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Re: 2010 Camry V6 SE Interior Color Unscientific Poll [acesk8er]
by kiawah
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Jul 05, 2009 (11:08 am)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jul 05, 2009 11:05 am)
A clean CarFax, low miles, and taken good care of.
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- #227 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry XLE vs 2009 Avalon [adamw812]
by georgeh5
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Jul 08, 2009 (11:07 am)
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Replying to: adamw812 (Jul 01, 2009 10:19 pm)
Thanks for the info! I'll look at Avalon further.
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- #228 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [acesk8er]
by guntherhops
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Jul 08, 2009 (4:04 pm)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jun 30, 2009 9:04 am)
I've got a clunker also, I wasn't actually thinking of buying a new car now, but what the heck, if Barack wants to give me 3500-4500 free bucks for my old '94 minivan, I'll play along.
I've got a '05 Accord V6 that runs great, but it's so noisy at highway speeds, I'm looking at Camry. The 4 cyl will get me the higher Clunkers Cash, and I've got to say, it's almost as good at the V6 Camry, in terms of noise, handling, highway cruising. Sure, not as much pep when you floor it from a stop, but I can live without that.
Why so hung up on a V6?
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- #229 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [guntherhops]
by thegraduate
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Jul 08, 2009 (7:02 pm)
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Replying to: guntherhops (Jul 08, 2009 4:04 pm)
Around town, a V6 won't help you out a whole lot, but on the highway, you can feel a big difference between the current crop of 4-cyl models (160-190hp) and V6 models (240-270hp) when going out to pass at 60-80 mph. BIG difference.
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- #230 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [guntherhops]
by acesk8er
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Jul 09, 2009 (10:10 am)
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Replying to: guntherhops (Jul 08, 2009 4:04 pm)
Most of my driving is highway driving so I view having acceleration and passing power as a safety issue. An I4 is OK for a Corolla or a Civic-type car with a manual transmission but a Camry or an Accord-type vehicle with an automatic transmission is simply too much of a load for a smaller I4 engine as far as highway handling is concerned.
Another way of looking at it is that for $1000 extra (i.e., getting only $3500 for your "clunker") you get a lot more car. For me it's a pile of "found money" either way since my SUV is virtually worthless with more than 200k miles on its clock.
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- #231 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [acesk8er]
by acdii
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Jul 09, 2009 (11:50 am)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jul 09, 2009 10:10 am)
The Camry Hybrid has a lot of passing power surprisingly enough. 60-75 the car just leaps forward.
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- #232 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [acesk8er]
by 210delray
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Jul 09, 2009 (5:07 pm)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jul 09, 2009 10:10 am)
To me, the 4-cylinder Camry is perfectly adequate. The only times I sometimes wish for a little more power is when passing on 2-lane roads, but this is a rarity for me. Most major roads that I use have 4 lanes, and often the 2-lane roads are so hilly or curvy that passing zones are few.
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [acesk8er]
by mcdawgg
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Jul 09, 2009 (6:00 pm)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jul 09, 2009 10:10 am)
"but a Camry or an Accord-type vehicle with an automatic transmission is simply too much of a load for a smaller I4 engine as far as highway handling is concerned. "
Get a manual transmission Camry, like I did!
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- #234 of 589
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [mcdawgg]
by acesk8er
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Jul 09, 2009 (6:34 pm)
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Replying to: mcdawgg (Jul 09, 2009 6:00 pm)
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Get a manual transmission Camry, like I did!
I have a really long commute (45 miles one way...) and I know myself well enough to know that I would regret such a purchase. I drove a 5-speed Accord for 7 years and it was a blast on the open road but a real drag in stop-and-go traffic.
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Re: 2010 Camry SE V6 Acceleration Hesitation? [acesk8er]
by wwest
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Jul 09, 2009 (8:02 pm)
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Replying to: acesk8er (Jul 09, 2009 10:10 am)
Just as today's V6 has the power of yesterday's (last century, really) V8 but with better FE, today's I4 equals...V6. Along with BIG improvements in torque converters.
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