Is there anybody there ?

Greetings from Silicon Valley California!

I loved my 1988 Camry I love my 2000 Camry

My 2007 Camry? Meh.

--Winston

Hi Winston,

I could use some of your sun. Lots of cold and rain here in NE UK.

My 1995 CAMRY has 106.000 miles on it now. I have had in near 16 years, bought it new. Its like a member of the family.

Take care

Johnny UK...Ham radio guy = G3:LIV

*There* is a packaging and transportation problem for you. :)

Excellent! Do you do your own oil changes?

You too.

--Winston

Hi Winston,

Yes I do all that kind of maintenance Engine & Gearbox they are very easy to do. Plus I know what oil I have used. I do use a small local garage for stuff I am getting a bit old to tackle.

Crawling under the car at 77 is not on. Main dealers just change to much here, maybe its the same with you.

I must admit my silencer/muffler lasted 14 years that's some record for me. I had Toyota replace it with a true Toyota one but it was £500 +

I recently went to trade it in on a 2007 Lexus but I just got £250 offered trade in against the £12000 Lexus. So I just decided to keep my CAMRY rather that take £250. It would have felt like I was selling a member of the family as I have owned it near 16 years.

Take care

Johnny UK

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Good on ya.

Yup. I've got an independent that does my 'serious stuff', too. They aren't cheap by any means, but they do a proper job in a reasonable amount of time. Worth their weight in gold, they are.

My Race Ramps help me a *bunch* with that.

They are strong, light weight and very easy to use.

Though it is a heck of a reminder that I'm not 17 any more. :)

If the dealers in my area would actually do the work I wanted and refrain with monkeying with other parts of the car, I wouldn't begrudge their prices quite so much.

During my *last* experience with Dealer service, they re-set the thresholds on my TPMS and put a leaky valve core in one of my tires, to prompt a return trip.

I replaced the valve core and re-set the TPMS thresholds, using the factory service manual. Sheesh.

Wow! They are sure *proud* of their mufflers. I had the one in my '88 replaced. It sure sounded better afterward.

Still, there comes a time when maintenance is too big a toll.

I'm not quite there yet.

:)

--Winston

Hi Again,

Yes I am much the same now regarding using a local garage. And not Toyota main dealer.

I owned 3 MR2s over maybe 14 years they were no problem at all.

I retired from Medical electronics near 19 years ago. I got my lump sum paid into the bank. Later on I thought I would treat myself and bought an XJS 3.6 litre Jaguar.

2 years old 25.000 miles.

It was a disaster from day one, It was off the road more than it was on it. And that was from the JAG main dealer we had a FIRM CHAT about it 10 weeks in. They took it back and supplied me with a 1 year old 2ltr MR2.

That just ran as expected. The Jag went back on there forecourt at GB£1000 plus over what I had paid for it !!!!!!

I never saw it around lol.

Have a look at my web page

You can see how I spend my time. Wife keeps telling me I am retired. I just cant find that word in my dictionary.

Take care

Johnny UK

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Hey there, Johnny,

Those'r neat looking roadsters. Fun to drive, I'll wager.

Yup. I read a piece once that mentioned the quirky relationship that some Jag owners have to their cars and to each other. Apparently there is a certain comradeship surrounding the various issues that crop up. Gives one something to talk about at a cocktail party. :)

Stunning.

Probably got traded on the wholesale lot.

Those are some cool products, Johnny. I was completely unaware of PSK31. That is no surprise since I am not a ham:

I think it would be grand to decode Emergency Broadcast Messages on my computer. A variation of your Isoterm Multicon could probably do that just fine.

Food for thought.

Best regards

--Winston