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Are Solara's Cheap to maintain?

Are Solara's Cheap to maintain?

Postby budbiss » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:28 am

I am thinking about buying one, its a 2000, its got 58k on it, its the 4clynder model (i think its a CE) and the owner only wants $8500 for it (this is a good price, right?). Anyways, how are parts prices on these? Are the parts the same as the Camry's?
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Postby TadS » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:39 am

The Solara comes in an SE & SLE trim level. The SLE is more luxurious and expensive. The Solara shares most of its components with the Camry.

I guess IMO this is a yes and no question. Generally, Toyotas don't break, so they're cheap to maintain as in that basic maintenance is all they will normally need. However, if something does break, not a regular occurrence, they can be slightly more expensive than a domestic automobile to fix. At least it is my experience that the trade off is well worth it.
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Postby Yanks0114 » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:24 pm

Solaras are very easy to drive and maintain. Not only are toyotas reliable, but their repair parts are pretty cheap. The only problem you have it that at around 60k miles you should get a full service including timing belt change.
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