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After 2 years of rigorous (ab)use, my gutsy old Camry has given up on me. It all started with a standard mid-week morning dash to work. The cars’ engine just wouldn’t turn. I ended up calling RACV and was in luck, with a bloke at my gate literally in 5 minutes. He had a look and suspected that this problem was a ‘compression lock’. After pouring in some anti-freeze (I guess), and after a few ignition attempts the engine finally turns over. But then, we spot another issue, white fumes and fluid dripping from the exhaust. And while I’m still at the front of the car with the boot open, I spot the fumes and bubbles at the radiator cap opening. This is when the RACV mechanic gets really worried. He reckons I should get my car checked out ASAP. Ah well, after calling in to report the emergency in at work, I head off to the nearest car workshop.
The bloke there has a dekko, and thinks the car engine has a minute hole thats letting all the coolant and engine oil mix-up and ultimately causing it to stall. He reckon he can solve the issue by using an entire can of some-kinda-glass-chip-based sealant. His process consisted of running the engine super hot pouring in all this concocted mixture and then cooling the engine down. Hopefully fusing the minute gap. A few hours later, we are still left with a sputtering, leaky exhaust and a fuming radiator. That left this mechanic guessing it was a blown head gasket. A few days of public transport and soul-and-wallet-searching resulted in our decision to now get in and get a new car.
So without further ado, here is our new car…
We are really enjoying the Camry Altise. This is really our first new car, ever. So yes, we’re definitely very excited. The downside after driving it around for about a week and a half is the lack of power when I compare it against the V6 of the old one. That is my only (major) gripe. Apart from that, I love the new styling of the Camry Altise and just about everything else.
Just a parting reminder of what I once had. Alas, now just a flowerpot waiting for the yard strippers to take it apart.
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I was thinking of ways to just make myself feel better about it performance-wise. I’m not trying to spend a whole lot of money, but just looking for quick upgrades to improve performance.
For the money you will spend on a turbo you should have just bought the V6. It will be more reliable in the long run because anytime you start adding aftermarket parts to a car you will lower its reliability even if they are Toyota parts…
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