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Old 08-14-07, 06:39 AM
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Last week I was traveling through Virginia and passed this 2007 camry (2532) 4cyl LE with a canvas top. I don’t ask any more. Sorry for the poor quality of the photo. I was doing 70mph and trying to shoot with my phone at the same time.
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Old 08-14-07, 06:40 AM
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eeewwww! Wow, no other comment
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Old 08-14-07, 07:09 AM
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Looks nice actually...
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Old 08-14-07, 07:26 AM
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that looks terrible
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Around here, you see those on every kind of car imaginable. They're most popular on Cadillacs and Lincolns, but I've seen Camrys, Avalons, Accords, 300Cs etc etc etc....

Those "Carriage tops", as they're called, are quite possibly the dumbest car accessory/modification ever thought up. Pay anywhere from $2k to $15k to get all the problems associated with a fabric convertible top (fading, cracking, tearing, etc), without any of the benefits (ie, the roof doesn't come off).
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That looks even worse than the same thing on the LS430 we've seen
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It's a Camry that wants to look like a 4-door Solara convertible.

But why?
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Old 08-14-07, 08:40 AM
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We call that the "LLC package."

(Late-Life Crisis)

it probably has the owners name written in cursive pinstripe on the
driver's door, too. Add gold emblems, chrome wheels, and Vogue
tires and the look is complete!

Looks like someone really wanted a Cadillac or Buick instead...

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Blue hairs on a budget. That is not a good look.
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Old 08-14-07, 10:02 AM
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Wow.....wow...
 
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...Who thought of that idea.......
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
It's a Camry that wants to look like a 4-door Solara convertible.

But why?
not trying to make it like a convert, more like the canvas tops cadillacs back in the day
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Old 08-14-07, 10:25 AM
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worst color and styled Camry!!!
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Old 08-14-07, 10:26 AM
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I hade to take a pic, No one at the dealership would believe me if I told them about this one with out proof.
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Old 08-14-07, 11:26 AM
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Oh plz... canvas top has been discussed in the 2IS forum awhile back. (err last month?)



BTW: i still kinda like the look.
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