Want a 2007 Toyota Camry - Get In Line

Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in America for the last few years but the new 2007 model looks like it's out to beat its own records. Since its appearance, it has outsold all vehicles in its class by far. Dealers can't keep them in stock and the factory can't produce them fast enough. Customers are on waiting lists at dealerships. And, by the way, there are no incentives and discounts are hard to come by.

So what's the appeal? From all appearances the Camry is an ordinary car with ordinary styling and an ordinary price. It doesn't have a super powerful engine, it doesn't win races, it hasn't won any major design awards, and it doesn't have fad appeal. So, what does it have that makes it so popular?

The answer is - everything together. It has all the right things wrapped into an almost perfect package. It's the outstanding combination of all its elements. It's the right size, combined with the right options, the right performance, the right safety features, the right quality, a reputation for reliability, and the right price.

No other vehicle seems to have achieved the same kind of just-right recipe as the 2007 Toyota Camry.

Want a Peek Inside?

Automotive News, the leading trade publication and subscription web site for car dealers and auto industry insiders is opening up it's website at www.autonews.com to all comers for free until August 27, 2006.

Normally, dealers and other qualified automotive industry insiders pay $149 a year for this information.

This is a great opportunity to read about what happens behind the scenes at car dealers and car manufacturers. Much of the information and data here is not the kind that you and I see every day. So take a peek and enjoy it while it lasts.

New JD Power Dependability Survey Results

JD Power and Associates' new auto dependability study is just in. This is the long-term reliablity study, not the 90-day initial quality study that comes out at a different time.

As expected, Lexus (a Toyota brand) comes out as the brand with the fewest problems, as it has for the past 11 years. In fact, Toyota claimed top position in eight of the 19 vehicle categories, and runner-up in nine categories.

Honda and General Motors were next in line with the fewest problems. Ford has a couple of top positions and Mazda had one with it's compact sports car, the Miata MX-5.

Other winners are:

Subcompact - Toyota Echo
Compact - Honda Civic
Compact Premium Sporty - Honda S2000
Midsize Sporty - Chevy Monte Carlo
Midsize - Buick Century
Large - Mercury Grand Marquis
Entry Premium - Acura CL
Midsize Premium - Lexus GS300 and GS430
Large Premium - Lexus LS430
Sporty Premium - Lexus SC430
Compact SUV - Toyota RAV4
Midsize SUV - Toyota Highlander
Large SUV - GMC Yukon
Midsize Premium SUV - Lexus GX470
Van - Honda Odyssey
Large Premium SUV - Cadillac Escalade EXT

Land Rover and Saab placed last in this long-term reliability study. By comparison, Lexus had 136 problems per 100 vehicles, compared to Land Rover with 438 problems per 100 vehicles.

New Chrysler Return Policy

Chrysler just introduced a new 30-day return offer that looks great at first glance. At second glance, it's not so great. Reading the fine print shows that the customer must pay 5% of the sticker price if he wants to return his recently purchased vehicle. For a $25,000 car, this amounts to a whopping $1250. Plus he has to pay 50 cents for every mile he has driven. Say he drove 1000 miles. He would then owe an additional $500, plus some fees.

This all amounts to a pretty expensive test drive for a new Chrysler product. I'm going to make absolutely sure I want the car before I would buy one, even with the new return policy.

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