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Revision as of 18:54, 19 August 2006

Milkmandan: your changes to the Camry page are welcome but I wonder if it is worthwhile to note that the model names and release dates apply only to the United States. Stombs 12:26, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

I've made the change and have preserved your words as best as possible. Stombs 12:55, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

I very much appreciate the changes you've thrown at this--it's looking really good! I also realize anything I've got so far is pretty US-centric; I expect you guys can help me out with that. Don't worry about keeping what I've already got. I'm much less concerned about preserving my work than I am about preserving the correct work. --Milkmandan 17:40, 2004 Dec 20 (UTC)

Thank you, Milkmandan! Mind you, if you hadn't done the ground work with the generations, I'd have been well and truly stuffed. (No Red Meat jokes on that. :)) Stombs 21:53, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

Some more stuff

Given some references, and maybe getting more topics other than model lines, this could definitely be a featured article. →Iñgólemo← (talk) 22:53, 2004 Dec 30 (UTC)

Having spent a significant amount of time working on this page, I certainly would not mind that at all! Any suggestions (from anyone, really) for what to add? I know we could use a more thorough discussion of the available options and engines, but I'm having a hard time coming up with other topics. --Milkmandan 11:16, 2004 Dec 31 (UTC)

Engine question

How about some info about the timing belt alternative in some camry's (a chain? whats it called, it has a funny name but i don't remember) and details about the engineering of the engine. (i came here looking for this)

Depending on the engine, Camrys have been sold with either timing belts or timing chains—neither configuration is unusual at all. The early models seem to have chains, whereas the later models have belts. The right place to find this information would be on the pages that describe the engines used in the Camry:

• Toyota T engine
• Toyota MZ engine
• Toyota S engine (presently not terribly helpful)

--Milkmandan 19:22, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

Adding info on JDM cars

Do u mind if I add some info on JDM as well as European Camrys?? Would u mind me putting it as a subsection within each generation??

Senna6094

I don't want to make it seem like permission is required—but, I have absolutely no objection to inclusion of Euro/JDM information in the article. I encourage it, and I'm looking forward to reading about cars that I don't see every day. --Milkmandan 02:08, 2005 Apr 17 (UTC)

I asked cos the article is already very impressive, & I'm sure u've spent a lot of time on it, including the layout design. The Camry has a complicated model branchline (as most Japanese cars in the 70/80/90's do), so it would be very easy to make the article hard to read by not giving thought to the article's layout, as there are a lot of extra info.

Senna6094

The name "Camry"

Where did the name Camry come from? How was it chosen? Can we answer that?

ProhibitOnions

I was thinking about that too, cause it's not covered in the article. Names like Accord or Maxima make sense at first glance, but Camry's not a word that's found in daily usage. --LeoTheLion 1 July 2005 17:23 (UTC)

It's a good question, and one that I can't answer fully. Most Toyota cars from the late 1970s and early 1980s were given names starting with the letter C—for example, Toyota Corona, Toyota Cressida, and Toyota Corolla. I suspect the Camry was named so because it was a C name that sounded good. --Milkmandan 19:15, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

The etymology of the word 'Camry' comes from the Japanese word 'kanmuri', 冠 (かんむり), which means 'crown' and when pronounced sounds very similar to 'Camry'. Toyota had several models at the time with names meaning crown: Corona, Camry and Crown. --Jsimpson 05:33, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Extremely belated thanks for that. I'd been wondering about that off and on for years, but no Toyota people or Japanese-speakers I'd asked knew. Things like this make Misplaced Pages really useful! ProhibitOnions 00:35, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

years, and engines missed

i was looking through the Camry section, and found that you forgot the 1992-1993 V6 motor. it was the 3.0L 4 cam 3VZ-FE. Also the third generation was from 1992-1996.

(this was on the right hand column)

The Australian should have stuff about the New Zealand Camry!!

They had the same design and features and sportivo model in new zealand to who ever the stupid twit is who changed it

2nd Gen Camry picture

I noticed that the 2nd generation Camry picture isn't a really good one. Can someone replace it with this?

http://photos.velocityjournal.com/images/stk/1988/ty1988camry01.jpg

Done! --ApolloBoy 04:55, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Good article nomination

Reorganizing infoboxes and using footnotes in this article will make it a good "good article" nominee. - Eagle 22:51, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Low build quality?

The article cites the Camry's "low build quality" in comparison with other models as a reason for its poor sales in Europe. Could we get a citation for this? Poor quality is not something Toyotas are usually known for. ProhibitOnions 15:09, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Traitors

Nothing more, nothing less is the fool who purchases any import. Where will you work when Toyota buys out G.M.? Keep supporting unfair trade and support the further destruction of the American economy. Youll never keep up the payments on your toyota when your job goes overseas. ```