[duke350]

I guess you could be glad you didn't get a Camry. I have seen quite a few Toyotas with bad engines, due to oil gelling. Last one I saw had just under 80k on it. When I gave her a quote for an engine replacement she told me to just keep it, it wasn't worth the price of the engine alone, much less the total charge including installation. Or you could have gotten stuck with an Xterra. I had one referred to me when the dealer had it in for a recall and they "found" over $3000 worth of problems with it. They refused to do the recall without her paying for the rest of the work, so I went to the dealer lot on a Sunday, fixed it, and she drove it home. Any way you look at it, all cars out there have flaws. Know what you are getting before you buy. Proper maintenance and quality repair parts make all the difference in the world.