97 Camry vs. 99 Taurus??

mama2Cecelia · May 3, 2009

dh is driving a 99 Ford Taurus my dad gave us.....it gets horrible mpg.....it's a 6 cyl.

I might have a chance to buy a 97 Camry with >85K miles on it

giving this some serious thought, even if it means taking out a small loan to do so....

it will be my first Toyota......have owned mostly Hondas

wdyt??

LuvBug · May 6, 2009

would you keep the taurus? so this would be a second car?

celtic1885 · May 6, 2009

What kind of maintenance has been done on the Toyota? Do they have records?
In other words the history of the Toyota versus the Tauraus you already own. It would be horrible to switch cars and end up with a lot of repair bills.

mama2Cecelia · May 6, 2009

we'd be getting rid of the Taurus---the gas mileage sucks!!

as for the Toyota, it belongs to a co-worker of mine---it was his wife's--she passed away late last fall

it's a 97 and has between 80-85K miles

I will definitely ask him about the maintenance history and have it checked out

Melanie · May 9, 2009

I'm a toyota fan. Assuming the Toyota has been properly maintained and they have approx the same miles, I'd feel much more comfortable with the reliability of the Toyota.

Namegirl · May 9, 2009

I'm a huge Toyota fan. My parents have a 96 Camry that is in fantastic shape.

I'd take the Camry to a mechanic to get it checked out (usually about $50-75). It's worth the investment to find out if it will need repairs soon, has any damage, etc.

zj_papa · May 28, 2009

I am a Toyo fan as well, had an 02 until this winter my wife got into an accident, and she came out unscathed as for the car it was totaled but she was fine.

zj_papa · May 30, 2009

I third the Toyota. I had a 02 Camry until Jan. and it was definetly was a great car and had very few repairs in my years owning it

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