Hey Scotty. I own a 2003 Camry and it still works perfectly fine. But I wanna upgrade, so what are your thoughts on the 2014 Camry, is it a good choice or should I go for the 2013 Lexus GS? I also own a 2008 Corolla, it smells like gas whenever we uphill or go fast. The mechanic says we need to clean our fuel injectors. What could be the problem?
Can you post these as separate question threads to get more/better visibility and answers? Thank you.
Someone here can answer your fuel smell issue, but I wouldn’t think about replacing that Corolla yet. Regarding your question about the 2 replacement cars, I would avoid the 2012-2014 Toyota Camry’s with the 6-speed AT (U760E) as some have had transmission issues (which can require a full replacement): If you can go with 2015-2017 model years that would be better.
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/input-from-owners-of-2012-2016-toyota-camry/#post-47729
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/camry-vibration/#post-33178
The 4th generation Lexus GS (2013-2020) has been fairly reliable, and 2013 being first year of that generation had very few issues. 2013-2015 rides firmer compared to 2016-2020 and the biggest issue for 2013 was battery dying (repeatedly) and there was also recall for the fuel pump. 2014 and newer did not have the battery drain issue. There was a TSB to address the battery (see one of the links below):
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Lexus/GS_350/2013/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Lexus/GS_350/2013/tsbs/#ELECTRICAL-SYSTEM-12V-24V-48V-BATTERY
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Lexus/GS_350/2013/recalls/
If you could step up to a 2014 model year that would be more ideal.
