I think I may have seen your car in a few shows around the Austin area. Very clean and unique build!
The car definitely has been around a while! I think the last time I was in Austin was for Wekfest in 2020. I do want to go back though. I have a lot of friends in Austin!I think I may have seen your car in a few shows around the Austin area. Very clean and unique build!
Haha the V6 is an absolute tank! The sixth generation is in my opinion the best.I remember seeing this on toyotanation years ago when you were working on the swap. Probably the only nice camry of this Gen that I have seen. I have a 2007 LE v6 and can't wait to get rid of it when I get the GRC or other car in the next year or so lol.
Oh it's pretty powerful and very reliable for sure. I'm also averaging 29mpg lol. I think I went 480 miles on the last tank. It drives like a boat though and is just missing a lot of premium features that were actually present in other cars at the time. I feel that toyota is finally slowly catching up in tech and luxuries to other manufacturers. I only drive it in the warm months so it only has 65k miles and is pretty much immaculate except like 2 door dings. It did ok in the snow with snow tires but with regular all seasons I couldn't safely get it to the end of the street which is why I am pursuing something AWD for my next car. The 4runner is great but im tired of 13-16mpg and having to find large parking spaces lol.Haha the V6 is an absolute tank! The sixth generation is in my opinion the best.
Yeah the car has an insane stock ride height and is very softly sprung. I think I dropped the car by 2 to 3 inches. Also had to stiffen the car by quite a bit.Oh it's pretty powerful and very reliable for sure. I'm also averaging 29mpg lol. I think I went 480 miles on the last tank. It drives like a boat though and is just missing a lot of premium features that were actually present in other cars at the time. I feel that toyota is finally slowly catching up in tech and luxuries to other manufacturers. I only drive it in the warm months so it only has 65k miles and is pretty much immaculate except like 2 door dings. It did ok in the snow with snow tires but with regular all seasons I couldn't safely get it to the end of the street which is why I am pursuing something AWD for my next car. The 4runner is great but im tired of 13-16mpg and having to find large parking spaces lol.
That's the secret with a lot of Toyotas. I always saw a lot of journalists harping on the 5th gen 4Runners about lack of modern tech and the same with the Tacos and Tundras but that's what people love about it. It's simple and reliableYou're dead on with the tech. The LE was super minimalist. But I think that was the Camry's secret to reliability.
This is the part people forget or those that are new to the Toyota lineup. The longevity is in part to them keeping things simple.That's the secret with a lot of Toyotas. I always saw a lot of journalists harping on the 5th gen 4Runners about lack of modern tech and the same with the Tacos and Tundras but that's what people love about it. It's simple and reliable
And that's one of the main reasons I'm looking at the GRC instead of the competitionThe GR Corolla will share the same recipe. Very simple on the inside with no unnecessary frills.
I sort of agree with this to some extent as I drive a 2018 4runner that is decently modded for offroad. I would say 100% i like it because of its reliable simplicity, but I think its at a point where the gap is not quite as large. I feel that in the 4runner, at the time i bought it maybe the tech was 5 years behind its time but I am willing to make that tradeoff for reliability when I am 100 miles away from civilization. in the camry I feel it was >10 years behind its time in tech and comforts which is way too large a gap. It is reliable, but at a large cost imo.That's the secret with a lot of Toyotas. I always saw a lot of journalists harping on the 5th gen 4Runners about lack of modern tech and the same with the Tacos and Tundras but that's what people love about it. It's simple and reliable
You're most certainly right. There's a reason I have a new head unit and a bunch of electronics in the car for various things haha. Recent Toyotas have made a huge step forward though.I sort of agree with this to some extent as I drive a 2018 4runner that is decently modded for offroad. I would say 100% i like it because of its reliable simplicity, but I think its at a point where the gap is not quite as large. I feel that in the 4runner, at the time i bought it maybe the tech was 5 years behind its time but I am willing to make that tradeoff for reliability when I am 100 miles away from civilization. in the camry I feel it was >10 years behind its time in tech and comforts which is way too large a gap. It is reliable, but at a large cost imo.
Haha. He is the type to like LS400 grandpa spec comfort, so his comment was "too many Gs".Man. What an amazing build. Bravo. I'm blown away by the supercharged v6 swap.
So the big question is, what does dad think about the car now?