There is TBS extended to 12/31/21 for this issue).
...also, could it be an auction car just because of old age rather than a defect??
This a link for the VVT oil line TSB: http://media.fixed-ops.com/toy_campaigns/90k_dlrltr.pdf
Wow. Run away. First of all it is overprices even here in California where cars cost tons more I could get that less. Also, it is an auction car probably has defects on it. Plus, that generation was a big fall in quality I would not pay my hard earned money on the first year of that low quality generation. Look elsewhere.
The oil burning TSB was about the 2.4 I4, not the V6. Engine wise the V6 is pretty reliable but it is both overpriced and it is an auction vehicle, which is enough for me to say DO NOT buy that car.
If you do want to buy that generation 2007-2011, look for a V6 model make sure it is NOT an auction car, pay less for it, and have a mechanic check it out.
Could it be an auction car because of age and not necessarily because of a defect??
If it is an auction are odds are that it is not a very good car mechanically and cosmetically.
Scotty has videos on auction cars watch them.