city driving today...15-20 mph in downtown Denver. i start to hear a clunking noise that i first thought was coming from a bus. the bus turns and when i approach a stop light i realize it's my engine. i roll down the window and hear that the clunking is more like a grinding sort of clunk. the light turns green, i hit the gas and my car dies. it won't start, the engine starts to smoke on the right side (when looking from the driver seat) and what i think was coolant (green substance) starts pouring out of the front center of the car. it's labor day, i know nothing about cars (maybe because i've always driven camrys), but i had it towed...who knows what happened?
98 4cyl. auto with 84,000 miles.i've had every 15k checkup done at toyota and last time put $2000 into it for 4 leaks in the transmission and a new wheel bearing. i never let the oil go over 3,000 before getting a change. i did the timing belt and all that expensive shit just before it hit 60,000 miles. i do lots of highway driving and i treat it like an infant. i've never driven anything but a camry and their reliability is always above expectations, until now.
this is why my camry sucks.