Last week I rolled over 200,000 miles on my Camry. Its the 4 cylinder LE model. Still runs perfectly. I expect it to go to at least 250,000 maybe 300,000 miles. Anyone got higher miles on a 97? Mine was one of the first ones sold here in late 1996. Only things that have ever been a problem was:
- Strut tower design flaw causing noise. Drove it to 140,000 miles that way until I replaced the front struts.
- Clogged injector. Had my mechanic run the toyota injector cleaner thru the fuel rail and that cured it at 90,000 miles.
3 applications of Techron did nothing prior to this.
- Power steering rack leak at 140,000 miles. Mechanic replaced with a good rebuilt unit, no problems.
- Infamous puff of white smoke in the morning at 60,000 miles. Changed to Pennzoil high mileage oil, never smoked since. I have the transmission/differential and coolant changed or flushed every 30,000 miles. I change the oil and filter myself in just a few minutes with Pennzoil high mileage and Purolator filters every 3-4000 miles. Uses 1/2 quart between changes.Interior still looks new, outside a few paint chips in front. Still gets over 30mpg highway.Still a pleasure to drive it. Recently put a set of Michelin Harmony tires on it. They wear well and are very smooth and quiet. Rob