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Re: Oil filter location [califfam]
by nifty56
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Aug 16, 2006 (5:48 pm)
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Replying to: califfam (Jul 30, 2006 8:06 pm)
I have a Mazda 3 that has or had a canister filter. Changed to a spin on filter by changing the oil filter housing. I also have a 1956 Oldsmobile that in those days had the canister filter. I also changed the oil filter housing to take a spin on. I believe the manufactures are using the canister to make it difficult for the DIY selfers and for the quick lube jockeys. Maybe a housing will be available for the V6. But of course there might be a waranty issue by doing the change
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [jaxs1]
by bigdaveinomaha
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Aug 16, 2006 (7:05 pm)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 16, 2006 4:40 pm)
Xenon lights does not equal "bling" for me. If I wanted bling, do you really think I would buy a Camry? I do live in the city but must drive 25 miles on a two lane highway to get to work every day. Xenon's would most certainly come in handy since last October there were 42 deer accidents on that stretch of road alone. And I am certainly not worried about getting my lights stolen where I live. I am fortunate to live in an area where that crap doesn't happen very often. Two or three years from now every Chevy and Ford will come equipped with Xenon's and I don't think I should be behind the curve in a 30K car.
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- #4289 of 5260
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [bigdaveinomaha]
by jaxs1
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Aug 16, 2006 (7:31 pm)
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Replying to: bigdaveinomaha (Aug 16, 2006 7:05 pm)
Plenty of people driving Lexuses and BMWs who live in very nice neighborhoods still get their Xenons stolen. The optional Xenons are also a high theft item on the Lexus RX330s.
The belief that your Xenons can't be stolen because you live in too nice of a neighborhood for the possibility isn't a valid one.
Do you plan to always leave the car parked in your garage, never park at malls and airports or anywhere else that isn't as nice of a neighborhood as yours?
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [jaxs1]
by bigdaveinomaha
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Aug 17, 2006 (5:44 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 16, 2006 7:31 pm)
Jaxs1 let me ask you this: Have you ever been out of your house or apartment? If yes, did you take everything with you? Because if not then your point is moot. We all own things that are valuable to us and everything is subject to theft. However, I choose not to go through life worrying about things with such little possibilities. Let's remember what this post was about in the first place. I just want the option of Xenon's for the Camry. They are not the Devil.
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [bigdaveinomaha]
by lzc
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Aug 17, 2006 (8:04 am)
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Replying to: bigdaveinomaha (Aug 17, 2006 5:44 am)
bigdaveinomaha-
I wish the moon roof was optional on the XLE Camry. I want the extra headroom. It used to be. No more. Toyota has adopted the policy common in old-style coffee shop restaurants: "Please, No Substitutions!"
For the great middle class, which is their target market, this strategy is immensely successful. But for people who want it "their way," Toyota is the wrong car company.
In a few years, Xenon headlights will be available on Camrys. But by then, high end cars will include something else that Toyota won't offer.
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [bigdaveinomaha]
by neno8403
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Aug 17, 2006 (9:35 pm)
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Replying to: bigdaveinomaha (Aug 16, 2006 5:55 am)
Toyota does not offer these things on the Camry because they want you to either upgrade to the Avalon or get a Lexus ES350. What would be the point of spending the thousands extra on an Avalon or Lex when you could get Xenon, larger tires, and black interior on a Camry??? That's why Toyota is not offering those things. If they were offered Toyota would essentially be cannabolizing two of their own products. But it is kind of strange how the 06 Camry Solara has added Xenon lights.
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- #4294 of 5260
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [bigdaveinomaha]
by priggly
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Aug 18, 2006 (12:35 am)
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Replying to: bigdaveinomaha (Aug 16, 2006 5:55 am)
You ought to check out the new Chevy Impala SS:
1) ebony interior: high quality leather, looks lovely.
2) 18" bright-polished aluminum wheels with W speed rated tires, again, look lovely.
3) halogen instead of Xenon headlamps but the beam configuration (which determines the overall illumination pattern of the lighting fixture) is again excellent. With the fogs on, they are almost indistinguishable from Xenons but WITHOUT the theft problem.
And, of course, there is that 303 HP engine with 323 foot-pounds of torque and that intoxicating exhaust note . . . simply exhilarating!
Go check it out. You'll be surprised. It certainly represents a refreshing alternative to the bland Camry with the poor interior, small wheels and so-so lights. Not to mention the six cylinder engine . . .
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People in this forun with LE 4 cyl camry 2007
by ilovecars1
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Aug 18, 2006 (5:10 am)
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I read the whole "toyota camry woes" forum. It is quite scary the way people wrote the problems. Are you guys (with 4 cyl camry) happy with your purchase?
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- #4296 of 5260
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Re: Things Toyota missed with the 2007 Camry [priggly]
by bigdaveinomaha
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Aug 18, 2006 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: priggly (Aug 18, 2006 12:35 am)
Wow, I can't even believe you suggested that. These vehicles aren't even in the same class. Sure you get a lot of stuff in the Impala, and cheaper I might add; but the quality of the vehicle is garbage. The crappy plastics that warp after a year of heat and cold, wide tolerances in the part fit-ups that inevitable squeak and rattle, shotty electrical work at best, cheap leather interior that will be full of cracks in six months. I'm not saying the Camry won't come without it's problems (yes I am aware of the tranny problem that is now fixed), but the differences in these cars will be able to be seen after 50k miles. They're both great at 0 miles on the Odo-meter, but the Impala will be off the charts on the Suck-ometer shortly there after. Frankly, it boggles my mind how the Impala is ever bought new. If people were smart, they'd wait a year and pick up a used one for around 6 bucks.
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