Listing snapshot
| Spotted | October 2022 |
| Asking price | $9,499 |
| Listed on | Cars.com, dealer |
| Drivetrain | Automatic, front-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1992 Toyota Camry LE in October 2022, listed on Cars.com for $9,499. We did not record the mileage, and the ad has expired. We keep the record because a 30-year-old Camry at this price says a lot about how much clean examples are worth to the right buyer.
What this car was
A white four-door sedan, photographed on a gravel lot. The paint looks bright and even, the bumpers and trim are straight, and it still wears its factory wheel covers. There is no sign of rust or crash damage in the two photos we have. LE was the better-equipped trim, a step above the base car.
The listing gave only a few details: an automatic transmission, comfortable seats and good overall condition. Without the mileage or service history it is hard to say more, but the outside of the car looks like it has been garaged or very lightly used.
Was $9,499 a fair ask?
It was a lot of money for a 1992 Camry, most of which sell as cheap transportation. The price only makes sense if the mileage was low and the condition matched the photos, and we did not record the mileage. In its favour: the XV10 Camry has a strong reputation for reliability, and survivors this clean are becoming hard to find. Against it: it is still an everyday sedan, and buyers looking for one usually expect to pay far less.
A little Camry history
1992 was the first model year of the wider XV10 Camry in North America. It grew from a compact into a mid-size car, and US-market cars were built at Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. It was offered with a four-cylinder or a V6, as a sedan, a wagon and later a coupe. The XV10 ran through 1996 and helped make the Camry one of the best-selling cars in America. The bigger body put it in direct competition with the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus.
More cars from the archive
- 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, another Toyota
- 1990 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si, another 1990s Japanese car
- 1993 Acura Integra LS, another 1990s Japanese car
- 1990 Acura Legend, another 1990s Japanese car
