Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Cars, vans, SUVs, Lexus, Scion, and brochures)!

After coming across not one or two but THREE 1997-2001 Camrys that I would classify as being in above average condition, in less than a month, I figured I'd show you what most Camrys of this era that I find in my area look like; The two-tone one I saw at work was registered in Florida, so it does not really count, but I'm pretty sure the other two are Pennsylvania cars...

This, believe it or not, is one of the better examples of a 1997-2001 Camry that I've seen recently...


January 30th, 2020:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

Small world!
I have 2 step children, including spouses and children, that live in Warrenton. Obviously they're both fully grown and living their own lives now.

Just thought it was an interesting coincidence.
Have fun!
Pat☺

 

LOL, you mean Warrington?

 

From Toyota's "unkillable" era!


February 2nd, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

February 5th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

February 7th, 2022:

Lansdale, Pennsylvania

 

February 8th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

I'm guessing that the door handle broke and the owner of this Camry got one from a wrecked donor car, of a different color, in a salvage yard...?


February 9th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

My coworker's car; 2016 with only 23K miles! He bought it new, and it is now worth more than what he paid for it (It's also totally paid off). He has an old Honda Civic that he drives to work most of the time, so that gets all of the abuse (and miles)...




February 10th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

Same car...


February 10th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

February 10th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

February 11th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

February 11th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania




Who ya gonna call?!?!

 

I have decided to start taking pictures of decent examples of the Prius V that I see while out and about; Another TW member told me that the Prius V did not sell as well as the original Prius because it got ONLY 42 MPG (I drive a Tacoma with a significant drinking problem, and I'd be happy with anything over 25 MPG with gas prices the way they are!). For every dozen or so Priuses I see, I only see one or two Prius Vs; I also like the body style of the V better than that of the original Prius!


February 11th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

February 11th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

I have a serious soft spot for the 1993-1997 Corolla; If only I could find one with a 5-speed/3-pedal millennial anti-theft device (Which this one sadly doesn't have )!


February 12th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

This is the 1995 HiAce, which I originally went to this dealership to see...


February 12th, 2022:

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

 

1991 Sera


February 12th, 2022:

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

 

February 13th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

February 14th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

I saw this particularly sharp Camry LE while running an errand for work today; How do I know it's an LE...?

At least for 2002-2003, 4-wheel disc brakes were standard on all Camry trims except the LE 4-cylinder; Getting a V6 with the LE trim by default gave you rear disc brakes. The SE and XLE came with 4-wheel disc regardless of which engine you got; It was possible to get an LE 4-cylinder with rear disc brakes in this generation, but this particular example has rear drum brakes, which means it is a super base model! Regardless, this is one of the nicer 2002-2006 Camrys that I've seen, and it is clear that somebody really cares about this car!


February 17th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

Aside from the right front fender damage, this base model Corolla that I saw earlier today was in surprisingly mint condition; I have feeling that the damage is fairly recent. Also, most of the Corollas of this era that I see are fairly well-equipped LE models; This is a CE that probably has A/C and likely no other options...


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

One of two deceptively similar silver Celicas that I saw at a car meet tonight; This one had an automatic transmission and was not in the best of shape cosmetically, and unfortunately the license plate didn't yield any results on Carfax; Celicas of all years, even final generation ones like the two I saw tonight, are getting harder and harder to find. Totally stock examples in mint condition are virtually impossible to find!


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

2001 Celica GT, and it's a stick shift (the other silver was a GT-S with automatic transmission)!


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

2011 Lexus IS350


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

Same car and another Toyota 86...


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

The black one again...


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

I've said it before and I while say it again; I still see a decent amount of 1st Gen (2004-2007) Scion XBs on the road, ranging in condition from total shitboxes that look like they could fall apart at any time to decked out show cars. The 2nd Gen (roughly 2008-2014...?) XBs are not as common as the older ones, but still far more plentiful than XAs and XDs. The XA is the 1st Gen and the XD, which we have here, is the 2nd Gen...


February 19th, 2020:

Pipersville, Pennsylvania

 

I like the styling of both generations of XB better than the XA and XD, and apparently people who actually bought them thought so too. The 2nd Gen XB has more horsepower than the XD; The XB has like 160, while the XD only has like 128.

The XA and the 1st Gen XB were mechanically identical, including the engine, and that same 103hp 4-cylinder; My cousin had 2006 XA that she bought from the original owners in 2009. It had like 90K miles on it, but it was in great shape and the price was right; She paid like $6,500 cash for the car and drove it for like five years. It had about 160K miles on it when she sold it, and it still ran and drove great! The A/C was ice cold, it had a great factory Pioneer sound system, and it never had any mechanical issues. I drove it a few times, and despite its small size, it was deceptively large and quite comfortable (I'm about 6 feet tall and it was comfortable to drive); It was adequate in terms of power, but with the 4-speed automatic slushbox, merging onto a highway could be...interesting, to say the least!

That was a great little car, and if I didn't have my Tacoma, I probably would have bought it from my cousin! She sold it for like $2,500-$3,500 and I got $100 from that for detailing it for her!