2004 Toyota Camry

Bass&Trouble · 26th September 2008, 16:43

How's the car? My girlfriend plans to pick it up as a daily drive vehicle. Its a silver car in mint condition. 50000 kms.

What's a good price? How much was it originally?

inder · 26th September 2008, 18:10

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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble

How's the car? My girlfriend plans to pick it up as a daily drive vehicle. Its a silver car in mint condition. 50000 kms.

What's a good price? How much was it originally?

This I suppose is the old shape camry.Personally I liked its non flashy looks.I think around 8 ish would be a good price to settle.Start with a 7 ish offer.I think it originally costed in the 16-17 bracket.
However dont you think it would be too cumbersome to drive a car this size in Mumbai as a daily drive i.e if your girlfriend is going to drive it herself.

Bass&Trouble · 26th September 2008, 18:14

Yes, this is the old shape Camry. The owner of the car is in fact asking for 8. He has an offer of 6.5 from car brokers. She usually drives a Corolla, so I dont think this one should be too much trouble.

esteem_lover · 26th September 2008, 18:42

Not many takers for this car in the second hand market. You can bargain for 7-7.5 Lakhs. Good buy. Just check out the history.

anup7649 · 26th September 2008, 19:53

Huh, a Camry 2004 model. You can quote a price of around 7 lacs, and just want to inform that at 60k/90k service it does eat up some huge money from your pocket for sure. So do investigate the whole car especially with oil leaks.

Anup

Akshay1234 · 26th September 2008, 20:01

is it an auto or a manual? its a brilliant car. go ahead and pick it up. i think 7 would be a fair price.

Vid6639 · 26th September 2008, 20:13

There were 2 versions of the old Camry. The first gen was good was but had no great features. The second gen came fully loaded. Is this the first gen or second gen model?

Second gen is a better buy IMO. You can make out by the taillamps if it's a 1st or second gen.

Bass&Trouble · 26th September 2008, 20:53

One chap told me it's going to be very expensive to maintain since the car used to be fully imported, and thus the parts will be too. Secondly that parts could also be expensive and hard to find since the model is now discontinued. Besides, I do expect it to get bruised a bit with a specimen of the fairer sex behind the wheel.

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Originally Posted by vid6639

There were 2 versions of the old Camry. The first gen was good was but had no great features. The second gen came fully loaded. Is this the first gen or second gen model?

There's no way for me to tell. Can you give me some indication - something like new gen has 'X' feature that the old gen didn't? This way I can confirm this with the owner over the phone itself. Also, isnt the year of make an indication? Its 2004.

ashish22 · 26th September 2008, 21:02

wud prefer a used accord for the same price bracket. You can pick well maintained accord with similar or less mileage. Better performance and interiors IMO. Maintainenace althought not cheap wud be easier then camry. Oh and it looks better too.
She already has toyota now let her experience honda.

Vid6639 · 26th September 2008, 21:10

B&T, that is very true. The car was imported and the spares costs were very high. The other problem is down time. They don't keep any spares in stock. So if something goes kaput the car will be standing in the garage for 3-4 days waiting for the part to be imported.

This is true for the new Camry as well.

The old !st gen had black interiors and a cheap 2DIN Sony HU. Later the newer models came with an integrated HU.

Many more features which I just can't remember. Your right you can make out by the year but I'm not able to remember which year the changes happened.

I would look for a used Accord rather than the Camry mainly from maintenance perspective.

ashish22 · 26th September 2008, 21:53

here's a difference between 1st and 2nd generation camrys in these pics respectively...

manson · 26th September 2008, 21:55

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Originally Posted by vid6639

The old !st gen had black interiors and a cheap 2DIN Sony HU. Later the newer models came with an integrated HU.

You have hit the nail on its head with that, doubt Ajay will need anymore features to distinguish.
Toyota launched the Camry in 2003, and the new shape i think was here by 2005, so the 2004 spec car should mostly be the newer of the old shape one.

Btw, barring the expensive spares, a used old shape camry is a terrific vehicle to have in your garage. Brand new used to be some 20L odd.

manson.

iraghava · 26th September 2008, 22:33

I say if it's a clean car, for tha tkind of money you can't go better other than the Accord. Go for it Ajay, should be a nice car. Toyota's service support is very good too.

Bass&Trouble · 26th September 2008, 22:46

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Originally Posted by vid6639

The old !st gen had black interiors and a cheap 2DIN Sony HU. Later the newer models came with an integrated HU.

Hmm, I remember the HU. Stupid 2-din thing with a gay, red illumination and a rolling button like thingy in the middle. That will go out faster than you can say "Sony" though.

navin · 26th September 2008, 22:59

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Originally Posted by vid6639

So if something goes kaput the car will be standing in the garage for 3-4 days waiting for the part to be imported.

days? how about weeks. Since Accord outsold Camry by a rather big margin I think you will get a dbetter deal on a Accord than with a Camry. Many Camrys were
1. bought by 5 start hotel chains and used (abused) as taxis
2. many Camrys (and Accords) were stuck during 26/7.

make sure you dont get anyone of those.

Thanks to 26/7 I'd advise that you look at cars that are newer than 26/7 2005. This way atleast you have eliminated one issue.

26th September 2008, 16:43	#1
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,754 Thanked: 124 Times	2004 Toyota Camry How's the car? My girlfriend plans to pick it up as a daily drive vehicle. Its a silver car in mint condition. 50000 kms. What's a good price? How much was it originally?
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26th September 2008, 18:14	#3
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,754 Thanked: 124 Times	Yes, this is the old shape Camry. The owner of the car is in fact asking for 8. He has an offer of 6.5 from car brokers. She usually drives a Corolla, so I dont think this one should be too much trouble.
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26th September 2008, 18:42	#4
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Not many takers for this car in the second hand market. You can bargain for 7-7.5 Lakhs. Good buy. Just check out the history.
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26th September 2008, 19:53	#5
anup7649 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Huh, a Camry 2004 model. You can quote a price of around 7 lacs, and just want to inform that at 60k/90k service it does eat up some huge money from your pocket for sure. So do investigate the whole car especially with oil leaks. Anup
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26th September 2008, 20:01	#6
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	is it an auto or a manual? its a brilliant car. go ahead and pick it up. i think 7 would be a fair price.
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26th September 2008, 20:13	#7
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,480 Times View My Garage	There were 2 versions of the old Camry. The first gen was good was but had no great features. The second gen came fully loaded. Is this the first gen or second gen model? Second gen is a better buy IMO. You can make out by the taillamps if it's a 1st or second gen.
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26th September 2008, 21:02	#9
ashish22 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 598 Thanked: 100 Times View My Garage	wud prefer a used accord for the same price bracket. You can pick well maintained accord with similar or less mileage. Better performance and interiors IMO. Maintainenace althought not cheap wud be easier then camry. Oh and it looks better too. She already has toyota now let her experience honda.
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26th September 2008, 21:10	#10
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,480 Times View My Garage	B&T, that is very true. The car was imported and the spares costs were very high. The other problem is down time. They don't keep any spares in stock. So if something goes kaput the car will be standing in the garage for 3-4 days waiting for the part to be imported. This is true for the new Camry as well. The old !st gen had black interiors and a cheap 2DIN Sony HU. Later the newer models came with an integrated HU. Many more features which I just can't remember. Your right you can make out by the year but I'm not able to remember which year the changes happened. I would look for a used Accord rather than the Camry mainly from maintenance perspective.
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26th September 2008, 21:53	#11
ashish22 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 598 Thanked: 100 Times View My Garage	here's a difference between 1st and 2nd generation camrys in these pics respectively... Attached Thumbnails
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26th September 2008, 22:33	#13
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	I say if it's a clean car, for tha tkind of money you can't go better other than the Accord. Go for it Ajay, should be a nice car. Toyota's service support is very good too.
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