Hi,
Mate is selling Camry altise 2008 with 170,000 Kms for around $650 with 6 months rego left.
Its gonna be a first car, im on L's and will be used for shopping and some long trips. Not too fancy stuff.
So should i buy it or any other recommendation or should i ask for a cheaper price?
He told me its serviced regularly but if its a good price then ill get everything checked.
Regards,
Redbook literally means nothing. Go to careless, look at prices of similar cars, then take $1000 off.
Sounds reasonable to me, especially if you trust him about the history of the car and don't think it has been driven irresponsibly (engine/gearbox thrashed, etc.).
A base model Camry driven irresponsibly? Hahahaha
The definition of a Camry driver driving irresponsibly is doing the speed limit in the left hand lane.
I've got an 08 Camry Altise with abbout 82,000 on the clock and I flog it a fair bit. Haven't had any speeding fines, but I go through more fuel than your average wide brim hat and box of tissues on the parcel shelf Camry driver.
OP - they are a good reliable car and if you treat it well, it should treat you well. As you said, just get it checked over by a mechanic first to make sure there's no major issues and you should be fine.
Well, 2008 with 170,000 Kms is ~30,000 km a year or roughly 80km each day, every day. Every four days in this six year period, they drive from Sydney to Canberra or back. What was the car used for? This would probably be more enlightening.
Lower k's will mean a higher price and it looks like you are after a bargain.
170k/k can be a lot if it is inner city driving and driven hard. If a lot of highway use then not so bad.
If you decide to go with the car then do get it inspected by a professional, not just a mate who knows all there is about cars.
That make & model has a reputation for build integrity and durability. If it has not been abused or fiddled with then you would get many years of reliable use from it.
We have an 07 with about 90k/k on it and the thing is still in showroom condition and much nicer on the road to drive than a lot of little buzz boxes.
Every used car is different, no two are the same. Never take the sellers word for anything, even it they are a friend.
I think victor and cluster are suggesting something noisy & rough that will do 80 in a 60 zone would be the smarter choice.. LOL
Mine is 06 camry done 60k, good reliable car, engine for Toyota has been dated (almost all model lags behind). fuel consumption likely to be 9L-12L per 100km, the logbook stated service once a year unless high kms (at least for mine, not sure about the new one)
check the tyre tread, service regularly for a 170k kms - ask mechanic to check the timing belt, air con belt and power steering belt. Those are quite expensive to replace. normally replaced in the interval of 80k, 160k
that's why normally people sell their car at 100k, 200k (2nd interval) without replacing them……
2006 was the year of a model change from 36R to 40R and with the 4cyl version the OP is referring to here it has a chain drive belt, not the rubber kind that needs to be regularly replaced like your model.
good to hear.
Quick question. Whats worse, more kms or the year?
Will it give me problems in the coming future or should i look for older but less kms car?
If the car has been serviced regularly and had everything done as per age - plus the car can be registered without any problems (eg does it come with a roadworthy)- this sounds like a great deal to me.
That model if maintained well will easily do 300,000 kms without trouble. If mechanically it is in good shape and looked after it is worth buying.
A car which has done 100,000 highway kilometres would be more desirable than one which has done 30,000 km worth of short trips from cold in stop-start traffic. Ask your mate about this. 30,000km every year is a reasonable distance for a mid-sized family car to have travelled.
According to ABS, Aussie cars travel 15k km per year. This car has traveled 30k km per year! Would not buy it, its been trashed well I guess.
According to Joe Hockey poor people don't drive much, if at all. I would be secure in the knowledge that at almost 30k km per year, a wealthy Australian owned this vehicle.
The price seems good champ, just keep in mind that it will need the timing belt to be changed when it hits 200,000kms (few years) which is around $500. Asides from this Camry's are great first cars with very few maintenance issues.
Has a timing chain, should last life of car.
Chain in this model .. not rubber drive belt. (ACV40R series current shape) Aug06 on.
Ahh Ok, I'm more accustomed to the SV21's Camry's. I know them like the back of my hand, bulletproof cars from that era.
170000km on a camry is not to bad, yes things will break but if it has been serviced and you continue to look after it you should get years of trouble free driving.
I would compare with prices on carsales for similar models in Sydney, I would even go to a few close by and test drive and look.
That way you have an idea and can compare it to something. Since your on your L's take a friend with you. Get them to drive all the cars, don't take one friend then another to a different car, it has to be the 1 person.
Might be good, but if its been driven on Parramatta or Canterbury rd every day, the suspension, bushes and body are going to feel like shit
Thanks for the advice, will surely do that.
Never buy a car from a mate. Unless it is ridiculously undervalue and the mate offered the price originally.
Was he the first owner? ask him why are the mileages so high. The good news is that, with high mileages in such a short time, it was "probably" mostly highway miles which take less of a toll on the engine (distance for distance) than start stop city miles.
He may have got it from an auction and may have been ex rental/ex gov stock which is usually good news as fleets are mostly taken care pretty well by company mechs/dealer service program to maintain the warranty.
Again, my advice to car buyers is always to get spend a little more (bout 20-25%) and you can get a car with less than half the distance travelled and the same age.
@wholesaleturbos has a very good point with the suspension and bushes. They're going to be quite fatigued from all that distance.
Road worthy and red book means nothing. When in doubt get a trusted mechanic to check.
They indeed bought it in auction in 2010, and using it for school pickups and shopping since then..
The price for a 2008 Camry with 170K is very reasonable.
I know users saying that it has done so many kms. But Camry is very reliable car and can go up to 300000 without any hick-up.
Just make sure body is clean without any big scratches/dents.
Good Luck and enjoy it.
As others have said, if the car has been reasonably cared for it should be able to do 300000km easily. The Camry's are generally known to have reliable engines.
The engine should be fine however with all vehicles with these amount of KMs it's the other parts such as suspension bushings and engine mounts that tend to need replacing sooner rather than later.
$6500 isn't a lot of money, and you won't lose any money provided that it's mechanically OK for 2 years. 170K on a smaller car, is harder on shocks / brakes/ transmission.
Because it's your first car, you'll probably have a fender bender or two, so excellent option for moving onto your Ps.
You won't get much cheaper, he is probably looking at a woeful trade-in figure of 5k and looking for some extra cash. Why is your mate selling it though?
They are looking to buy something new.
Hey most important is: does it come with a roadworthy? If not I suggest you find out what it needs to be road worthy. Could end up costing you alot
bullet proof car great for a first one, major service every 90k, so next one will be a biggie shop round for best price, make sure they do everything that is recommended, before you buy, check the service book should of been serviced every 15k or 12 months whichever occurs first, check for anything irregular or missing, like oh it never had the 90k (major service) service,
don't forget once you have bought it, it is yours, do not mention in 6 months time that it needs and interior light globe, unless you want to lose them as a friend
Hi,
Thanks all for the reply's, I will get the car checked by NRMA and if everything looks good then ill get the car.
Thanks again.
Regards,
http://www.redbook.com.au/cars/research/used/details/2008-to…
$8.1k to $9.7k private sale price, although the example shown as lower kilometres. If in good condition $6.5k doesn't look bad. Try plugging in the car's specs into online insurance quote web sites and see what the insured value is.