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thanks for the input guys, i've made a checklist of what I'm looking for....lol! by the way, do the camry standard cd players play copied cd's?

man, i had no idea...i'm going to check out the car with my girlfriend's dad on saturday...hopefully all goes well with that one. I had a look at it the other day by myself and the engine sounded kinda loud (compared to my old 1.6l pulsar everything sounds loud i guess!). Since you have the V6 sportivo, do you think there's anything I should be looking out for?

i always thought toyota never made stuff like that....i honestly thought it was after market...how can you tell it's genuine? i thought it'd have a toyota emblem.

the PE shorts i wore in high school were green, if that helps.

hey guys, i had a look at one today and I'm pretty keen on it...however it comes with 17in toyota alloy wheels as opposed to the 16in original wheels - these wheels have 6 spokes...i'm just extremely pedantic since it's a lot of money...this is a link to the vehicle on carsales...let me know what you think...also I called toyota - the original grill costs $165...is it just a clip-on application? http://tiny.cc/zjfsU

with how much power the chassis can demand when being thrown around, the 4 cyl is a bit on the weak side. it's a very smooth engine in every day driving, but the response and torque from the engine isnt worth writing home about. the v6 handles the chassis much better, but the manual is better than the auto. i've got an auto gen 5.5 v6 sportivo, and sometimes the gear ratios of the auto are frustrating. at least in the manual you can stick with gears properly and get smooth power and torque curves from any rpm. but unfortunately, manual v6 sportivos are pretty hard to come by! the v6 gen 5.5 sportivo is a very good all round package, but if you prefer an auto and want performance and luxury, maybe look into an azura? how does your camry do on fuel lateralus?

Thanks for all the input guys, I'm planning on looking at a couple more toyota camrys tomorrow....it's such a hard decision from tossing up between the 3.0l and 2.4l model.... by the way.....how does the 2.4l model feel to drive mbruce? do you feel like the power it produces is enough?

Yeah, i was looking at the toyota sportivo, I test drove a 3.0l model and I was impressed with how smooth the vehicle was and how quiet the ride was. I'll be driving the car mostly on the freeway and back home, with the occassional drive to the city every couple of weeks. Are there any inherent "issues" with the car that you've found whilst owning it? By the way, I drove a 5th gen sportivo - the front and back look slightly different to yours I think...i don't think it should make a difference - also, it had a cassette player and no 6-stack :(

Hey guys, I'm new to Toyotas, I recently sold my Nissan Pulsar and I'm interested in buying the V6 Sportivo - not the current shape but the previous one. My question is, how do the 4cyl and 6cyl fair in terms of fuel consumption? I'm buying this vehicle whilst considering its safety attributes very highly....however, i'm unsure about how much fuel they consume - both 4cyl and 6cyl. I realise that in real life, the advertised fuel consumption averages are highly distorted! Any help in regards to how much fuel your car uses would be highly appreciated....also pls specify whether you have the 3.0l or 2.4l engine? CHeers Riz - First post!