2002 Toyota Camry Solara consumer reviews

THIS IS RELIABLE EZY TO DRIVE EZY TO FIX EZY TO PARK CONVERTIBLE AND PRACTICAL AND PRESTIGIOUS FULLY AUTOMATIC TOP COLD AC AND LOW MAINTENANCE CAR

This car man All my expectations and even more I totally love the interior in the design it's highly recommended that I would recommend this to anybody totally awesome performance and easy to drive on very economical

Good vehicle, needs a couple repairs. Great first car for kid. Cheap repairs if your familiar with auto repairs. Interior nice. Pleanty inside room.

This car is safe, reliable, easy to maintain and fuel efficient despite being over 10 years old now.

I bought this car new and still love driving it as much as the day i drove it off the car lot. The first impression that day was the zip and handling. As time went on it was apparent I made a great choice. It has been reliable and after 12 years the major repair has been replacement of the master belt after the 80k mark. Another plus is the mpg in town and on the highway. By the way I was an avid fan of the Cadillac. Hope to enjoy another 100k miles of pure driving pleasure!!

I bought this car with about 75K on it in 2010 and I have loved it ever since. It has the smoothest V6 i have ever driven, making highway entrance ramps, passing, merging and long drives extremely enjoyable. This is a quick car, not in comparison to say a BMW or Mercedes, but it more then holds its own in general. Probably my favorite performance aspect is how quickly it goes from 40-80 (highway merging) with hardly having to push it. It rides a bit on the hard side, but I will take that trade for its ability to corner well for a non-sports car. My wife passes out in the passenger seat all the time in spite of my spirited driving, so its comfortable enough. As far as reliability, it has really been nothing but maintenance and a few minor issues. Just make sure you change the timing belt around 90k. It has never broken down on me in about 60,000 miles of driving. Our family will hopefully be expanding very soon and will have to get something more kid friendly, but i do not see my self selling this car. I would miss it way too much.

Bought my 2002 Toyota Solara Convertable new when I left a company who had provided company cars. Drove it regularly in city traffic and long trips for 10 years on the new job until 2012 when I got a company car again. Hauled a tent camper on family vacations with it and also a small trailor taking kids to college, no issue. It now has 254,000 miles on it, stored at our condo as an extra. The only thing ever needed is maintenance, Never broken down. My mechanic feels it could easily go 500,000 plus, mostly because I take care of all the routine maintenance, especially regular oil changes 3-5K miles. Important he says with this model engine, a real Toyota classic long term performer but sludge can reduce it's life. Top still in good shape, garaged mostly, leather seats a bit worn, needs it's 5th set of tires, otherwise still looks and runs great. Only thing that really ever broke was the power antenna, replaced it. Key I found out is DON'T lubricate them. Only complaint I've ever had is the trunk is a bit small to accommodate the top, but in great weather, top down is a good way to port a few 2x4's, furniture or whatever. Bet this is 1 of the best cars Toyota has made and stands out against the direct competition, surprised they didn't sell more.

I bought my 2002 Solara SLE in January 2012 with almost 92,000 miles. I had secretly lusted after a red Solara convertible, and there it was on the lot (along with a while one). I tried to ignore its siren call, but my '92 LeBaron was in its death throes and I couldn't ignore it any longer. DH said to get something practical, "like a 4-door, with stick even." No. It was then or never. I succumbed to the Solara. There are cars that feel just right when you sit in them and the Solara is one. Apart and aside from being just beautiful (yes, I think the older models are prettier than the newer ones), it runs and handles beautifully. Nothing except gas for the eight months I've owned it. I don't put on a lot of miles, so I hope it lasts forever. I feel like such a material girl, but I just freakin' love this car. It makes me happy every time I drive it -- heck, it makes me happy just seeing it in the garage!

So my wife and i went car shopping 3 years ago and it was my wife trading in her pile of you know what :) Pontiac Sunfire and had done some research on cars that were at the lot my buddy worked at so we went there to check out a Mazda 3 and right next to it was an 02 SLE Solara V6 and my wife was stuck and totally looked passed the Mazda and literally said I want this car right now. So we asked my buddy what he was gonna do for us and what the history was on the car. Turns out an elderly gentleman owned it and garaged it its whole life. I mean obviously he was driving it but the paint looked like the car just rolled off the lot and it had 51,000 miles on it for an 8 year old car. Other than true Old school classic American muscle I prefer Toyota, Honda's & Acuras before anything else. This car in the last 3 years has needed absolutely nothing but oil changes. The tires still look brand new even, even after 3 years. Because it's a V6 the 200 HP motor it has is plenty to get where you need to in a quick fashion. I can get from 60-90 on the freeway to pass who ever i need to in a matter of a few seconds. This car is really quick and it handles really well. If you have the need for very affordable sports coupe i would highly recommend a 2nd gen Solara. I don't care for the style of the newest Gen or much of the 1st gen but my model the 2nd Gen is beautiful and I fell in love with this car so i steal it from my wife every chance i get. We have only put about 19,000 more miles on it in 3 years so it's at 70,000 and some change, but i know this car is going to last us forever, probably even have it still when my 1 year old son is able to get his license that's how much i trust the reliability of this car. So overall this is an amazing car that you can depend on day in and day out that is affordable and has the kind of power to move quickly around anyone at any given time. I would rate it at about a 4.9 out of 5.0 on an overall spectrum.

I was totally happy with the Solara, had very few very tiny problems for 75,000 miles, until I decided I had to have a Prius.