I want to thank everyone who has answered my questions in the past month. All the cars I asked about earlier were sold when I called to inquire. I am tired of Craiglist cars being sold before i can buy. Used Toyotas are hard to find. The following are the latest prospects for purchase. I hope I can buy before they are sold. Please advise if these are good purchases.
2010 Toyota Camry XLE, 86,000 Miles listed in great condition. The seller is only asking for $1,000 dollars, which I find strange. Is the 2010 Camry listed as one of those cars that were recalled for malfunctions? The price seems too good. Is this a good buy?
2003 Toyota Camry LE, 190,321 miles, clean title, great condition, 4 cylinder automatic, asking $2,900. Scotty says its ok for high milege if it is a Toyota.
2004 Nissan Sentra, 165,311 Miles, 4 cylinder, good condition, asking $2,200. Scotty says the Nissan Sentra is a good car. Please Advice on these 3 cars.
The 2009 Hyundai Accent for $3,500 I asked about earlier turned out to be a Reconditioned title that was in his friends name then in his name who is a mechanic who gets junkyard cars, rebuilds them, and sells them. This car is still available but He gave misleading information about the title and cannot be trusted.
I will be so happy when I can purchase a car before the car is sold. I am tired of Craiglist.
Thanks for any advice
Theresa46
I would nix both the Sentra and the Accent. I agree that the price on the 2010 Camry is suspiciously low. Then again some people have no idea what their car is worth. If things don't pan out with the 2010 Camry then go ahead and buy the 2003 Camry.
Forget about the 2010 Camry. About the oil burning, officially it was solved in 2010, but we still get an oil burning complaint every couple days on the forum about it and the internet sourced owner complaints also agree. Forget about the Accent because of how small and junk it is. The Sentra back then was better made but I wouldn't keep my hopes up. The Camry from the XV30 gen (04) is by far your best choice if a mechanic says its in good shape. Keep in mind most used cars under $2500 are usually worthless and not worth your time, so the Camry probably has problems. I also can't tell you how many 2010 Camry's I've see (whether used car reviews on Youtube, by members on the forum, or on reliability sites) that had cylinder misfire in the 4 cylinder engines.
On another note, neither 2010 nor the 07-09 which was officially affected were recalled. They were just issued a bulletin (you can find it in the bulletins section of the used car buying guide in the faq) and the extended warranty is now expired. You are on your own. If you run the engine dry, goodbye engine and the car is mechanically totalled.
Stick to either Camry and you'll be ok. Avoid the Sentra and Accent. Make sure the titles are clean before you buy. I'd be suspicious of a $1000 Camry as well.
