The title pretty much says it all. This Monday (09/26/2011) I will be moving on to a 2003 Camry LE with around 40,000 miles on it. My Dad passed away in February of this year and I inherited His car. I was planning on driving My 1989 Camry around until it completely died which never happened. :) Even though it has 276,000 miles it runs strong and is super reliable. Starts right up regardless of the weather. I have been the 2nd owner of this car since 2003 when it was handed down to me from my Dad. It had 141,000 miles on it at the time. It replaced the 1985 Camry that I owned. I hope I have as good luck with the 2003 Camry as I did with the 1989 Camry but don't think I will by reading the reviews and complaints online. The stripped head bold deal is kinda scary. :uhoh: They just don't make them like they used to. :disappoin I plan on selling the 1989 Camry for scrap as I can get $325.00 cash for it "as is". I live in Massachusetts and if I sell it via private party sale I don't want to deal with someone asking for a refund a month down the road via the lemon law. Here are a few pics of the car.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/JOET1966/SANY0216.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/JOET1966/SANY0213.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p98/JOET1966/SANY0207.jpg
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Sorry to hear about your father. If I lived within driving distance of you, I'd be tempted to buy it off of you, since I need a car for my daughter.

Well today was the day...
My 1989 Camry was picked up (10-07-2011) on a flatbed truck and taken to Chuckran Auto Parts located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It really sucked to see the old Camry hauled away. Kind of depressing actually. :frown: That car served me well over the 8 Years I owned it. It did need some work done to it to keep it roadworthy if I were to keep it ...

1. Passengers side half axle (outer cv joint clicked away when making left turn)
2. Distributer (leaked oil internally)
3. Rear main seal (was leaking oil pretty bad)
4. Blower moter (had to whack it with a rubber hammer to get it working sometimes. would turn slower than normal)
5. Cold start time switch was bad.
6. Clunking in front end. (possible strut mounts. They were the original struts)
7.Broken exhaust pipe (middle section of bolt on exhaust system)
8. Rocker panel rotted out on drivers side of car.

I hope other 2nd. generation Camry owners can use parts off of it to help keep their Camrys on the road. :thumbsup: I am gonna miss my 89 Camry. :sadwavey:

Well today was the day...
My 1989 Camry was picked up (10-07-2011) on a flatbed truck and taken to Chuckran Auto Parts located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It really sucked to see the old Camry hauled away. Kind of depressing actually. :frown: That car served me well over the 8 Years I owned it. It did need some work done to it to keep it roadworthy if I were to keep it ...

1. Passengers side half axle (outer cv joint clicked away when making left turn)
2. Distributer (leaked oil internally)
3. Rear main seal (was leaking oil pretty bad)
4. Blower moter (had to whack it with a rubber hammer to get it working sometimes. would turn slower than normal)
5. Cold start time switch was bad.
6. Clunking in front end. (possible strut mounts. They were the original struts)
7.Broken exhaust pipe (middle section of bolt on exhaust system)
8. Rocker panel rotted out on drivers side of car.

I hope other 2nd. generation Camry owners can use parts off of it to help keep their Camrys on the road. :thumbsup: I am gonna miss my 89 Camry. :sadwavey:

If the scrap yard see's your post they may bring your Camry back wanting a refund.

Yes . it is always hard to say good bye to a trustworthy car.:disappoin But I think you are going to be very happy and impressed with your 2003.:) I own one and all I can say is so far it has lived up to its reputation for being a good reliable car. As with any car there are a few things that will come up but that is where this forum and others like it will come in handy. Always come here first if you have a question..... it will save you time and money for sure.:2cents: Good Luck

And there is the 1,000,000 mile Accord (http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/10/24/mans-car-goes-1000000-miles/). Thinking of that 278,000 miles doesn't sound like many miles.

I'm a bit skeptical of this...

The man bought it in '96 with 74,000 and hit 1,000,000 after only 15 years. That's 61,733 miles PER YEAR...almost 170 miles PER DAY, every day for 15 years...in MAINE. The average driver goes around 15k/yr and hard-core hypercommuters can hit 25-30k/yr.

What does this guy do to rack up that many miles??? The only conceivable thing would be mail delivery. But Maine winters aren't kind to Honda Accords serving as mail trucks.

It's just hard to fathom.

Maybe it's the old traveling salesman situation...

Surely could be a salesman, they put in lots of mile each year. If you doubt it, do a search, seems he got a new Honda for the million mile one.

Okay, that's somewhat plausible, but I'd still like to know. He'd basically be changing his oil every month.

And if you think about it, this is the second free car he's gotten. The first one he'd be able to depreciate for taxes as a business expense, along with deductions for all the gas, oil, and parts he had to buy.