I watched this ad with my folks. As a marketing person, myself, I understood where they were trying to go with the ad, even though they never really made it there. But they were both very confused.

Going ham on tail lights is what keeps me going, period.

Sure, they look weird. There’s any number of improvements that could be made. I still question why this warrants a full-blown, verbose, hyperbolic, “article”. I enjoy the way you write, just seems peculiar to go ham on some tail lights.

Thanks! I can’t take credit for the photography, that talent goes to my shooter, Guillaume. I’ll make sure he sees your comment.

I’m shocked... SHOCKED... by how good those wheel covers look on that car. And you know they sell tape deck bluetooth adapters, right?

Appropriate:

My parents bought one of these brand new when i was in middle school in 2000. i’m 30 and they still have it. over 200k on the clock. always parked outside so the clearcoat is looking terrible (Toyota actually had some problems with the paint on these) but mechanically it is unbelievable how well that thing still runs…

William. I’m so glad you wrote this review as I LITERALLY just picked up an XV20 about a week ago. I got it from a buddy’s mom after the dealership tried to give them $200 for a trade in towards a Ford Fusion Titanium that they picked up. It’s in “Retirement Tan” as my friends call it. And I nabbed this wayward boat…

It is only missing the dealer optional gold badging trim to be the perfect representation of it's generation.

I used to sell used cars for a living and the amount of miles you can find on a es300/es330/camry/Avalon where everything STILL worked even approaching almost 250,000 miles. And this is around the same generation og accords and cl/tl with the bad torque converters that fail that makes these cars the default boring…

And now I want one of those wagons from this generation. I had no idea that this was sold as a wagon elsewhere.

The previous gen Camry was Wayyyyyy better. The generation that came after ( the one in the story ) was panned badly in the automotive press for being so generic and dull. And the term “mint” doesn’t really apply to a car like this after seeing the filthy engine bay. TONS of these still exist.

Bro that looks sick as fuck.

My dad had a 2000 Accord V6. He also test drove a Camry at the same time and the Accord was much more enjoyable to drive. 

This car, as a follow-up to the ‘93-’96 Camry, was a major let-down. It was improved in its mid-cycle refresh, but it was very dull-looking compared to the ‘93-’96. The Accord that was new in ‘98 was so much better than this Camry. However, this generation was LIGHTYEARS better than the model that came after it. I…

I remember my stepdad buying one new in 1998. It was the only new car he’d ever bought and he fuckin BABIED that car. Always garaged, always maintained. It was the very pretty forest green color and I remember riding in it when it was new and being amazed at how smooth it felt compared to my mom’s 1993 Camry wagon.

DAAAAAAAMN, look at that acceleration squat!

Can it be a real Camry without the dent?

These Camrys (Camries?) are some of the best looking Toyota cars of the 90s, and the best looking Camrys period.

Before someone comes in talking about the Supra, the MKIII Supra wasn’t great looking, and the MKIV was awkwardly proportioned with that crazy long hood and tall rear deck. 

Include the F-150 Raptor. Not only did nobody ask for that, it also came out in the recession, and was still a hit anyway. I don’t think anyone can explain why.