RE: Shed of the Week: Toyota Camry 3.0 V6
Discussion
I had the previous version, XV10 Vienta poverty spec manual with the 3VZ-FE. Lovely, sweet motor with loads of torque, combined with the manual box meant it'd surprise folk used to seeing them driven by people that don't drive them. Tissues on the back shelf.
100% reliable and comfortable with ice cold air conditioning - all I wanted at the time for my daily shed in the city and did me well for many years. Shocking in anything other than a straight line.
Sold to a mate with 280kkms a year ago and still going great.
100% reliable and comfortable with ice cold air conditioning - all I wanted at the time for my daily shed in the city and did me well for many years. Shocking in anything other than a straight line.
Sold to a mate with 280kkms a year ago and still going great.
I drove the next generation of these round the US for a few thousand miles. Mind you it was the 2.4 four pot version complete with CVT transmission. It made me realise how low the standards are for US market cars. Horrible thing - underpowered, terminally understeery and not very refined either.
K666ADM said:
Its a tough choice - the Honda Legend offers slightly more but the Toyopet Crown/Camry has a lot of charm and grace. But if you are looking for something a little more sporty, then the Paseo is a light weight sports car in comparison. Have we seen one of those on Shed?
I would take a Legend over a Camry any day. Not sure if you're being serious about the Paseo being a sports car. Celica maybe but Paseo, no way! 
406highlander said:
carinaman said:
The 3 litre Pug was revamped with 210 bhp.
PSA group sent the ES9J4 3.0 V6 engine to Porsche to get them to tune it up. They produced a new head with variable valve timing, and uprated the internals. Joey Deacon said:
I would have thought this car was pretty much impossible to sell. If someone has only a grand to spend on a car they are hardly going to want one with a 3 litre petrol engine and a granddad image.
And yet if it had a Jaguar, MB, Volvo or Saab badge on it, there'd be all sorts of rustling noises as various PHers frothed themselves into a state of wafting nirvana. This'll do all that those cars would do, its just unlikely to break or breakdown whilst doing it. And will probably carry on for another 10 years. Would be a reasonable grand to spend if you want something that'll waft along and not break.My old man had a Camry in the late 90s as a company car- a dark green 2.2 manual which seemed somehow huge, luxurious and slightly exotic (well, there weren't many about to be fair) to my then untrained, non-PH teenage eyes.
He got a (JRG?) gold Rover 600 replacement shortly afterwards, and I remember him being distinctly unimpressed with the overall package in comparison to the Camry. I particularly recall him saying of the Camry words to the effect of 'this thing is ready to go' re the power delivery. Never was much of a petrolhead my old man...
For under a bag, I reckon a lovely old 3.0 Camry represents wonderful value to keen saloonist shedders. Certainly an 'interesting' alternative to a GS300, for example.
He got a (JRG?) gold Rover 600 replacement shortly afterwards, and I remember him being distinctly unimpressed with the overall package in comparison to the Camry. I particularly recall him saying of the Camry words to the effect of 'this thing is ready to go' re the power delivery. Never was much of a petrolhead my old man...
For under a bag, I reckon a lovely old 3.0 Camry represents wonderful value to keen saloonist shedders. Certainly an 'interesting' alternative to a GS300, for example.
white_goodman said:
I would take a Legend over a Camry any day. Not sure if you're being serious about the Paseo being a sports car. Celica maybe but Paseo, no way!
I would say its the forerunner to the GT86 and bridges the gap from the Trueno 86. Yes, the drive goes to the wrong wheels - but that was the style of the time. Its the sports coupe starlet, whats not to love about that?Comes in Ferrari red...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Moominator said:
VolvoT5 said:
a quick google of the dealer selling it suggests some 'interesting' reviews.
This along with EML/traction light on.... I'd avoid this particular example!
I think my next car will be a big Lexus, Toyota import or similar
carinaman said:
Thanks for the Pug facts. Another posted on PH that the ES9 cambelt isn't too bad a job for a transverse V6?
Going to a garage? Bring around 500 quid with you, I reckon.Doing it yourself is possible, but I gather that it's a bit of a tight squeeze down the timing belt side of the V6 engine.
My own Coupe is the smaller 2.2 petrol 4cyl (EW12J4), when I paid for my timing belt change, it was around £350. It depends on the garage you go to.
Expect the belt to last around 8 years or 80,000 miles. All 406 engines are interference; a timing belt snap is not something you want to have happen. When changing the timing belt, make sure you change the tensioner kit and the water pump at the same time - the timing belt needs to come off to change any of these components anyway, so you might as well do them all at the same time (the parts aren't expensive). It's also worth changing the aux belt and its tensioner too.
PomBstard said:
And yet if it had a Jaguar, MB, Volvo or Saab badge on it, there'd be all sorts of rustling noises as various PHers frothed themselves into a state of wafting nirvana. This'll do all that those cars would do, its just unlikely to break or breakdown whilst doing it. And will probably carry on for another 10 years. Would be a reasonable grand to spend if you want something that'll waft along and not break.
It may be a Toyota but its still a 15 year old car and general bits n bobs such as the alternator, starter motor etc are surely just as likely to break as on any other car. The water pump self destructed on my LS400 leaving me in a cloud of steam on the M20. Reliability is just as much down to maintenance by this stage.I hate to be that guy but....
Left (Toyota Camry Purchased this gone weekend), Right (Toyota Paseo)
Be gentle with me...
V6 Camry is a sleepy barge that can match a modern 320D down the motorway. Sat idling you have to look down at the instrument cluster to know the car is on, it pulls off effortlessly and when you rev it out there's a wonderful Lexus like, clean V6 noise you'd pay serious money to get elsewhere. Mine was cheap and had full Toyota history - 1 owner car from 2001. I love the Paseo too!
Both of those cars are now 1 of less than 1000 left on the roads in the UK.
Left (Toyota Camry Purchased this gone weekend), Right (Toyota Paseo)
Be gentle with me...
V6 Camry is a sleepy barge that can match a modern 320D down the motorway. Sat idling you have to look down at the instrument cluster to know the car is on, it pulls off effortlessly and when you rev it out there's a wonderful Lexus like, clean V6 noise you'd pay serious money to get elsewhere. Mine was cheap and had full Toyota history - 1 owner car from 2001. I love the Paseo too!
Both of those cars are now 1 of less than 1000 left on the roads in the UK.
Edited by Rumface on Monday 14th March 23:28
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