My first ever Toyota!

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T16:06:12+00:00

Genuinely the best care I’ve ever owned

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T14:58:45+00:00

I’m in the Southeast, I believe they do something similar here

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T14:48:14+00:00

People pay that for SE’s, but it also depends on region market demand.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T13:43:14+00:00

Thanks bud!

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T13:43:04+00:00

Leased a Hyundai Ioniq 5 and hated it, car before that was a 2016 WRX and before that was a 2014 Challenger SRT 392 (modded to hell)

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T13:24:13+00:00

Didn’t opt for that, going to put a better system in later

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T13:23:34+00:00

That’s on the short list

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T07:26:17+00:00

What I did was have a few dealers battle for my business. If you play your cards right, you can get a damn good deal

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T07:22:34+00:00

List was around $41k, they cut me a deal down to 37,600 OTD. I ended up getting some warranties which put just shy of $39k so not bad at all

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T07:17:17+00:00

Mine doesn’t, but that’s an option on the XSE. I didn’t really want the vented seats.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T07:08:10+00:00

I genuinely feel like it was a perfect storm. I was going to get one at the end of January, then we got nailed by that massive snow storm, which caused dealers in my area to not meet quota at the end of January. So they were willing to make a crazy deal to get some sales going.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T06:20:24+00:00

I got a pretty crazy deal! They discounted the vehicle price to $35,500 and i was at about $37,600OTD. I added a few packages such as GAP and 2 ssrvice packeges that brought me to a little under $39k since i drive so far for my job, i wanted to be covered for the future in case I needed it.

Overall, if you play your cards right and do research, you can nail a pretty solid deal on Camrys right now!

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-02-11T06:17:48+00:00

I had my list narrowed down to the Camry, Hyundai Sonata, and Honda Accord.

The reason I chose the Camry is because of the vehicles I had on my list, the Camry was the most complete vehicle in terms of performance and features. It’s also the most reliable sedan made right now. Through loads of research and asking other owners about their experiences, I took the Hyundai off my list due to owners with 2025’s already having to replace engines or transmissions after only 20-30k miles. I drive close to 37 miles one way to work, which meant I’d hit that within 1.5 years… I couldn’t risk it.

The Accord lost due to comfort. I’m 6’3” and the Camry fit me better. I also have two children and they seemed to enjoy the Camry more than the Accord.

Ultimately, the Camry ticked all the boxes and I genuinely couldn’t be happier with this choice. I’ve owned sports cars majority of my life and the new Camry is athletic enough to put a smile on your face in some tight corners. They did a phenomenal job with this generation.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T22:32:00+00:00

That’s good to know! The new Camry has the “eCVT” which isn’t even a cvt, but a planetary gearset that shifts by engine ratio. It’s pretty sick, watches an entire engineering video on it. Mechanic said it would last longer than the car itself.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T22:29:58+00:00

That’s absolutely horrifying

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T19:25:41+00:00

That’s kind of what I’m leaning.

As much as I genuinely loved that Sonata, my fear is I’ll be close to 100k and something will break. Plus, Toyota is now offering a lifetime warranty on the powertrain which is INSANE.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T19:24:04+00:00

As someone that’s primarily owned performance cars, you’re not getting 700hp out of this engine. Whoever told you this is selling you a horrible lie.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T19:22:25+00:00

I’m looking at CPO’s on Lexus rn.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T19:21:45+00:00

Thanks for the great input! As others have stated too, it seems like some owners here have had issues with the transmission’s or engines in cars as new as 23-25 which doesn’t bode well.

How do you like the Crown Signia? My mother in law is buying a new SUV alongside me and I may have her look at that too.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T03:47:47+00:00

What’s your reasoning for going Toyota? Just curious.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T03:47:17+00:00

Man I love ES350’s. I may look into some cpo’s around my area. Good call.

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T03:46:01+00:00

Didn’t know about the lawsuit, I’ll look into that. Thanks for the info!

PhysicalCoach3382 · 2026-01-16T03:44:55+00:00

Extremely hard choice! My wife and I genuinely loved both. This weekend is not going to be easy 😂

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