Camry Success-Avg age 45, lower than segment. SE model 35% of sales, was 7%
02-08-12, 09:50 PM
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Don't know where it's selling better, but I barely see any in Los Angeles. Maybe two a week on my daily commute. They are also advertising the heck out of a subvented SE model... something I've never seen Toyota do for the first model year.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
02-08-12, 11:01 PM
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I see these new camrys everywhere in San Francisco, especially in Chinatown... 
seriously I see at least 5 everyday. Of course they could be the same ones everyday but still.
seriously I see at least 5 everyday. Of course they could be the same ones everyday but still.
02-08-12, 11:56 PM
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They need wider wheels, but that's a quick fix, and to me, they look better than the previous generations. The SE is nice looking. I saw a few LE's on the road, look pretty decent in silver.
02-09-12, 03:35 AM
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Don't know where it's selling better, but I barely see any in Los Angeles. Maybe two a week on my daily commute. They are also advertising the heck out of a subvented SE model... something I've never seen Toyota do for the first model year.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
02-09-12, 11:26 AM
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Don't know where it's selling better, but I barely see any in Los Angeles. Maybe two a week on my daily commute. They are also advertising the heck out of a subvented SE model... something I've never seen Toyota do for the first model year.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
I'm with DoomLight. I think the last gen looked cleaner and less fabricated. That front airdam on the SE looks like one of those 1960's poodle prom dresses.
02-09-12, 10:25 PM
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Drove from north LA County to Orange County and back today... only saw one new Camry.
02-10-12, 10:01 AM
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It is firmer than in base-models, though not necessarily more-so than in the XLE model.
02-13-12, 12:05 AM
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That is a very nice surprise, I don't think anymore expected that 
. This will really shut up a lot of the haters and critics. 35% take rate for the SE model is just awesome, as that is the best-looking model. More good-looking Camrys on the road will mean a better reputation for the Camry, which will lead to good things all around. Also a great surprise that the average age for Camry buyers has lowered by quite a bit.
. This will really shut up a lot of the haters and critics. 35% take rate for the SE model is just awesome, as that is the best-looking model. More good-looking Camrys on the road will mean a better reputation for the Camry, which will lead to good things all around. Also a great surprise that the average age for Camry buyers has lowered by quite a bit.
02-13-12, 04:00 AM
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i drove one of these at the Miami Auto Show last November. it didnt impress me. maybe because im 33 and single with no kids.
this car is becoming a Buick. already bland and boring, and less elegant than the last model. clearly not targeted towards me. but yet people seem to be buying them in droves. like mindless Zombies!
this car is becoming a Buick. already bland and boring, and less elegant than the last model. clearly not targeted towards me. but yet people seem to be buying them in droves. like mindless Zombies!