Our Camry just failed...

Alright we're getting somewhere.



My dad has finally budged and said we're most likely getting rid of the Camry probably by trade-in soon. My question is, I think we need to fix this emissions problem before getting rid of it, right? So if something catastrophic inside the engine has occured, we still need to fix it no matter what?



Then comes the daunting task of getting the perfect new car. So many choices and I don't even know if we're getting a midsize SUV or a sedan.
 
It depends on the problem, really, as to whether you fix it before you sell it. If it's something minor, it will probably be more than worth it to fix, since you will get a lot more for the car than what you would with failed inspection. If the car is worth $1500, and the fix is $1500, you're not going to get $3000 after it's fixed, but if the repair is cheap, you'll get your $1500 rather than the $1000 you might get with a failed inspection sticker. Did that make sense? What I mean is, maybe you have lost $500 in value (just using these numbers as examples) from the failed inspection. The most you might get from fixing it would be the $500 back...so if the repair costs less than that, you're good, if the repair is more, you're screwed. Insert your KBB numbers and repair estimates and see how it looks.
 
Hey, the Hyundai's seem to be a pretty good deal. The Sonata is the direct competitor to the Camry; my friend loves her 2003 and it's a nice car. The 2006's are made in the new Hyundai plant here in the states, it's been getting good reviews. Of course, as has been said, the incentives now on GM and others are pretty wild.
 
In fact, the new Sonata won a comparison by Edmunds with the Accord and Camry coming in at 2nd and 3rd, respectively.



I'm not digging the '06 Sonata interior, though.
 
if you sell the car to the dealer, don't worry about the repairs to pass emission since you don't need that to sell to them since they won't be registering the car. for a private party, it's needed since they'll most likely want to drive the car. at least in CA and AZ, an emissions test is requred to sell the car to a private party
 
The race has begun. I'm on my way of getting quotes on the Avalon Limited w/o any options excep VSC, Camry SE V6, and a plain ES330.



Since my dad is busy, it's up to me and I'm quite capable at getting price quotes. Heck I was able to haggle $3500 off MSRP for the Sienna back in August of '04. And I was only 14 last year. The dealer held it's promise on the price.



We've decided to finance and hopefully the dealer won't rape us during trade-in vaule. Wish me luck battling the hungry world of salesmen as successful as last year.
 
medic said:
if you sell the car to the dealer, don't worry about the repairs to pass emission since you don't need that to sell to them since they won't be registering the car.
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Huh? Hard to drive a decent trade-in value bargain with a car that they can't sell...I can hear it now "well, I talked to my manager...I really tried for you, but he says since it failed emissions we can only give you $3 and a Hershey bar for it..." then they turn around, put an EGR valve in it and sell it for $1500.



Edit: That's not right, the car is 10 years old, the dealer will wholesale it out...but for a whole lot more than the trade, if you have no bargaining leverage.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Huh? Hard to drive a decent trade-in value bargain with a car that they can't sell...I can hear it now "well, I talked to my manager...I really tried for you, but he says since it failed emissions we can only give you $3 and a Hershey bar for it..." then they turn around, put an EGR valve in it and sell it for $1500.



Edit: That's not right, the car is 10 years old, the dealer will wholesale it out...but for a whole lot more than the trade, if you have no bargaining leverage.
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+1 You're going to take a beating if you trade it in like that.
 
I hope it's the EGR valve. According to KBB, it's worth a tad bit below $3000. It's probably going to fall a lot if we trade it in before we fix the problem. If it's a catastrophic problem, we loose both ways.



I think our passenger door lock solenoid just failed...



I'm not sure if this was sheer coincidence but I randomly pulled the Camry's door handle and the door opened to my surprise and the alarm went off. I then went to experiment and yep, the passenger door lock is refusing to function unless I push it manually.





Toyota quality down the road... :nervous:
 
Uh... you lost me there.



BTW, I spoke with the internet manager for DiFeo Lexus regarding this emissions failure. She spoke with the Pre-Owned sales manager who said that they would simply evaluate the car regardless of the failed emissions.



So... I guess I can presume we don't have to fix it...



So far so good, they don't even have a single clue they're talking to a 15 year old and not a 45 year old :D
 
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