As you know, I just bought a 92 Camry (named Tobias). The thing you need to remember with Toyotas, is the REAL age of the car is based on how many miles it has. If you can find a older Camry like early 90s like mine, but the mileage is REALLY low, it basically will be like a brand new car. I did a LOT of research when I was ready to buy a new car, and this is what I found out. Basically if you want the best for your money, go with Toyota. Make sure it has no rust and has been mantained.. the key to those cars is very regular oil changes and maintenance. If you go to a dealer, ask if they have a maintenance record. Second best but very close behind is Honda. Not AS great IMO, but still very nice cars. I almost bought a 97 Accord but the mileage between that and my Toyota made that decision easy. The other thing I found out was that a Saturn is the highest rated domestic auto for things like safety, reliabilty, etc etc. They didn't have a saturn that I liked at the dealership, as I was looking at used and I didn't want a station wagon, but it was something I would have considered if they had a nicer model on the lot.

My Camry is a 4cyl; it gets 600km to the tank.. in miles that's about 360. For a midsize family car, that's really good mileage. It is very roomy and has HUGE trunk, and the seats do fold down. I think Nebo plus a doggy pal would fit comfortably in the backseat. Really, there hasn't been one thing with my Camry that I don't like. I don't think I'll ever buy another "brand" again.. I'm definatly a Toyota fan. Look at it this way.. Nathan has a '83 celica. It has 395,000km or about 237,000miles on it. Before he got it, it was NOT maintained, it has been in at least 1 bad accident, has been stolen, is rusted out on the back fender, but that little car is like old faithful. It starts every morning without fail!! And he puts about 2000km on it a MONTH!! (That's about 1200 miles).