Came very close to selling my Si

[amirza786]

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[swah_fk7]

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I died laughing at this comment.
I sat in my friends XSE last night, very very nice car. I just think it's a lot of money for not a whole lot of "car."
Like sure it has it's luxuries and it's comfortable, but I just can't ever see myself in a car like that. Maybe for the weekends or something, but it's literally soulless.
Just another generic family sedan with nothing to make it stand out.

In this case it would just be an appliance, where the civic si is a driver's "car"

 

[amirza786]

I died laughing at this comment.
I sat in my friends XSE last night, very very nice car. I just think it's a lot of money for not a whole lot of "car."
Like sure it has it's luxuries and it's comfortable, but I just can't ever see myself in a car like that. Maybe for the weekends or something, but it's literally soulless.
Just another generic family sedan with nothing to make it stand out.

In this case it would just be an appliance, where the civic si is a driver's "car"

That's why I would buy it used a few years old. This car will easily last 20 years before giving problems.

At my age (51), sometimes you feel really tired and just don't like feeling the bumps or shifting through gears. In traffic you just want to relax and let the car work for you. Anyway glad my comment made you laugh!

 

[CanadiaegeanBlue]

I drove my friend's 2018 XSE V6, and she and I both agreed that it's got power but the delivery is so smooth that you don't feel like it has 300hp. I really like the styling of the new one, Toyota just has to bump up their infotainment

 

[mjh]

At my age (51), sometimes you feel really tired and just don't like feeling the bumps or shifting through gears. In traffic you just want to relax and let the car work for you. Anyway glad my comment made you laugh!

Amirza, I've been a (mostly) lurker on these boards for a while, and your posts about the Si keep me coming back (especially about how the turning experience has gone for you), even though I keep telling myself I'm not going to buy an Si and deal with Honda's spotty at-best infotainment. But I'm exactly your age and am still dreaming about one more fun MT car before they seemingly go away forever. Given your obvious love of the car it seems like it would be a sin for you to give it up.

 

[amirza786]

Amirza, I've been a (mostly) lurker on these boards for a while, and your posts about the Si keep me coming back (especially about how the turning experience has gone for you), even though I keep telling myself I'm not going to buy an Si and deal with Honda's spotty at-best infotainment. But I'm exactly your age and am still dreaming about one more fun MT car before they seemingly go away forever. Given your obvious love of the car it seems like it would be a sin for you to give it up.

Worry not. I'm not giving it up. I may in a few years give it to my son so it stays in the family. It's just to much fun to drive...even when I'm tired!

 

[amirza786]

I drove my friend's 2018 XSE V6, and she and I both agreed that it's got power but the delivery is so smooth that you don't feel like it has 300hp. I really like the styling of the new one, Toyota just has to bump up their infotainment

Honestly I don't really care about infotainment systems so much, I actually prefer physical buttons. Lack of Android auto does suck, but the solution is to just mount my phone when I want to use Google maps. One of my co-workers who has an older Toyota with a much tinier screen actually mounted a 7" tablet and runs Android auto from there! It connects to the cars bluetooth so the turn by turn navigation comes thru the speakers

 

[saiko21]

Lol! Selling Civic Si for a Camry Camry is a box to be used from point A to B

 

[amirza786]

Lol! Selling Civic Si for a Camry Camry is a box to be used from point A to B

It's a very, very nice box. Sometimes that's all you need, a box where you don't have to shift gears or feel the bumps. But anyway if you read thru this, I didn't sell my Si nor am I selling it, so worry not!

 

[NoKz]

One of my co-workers is selling her 2018 Toyota Camry XSE, 35K miles, fully loaded, two tone paint, leather seats, 3.5L 301 HP V6 and offered it to me for $26,500. No accidents, no damage, she kept it in prime condition. the reason she is selling it is she commutes from a city called Tracy which is almost a 2 hour drive in traffic, she wants to lease a leaf to save money on gas. I test drove it, and Goddam if it doesn't have one of the smoothest engines I have ever driven. And the seats, OMG, the seats. So I wanted to get an idea of what my car is worth (it's paid off) and checked on Carvana, and they offered me $21K. I paid a little more than $23K out the door, including tax and license, so I would be losing probably around $2500

I came really close to pulling the trigger, but yesterday I was rowing thru the gears, and I realized I would probably never drive another MT again if I sold this car. Although the Camry xse drives and handles really well, I would really miss my drives thru the windy Pacheco pass and the Grapevines on my trips to Southern California, ripping thru the gears. So I decided to keep it, and maybe when my son turns 18 or 19, I will give it him and buy a used XSE, that way I will get the benefits of both worlds

BTW, she just told me she sold it for $30K, so she is getting more money and I keep my car

The new Camry is really nice looking. I love what they did style-wise. But I wouldn't be able to give up a manual for one. At least not right now lol.

Didn’t you drop a ton modding your car?

That’s your inner Toyota fanboy you have to shake

But yeah I’m it’s a nice car, Toyota has really stepped there game up especially in the looks department recently.

I really like the new Camrys design a lot. Looks much better than the accord in my opinion.

I also like the Toyota Tundra and especially the Tacoma’s. I was damn near close to buying a Tacoma TRD pro but went with an F-150 and tuned and lifted it six inches with 20’s and 35 inch tires.

Man I miss sitting up high...

But I don’t miss the fuel economy lol

I loved my '05 Tundra. Even with it's 4.7L V8, it would beat 5.4L F150's and stock 5.3L Chevy's. Lifted, re-geared, headers, etc. She was so fun and never once had an issue with her.

 

[amirza786]

The new Camry is really nice looking. I love what they did style-wise. But I wouldn't be able to give up a manual for one. At least not right now lol.


I loved my '05 Tundra. Even with it's 4.7L V8, it would beat 5.4L F150's and stock 5.3L Chevy's. Lifted, re-geared, headers, etc. She was so fun and never once had an issue with her.

I honestly don't know how you deal with driving a manual in SoCal in traffic over there. Everytime I come down I love the drive until I hit the valley, and then it's stop and go all the way to the South Bay. My leg is numb when I get to my destination! But overall, I don't want to give up driving a manual, that's why I decided not to buy the Camry for now. Nice Tundra by the way!

 

[Animage]

Buying a Toyota Camry is like going into Baskin Robbins and getting a one scoop vanilla cone. No thanks -- to many better choices to add excitement to life. Try the rocky road, ice cream that is

This personally hurts, as my car right now is a 2012 Camry SE. However, I prefer the vanilla ice cream! Just not this damn car. It's a death sentence from boredom.

 

[Zeffy94]

That's why I would buy it used a few years old. This car will easily last 20 years before giving problems.

At my age (51), sometimes you feel really tired and just don't like feeling the bumps or shifting through gears. In traffic you just want to relax and let the car work for you. Anyway glad my comment made you laugh!

Hah, I’m half the age and sometimes even I don’t like the visceral experience of the Type R. Depending on how intense work was, and traffic, etc, it’s just not pleasurable. That’s why I bought a used 07 RAV4 a few months ago. Completely opposite car but it’s comfortable, the automatic is... well, garbage but this is an old car, but in traffic I would take it much more over the stick.

 

[amirza786]

This personally hurts, as my car right now is a 2012 Camry SE. However, I prefer the vanilla ice cream! Just not this damn car. It's a death sentence from boredom.

Aw c'mon, it's not that bad. I have a 2006 Camry SE (3.3L V6 engine, gave it to my daughter last year) and although it isn't exciting, it was relaxing to drive, has a smooth V6 engine,never gave me any problems, and at 140K and 13 years it still has at least 15 years left. It is definitely put together better than my Si, as my Si already has rattles (the A pillar) where my Camry just started getting rattles in its body

 

[saz468]

I love Camrys. They are comfortable. They ride beautifully. They have one of the most refined v6 engines. And they last forever. Sometimes having no soul can be good for the soul. But don't worry, I'm not buying one... today that is

I’ll agree I’ve driven camrys and their very comfortable cars and reliable but in Florida they’re everywhere my commute to work I’ll see at least 20 plus usually white

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