Reality is....

It’s real. At the Toyota dealer yesterday the salesman I deal with gave me the good news they got the Camry I wanted. Build date end of January. Should come in March. I chose the Camry over the Honda Accord.

 

Those Camrys are actually pretty nice. I had a well equipped one for rental on a business trip a couple years ago and really liked it.

 

Yeah thanks. The salesman I know and deal with I drove his 18 to test drive. Very nice car.

 

I recall testing the earlier version of the safety systems. They Camry didn't (and maybe still doesn't?) have true lane centering but had lane keeping that would detect road sidelines and center lines and steer a bit to keep from going over those... up to a point. I tried it on some longer curves and it wouldn't make it... had to grab the wheel. I haven't driven anything with the current gen safety sense setup. I believe Honda and Acura has true lane centering on some of their models but I really haven't looked into exactly what the Toyota system offers lately, however.

 

Older thread but the issue is still relevant. In my case the lack of supply was and is good. Now that real world MPGs are being reported I find my initial passion waning somewhat... not that I am really surprised by the results. And the short supply keeps me from acting on impulse. I am in the "want one" camp, not the "need one" camp. So I will probably pass on the 3rd gen Tundra for now and wait for the next Tacoma... or maybe some other alternative if and when I really need a new vehicle. I will keep following here, though to see how this all plays out with the tech, turbos, MPG and supply issues. "Interesting" times.