1091 SPEERS ROAD OAKVILLE Voted "The #1 Truckline In Customer Satisfaction 4 Years in A Row!"* Handling in Toyota Camry is exemplary 1 ie *48 month lease through Toyota credit, $1,500 down payment plus freight P.D.1. applicable taxes, license admin. 96,000 km included. Excess km charge 10¢ km. OAC. 6.9% finance offer from Toyota Credit Canada Inc. OAC applies to new qualified retail customers only on new 1994 and 1995 Toyota 4Runner and Camry models sold and delivered between October 1 to October 31, 1994. 12 to 48 month terms available. Example $15,000 at 6.9% APR, monthly payment is $358.50 for 48 months. Cost of borrowing is $2,208. Total obligation is $18,600. License, insurance, taxes freight, PDE excluded. **1994 Factory competitive comparisons, standard equipment leading, comparable models. 1995 . . 4Runner SRS5 V6â€"*Z ie o io The basic car comes as stated with a transversely mounted, 2.2â€"litre, 130 hp 16â€"valve, dual overhead cam unit driâ€" Because the flurry of new car launches subsides in the spring, I have been waiting for the opportunity to book a Camry fourâ€"cylinder with fiveâ€" speed manual. I also asked Toyota Canada to make it as basic as possible so I could see what someone aspiring to a Camry, but with limited funds, could expect. Much of the press attention was focused on the V6. Its list of refineâ€" ments is so long and complete that a wellâ€"equipped LE can be fitted out to the point where you can‘t tell it from big brother Lexus ES300 with your eyes closed. I also did some limited seat time in the fourâ€"banger and found it surâ€" prisingly quick, much the same as an earlier version of the Camry with the fourâ€"cylinder driven three years ago which proved to be as entertaining as it was unassuming. EEEEE 374 m MO.* 48 MONTH LEASE By JIM ROBINSON t was last fall when Toyota introâ€" Iduced the coupe version of its everâ€" green«Camry model lineup both in V6 and inline fourâ€"cylinder versions. WE‘RE WELCOMING THE NEW ‘95 TOYOTAS WITH SPECIAL OCTOBER DEALS QEW "Serving Oaleville over 21 Years" There‘s a lot more like colorâ€"keyed bumpers, mirrors, door handles and body side mouldings but you get the picture that a lot is included at the $19,238 list price. There were also $1,305 worth of options added in the Steering is variable assist power rack and pinion and sweet it is too as you‘ll read below. The steering wheel is meaty and comes with tilt. Brakes are power dises front/drums rear. Dual airbags up front are standard and the two front seats are fully adjustable. The rear seats have a 60/40 split and folding arm rest, a feature which is always handy. Considering this is an economy car, I was surprised to find the windows tintâ€" ed and a rear defroster with a very useâ€" ful timer. A tach is standard as is the digital clock and popâ€"out cupholders. And last but not least, you get a fullâ€"size spare ving the front wheels through a fiveâ€" speed manual gearbox employing an overdrive gear for fifth. As I have said many times before, this was racecar stuff only a few years ago. Now it is the most efficient way to burn fuel and proâ€" vide power. The winner is the conâ€" sumer. Comes better equipped than Nissan Pathfinder XE, Chevy S$â€"Blazer Tahoe, Jeep Cherokee Country, Ford Explorer XL, Isuzu Rodeo S.** Comes better equipped than Honda Civic EX, VW Jetta GL Mazda Protegé DX, Nissan Sentra XE, Saturn SL2**. Comes better equipped than Chrysler Concorde, Nissan Aitima SE, Honda Accord EX, Mazda 626 Cronos LX, W Passat GL.** Metro areal | LUBE, QIL FILTER The handling of this car is exemâ€" plary. The front suspension is coils over gas struts with an antiâ€"roll bar while at the rear it‘ s cnils over struts but attached ® _ Oakville 501 Speers Rd., Unit No. (Next to Budd‘s lmpcrted Cars) _ Not vahd in cougmamn with any other advertised sp. ts valid with coupons only. DISI:OIIN[‘ M"FFLE"S . individually Owned Oosrsica 3 OA MMWFI || AMERNCAN Ee Power Group (antenna, cassette, winâ€" dows, locks, and key lockout protecâ€" tion). The other extra listed was $120 for the metallic Royal Blue paint for a grand total of $20,663. Now I should note the car also had cruise control which wasn‘t listed in the price and air conditioning, which I know is a dealerâ€" added option usually at about $1,000. ! BRAKE SPECIAL 1995 Toyota Camry CS 9 U â€" t h BB «22â€" Incividual a Owned W CE CE EC 0 _ WB EAICAN AND FOREIGN Te Not Gonna Pav A Lot Denms CIaCCIa Owner Operator s Mineâ€"Aâ€"Key: The steering is_just great. Look where von want to on and mave the are in relation to the road when you get into the thick of things. That‘s because this bargain baseâ€" ment Camry begs to be driven. Clutch engagement and flywheel takeup are so smooth, it feels like a torque converter. The brakes are firm increasing in stiffâ€" ness the harder you press. This becomes a very good sensory guide of where you to dual lower link controls arms and another antiâ€"sway bar. It‘s all tied all together in a parallelogram which proâ€" vides great grip at the rear even though it‘s just along for the ride. Tires are P195/70R14 Dunlops, which were good enough; but as I‘ve stated so many times before regarding Toyota‘s, the chassis/suspension is so supple and communicative, you‘re advised to conâ€" sider adding in a few dollars for a highâ€" erâ€"rated set of boots. AMERIC ISCOUNT MUFFLERS miagig ... ___ S 1 MUFFLER SALE sz 95 . D INSTALLED coumamn with any other advertised special. l TS valid with counons anio The bonus comes in fuel economy. According to Transport Canada, the Camry 4â€"cylinder gives 10.5L/100 km (27 mpg) city and 7.4L/100 km (38 mpg) highway for a combined rating of 9.1L/100 (31 mpg). For me it meant going three days without fillups on my 160 km nineâ€"round trin to work Let the revs rise and fall as you flick the shifter through the ratios and feel how it pulls with a will that belies its rather modest displacement. As for acceleration, the 2.2â€"Toyota unit can best most V6 opponents you‘ll ever come across, and thanks to the sporting spacing of gear ratios, you get just that much more just that much longer. wheel and you‘re there. The variable assist comes in without a trace and hardens up with just enough "feel" to let your brain confirm what your eyes are seemg and where you‘re going. Ciaccia Operator © Melnake 1994 NDAÂ¥ to sa_mapy