The Solara was a mid-size, Camry-based coupe and convertible produced from 1999 to 2008. It was designed to appeal to Camry buyers who wanted more of a sporty ride. Having personally owned four Camrys, I suspect the Solaro was an ample and reliable addition to anyone’s fleet. This 1999 coupe looks brand new, though its mileage is in the six figures. It’s available through a dealer here on craigslist and seems reasonably priced at $3,995.
Before the Camry Solara, there was the Camry Coupe. It was more conservatively styled like the Camry sedan. To increase sales, the Solara came along in 1999 and had spunkier styling that probably appealed to younger buyers. A coupe came first in 1999, followed by a drop-top the next year. The sedan continued to outsell the coupes and convertibles, so Toyota decided to stick solely with the Camry after 2008. These cars were not built in Japan, but in Canada through a joint venture.
The seller’s car should have a 3.0-liter V6 under the hood, paired with an automatic transmission. This ’99 edition looks to have been babied its whole life. It’s the SLE edition, which means it has almost every creature comfort Toyota offered, such as cruise control, a CD/MP3 player, power accessories, leather upholstery, ABS braking, alloy wheels, and the works. The car’s history isn’t mentioned, but it does have 123,000 miles.
The body and white paint look perfect, and the beige interior looks equally shipshape. Considering how well these automobiles were/are made, this Toyota should have loads of life left in it, perhaps more than you’d expect out of a $4,000 car in 2026. A special ‘thanks’ goes to “Curvette” for this well-healed tip.
Seems like a great deal! It is just getting broken in at 123k miles, especially in the pacific NW.
High mileage Toyotas become oil burners. It’s okay if you stay on top of it and in fact they’ll run with almost no oil, for awhile, ask me how I know. That said, I do like the Solara compared to the boring Camry sedan. The convertible looks great with the top down. Top up not so much.
My granddaughter used to have one, she had to upgrade to a minivan and sold it for $500 bucks it had 398k on it when she sold it and still going strong