Toyota Camry

[PHLBOS]

I'm 6'1 myself and I drove a Chevy Sonic in addition to a Ford Fiesta through the last 7 years as daily drivers.  That's a myth a lot of people try to perpetuate that sub-compact cars can't be operated comfortably by tall people.

How about sitting in the back seat?

I don't think any car can be operated comfortably sitting in the back seat, no matter how tall you are.

Unless one's Police Academy's High Tower (Bubba Smith) with on an old 70s-vintage Honda Civic; see 1:30. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJv0qU62YE

[tolbs17]

I'm 6'1 myself and I drove a Chevy Sonic in addition to a Ford Fiesta through the last 7 years as daily drivers.  That's a myth a lot of people try to perpetuate that sub-compact cars can't be operated comfortably by tall people.

How about sitting in the back seat?

I don't think any car can be operated comfortably sitting in the back seat, no matter how tall you are.

Unless one's Police Academy's High Tower (Bubba Smith) with on an old 70s-vintage Honda Civic; see 1:30. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJv0qU62YE

Those civics are crampy as hell. I personally don't like them.

[D-Dey65]

I don't think any car can be operated comfortably sitting in the back seat, no matter how tall you are.

Unless one's Police Academy's High Tower (Bubba Smith) with on an old 70s-vintage Honda Civic; see 1:30. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJv0qU62YE

I'm not as tall as Bubba Smith was, but I felt like I had to do just that with the Nissan Versa. I know a kid with a tricked-out Honda Civic from more recent times who ripped out the front seat, and he's about 6'1" or 6'2".


Needless to say, I would not call the idea of tall people being uncomfortable in subcompact cars a myth.

[PHLBOS]

Needless to say, I would not call the idea of tall people being uncomfortable in subcompact cars a myth.

Agreed.  My brother's 6'-1" & he was very uncomfortable when he briefly drove his (now-late) mother-in-law's Toyota Yaris.
OTOH, he had no problem sitting in his 1990 Nissan Sentra coupe he owed many years ago.

[tolbs17]

Needless to say, I would not call the idea of tall people being uncomfortable in subcompact cars a myth.

Agreed.  My brother's 6'-1" & he was very uncomfortable when he briefly drove his (now-late) mother-in-law's Toyota Yaris.
OTOH, he had no problem sitting in his 1990 Nissan Sentra coupe he owed many years ago.

The sentra coupe probably can hold two people only.

[Scott5114]

Mad Magazine had a drawing of a Camry crashing into a brick wall, which they had captioned "Toyauto Slamry". I thought that was unreasonably funny as a kid.

[formulanone]

Needless to say, I would not call the idea of tall people being uncomfortable in subcompact cars a myth.

Agreed.  My brother's 6'-1" & he was very uncomfortable when he briefly drove his (now-late) mother-in-law's Toyota Yaris.
OTOH, he had no problem sitting in his 1990 Nissan Sentra coupe he owed many years ago.

The sentra coupe probably can hold two people only.

Fear not, there hasn't been a Sentra coupe on these shores in a long time...mid-1990s?

[tolbs17]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

[ozarkman417]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

Was it her money, or the parent's money? If it's the parent's money, then... do they have anything better to spend it on? Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience), it seems strange to me that they would get rid of the first car in that short amount of time unless it was a total loss in an accident or a really old hand-me-down.

[tolbs17]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

Was it her money, or the parent's money? If it's the parent's money, then... do they have anything better to spend it on? Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience), it seems strange to me that they would get rid of the first car in that short amount of time unless it was a total loss in an accident or a really old hand-me-down.

It was her parents money i'm sure, but I don't honestly know. There's no way that a 17 year old can afford a car that's over 20 grand. And yes, it IS strange! I'm not sure how that is! Maybe her parents are rich! My brother has a 2011 Toyota Corolla and it was only $6,000 and he's 22.

[Verlanka]

Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience)

I thought the minimum age to drive was 16, not 14.

[formulanone]

Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience)

I thought the minimum age to drive was 16, not 14.

It depends on the state, or if you have a bunch of private land to drive around on.

[Max Rockatansky]

Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience)

I thought the minimum age to drive was 16, not 14.

It depends on the state, or if you have a bunch of private land to drive around on.

My Dad taught me how to drive a manual transmission S10 when I was 9.'  We had a huge plot of land and he was sick of hauling stuff around it himself.  In Michigan I could legally drive with a learners permit at 15.  My parents saw me driving as an opportunity to basically shlock over chores that they didn't want to do.  For what it was worth being allowed to off road in a truck at that age was a lot of fun. 

[jakeroot]

Being 17 (meaning only 3 years of behind-the-wheel experience)

I thought the minimum age to drive was 16, not 14.

In WA, you can drive at 15. By 17, you'd have at least two years of experience in. By halfway or three-quarters of the way to 18, you'd have at least 2.5 years of experience. He'd be rounding up, but I did that too .

[dlsterner]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

Everybody's situation is different.  You shouldn't let that bother you.

[jakeroot]

There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry...I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

In terms of safety, there's a remarkable difference between the 2019 model, and earlier models. Namely, the 2019 would have Toyota Safety Sense 2.0, and those may not. What this means is that her car would have features such as

* pre-collision braking,
* dynamic cruise control,
* lane departure control (and lane centering),
* automatic high-beam, and
* road sign assist.

Basically, her car will do a much better job of keeping her safe, and immune from classic 17-year-old errors, compared to the car you may be looking at. Plus, she can keep that car for a long time. Parents have a vested interest in their children's safety. One of the ways they go about this, is buying them a really safe car. The 2019 Camry checks that box. Plus, Toyota sells so many of those Camrys, it's not hard to find a really good deal on one. Maybe her financing is really great...maybe she co-signed and is earning credit!

[formulanone]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

A fact of life is that there's always going to be somebody else your age who is going to have a car (or clothes, technology, home, food, et cetera) more expensive than you can afford, so you'd better get over that quickly.

Considering the depreciation gap is quite minuscule on a gently-used, late/last-model Camry, you'd probably just do better going for new and get a better interest rate.

[tolbs17]

Just some advice guys, a friend of mine recently got a brand new 2019 Toyota Camry SE. And yet she's 17 years old. I know it's over $20,000, it's her second car (as i don't know what her first car looks like), but I think it's absolute bullshit that she would get give a car that's over $20,000 grand and that's brand new. If the second car was between $10k and $15k, then it would make more sense. There is no business that a girl that's only 17 years old has business driving (or owning) a 2019 Toyota Camry.

I don't even have a car yet, haha and I wanted to share this because I found it interesting.

I say 2014-2017 would have been more appropriate rather than anything 2018 and newer.

you'd probably just do better going for new and get a better interest rate.

That's never going to happen to me, just telling you that.

[ozarkman417]

My high school gives out a new Kia Soul every year and for one entry 95% attendance and for two perfect attendance is needed. I only missed one hour of school last year. Some person who everyone knows is rich got past the preliminary drawing that left only five left. I don't know who won.

SM-G965U

[Max Rockatansky]

My high school gives out a new Kia Soul every year and for one entry 95% attendance and for two perfect attendance is needed. I only missed one hour of school last year. Some person who everyone knows is rich got past the preliminary drawing that left only five left. I don't know who won.

SM-G965U

That seems like a questionable use of school funding. 

[ozarkman417]

My high school gives out a new Kia Soul every year and for one entry 95% attendance and for two perfect attendance is needed. I only missed one hour of school last year. Some person who everyone knows is rich got past the preliminary drawing that left only five left. I don't know who won.

SM-G965U

That seems like a questionable use of school funding.

The car is a donation from a local dealership from what I know.

SM-G965U

[Rothman]

My high school gives out a new Kia Soul every year and for one entry 95% attendance and for two perfect attendance is needed. I only missed one hour of school last year. Some person who everyone knows is rich got past the preliminary drawing that left only five left. I don't know who won.

SM-G965U

That seems like a questionable use of school funding.

The car is a donation from a local dealership from what I know.

SM-G965U

Private or public high school?

[ozarkman417]

My high school gives out a new Kia Soul every year and for one entry 95% attendance and for two perfect attendance is needed. I only missed one hour of school last year. Some person who everyone knows is rich got past the preliminary drawing that left only five left. I don't know who won.

SM-G965U

That seems like a questionable use of school funding.

The car is a donation from a local dealership from what I know.

SM-G965U

Private or public high school?

Public.
Correction: It's not just my high school that participates in the drawing, it's all five in my district. Each school has around 2,000 students so I have a one in 10,000 chance to win that car.   

[tolbs17]

Also, when I was looking at the 2007-2011 Toyota Camry, the 2007-2009 models have yellow (amber) turn signals while the 2010-2011 has red. Which do you guys prefer? I may make a new thread on that, but which turn signals is better? In my opinion, I prefer yellow.

[Max Rockatansky]

Also, when I was looking at the 2007-2011 Toyota Camry, the 2007-2009 models have yellow (amber) turn signals while the 2010-2011 has red. Which do you guys prefer? I may make a new thread on that, but which turn signals is better? In my opinion, I prefer yellow.

I prefer the old school method of signaling by hand?  Brings me back to the good old days when safety was an "optional"  feature on cars.