Neward Thelman 
2017 Toyota Camry Sedan SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
Some Flaws But Typical Of Today's Cars
 1-1/2 years after purchase, I can say that the 2016-2017 Camry's about par for the course for cars in its class. All of the annoyances found in present day designs are present in the Camry. Among them are: poor rear visibility and colossal blind spots due to enormous headrests and steep windows; cheaper materials [the rear seat is 2/3's vinyl, even though it's supposed to be cloth]; slippery, unstable-feeling electronic steering, etc.Starting with the engine, Toyota uses what its salespeople refer to as "chain drive", which means that Corollas and Camrys use a a timing chain rather than a belt [which can break, causing catastrophic damage to the engine]. That's good. It's more reliable. Unfortunately, it also makes the engine noisy. Diesel engine noisy. Of course, the manufacturer can reduce that noise to inaudibility, but that costs extra money. I found that the Corolla engine noise was really loud inside the cabin. The Camry was less noisy, but there's more to the story. I tested four different Camrys. Three of them were tolerably quiet. The one that I ordered from the factory has turned out to be loud. Clattering, dieseling loud. Even worse, in cold weather, it takes a long time for the car to warm up. The colder the temperature, the longer it takes for warm up. How long? Five to ten minutes. Yep. That's sitting, burning gas, not moving for ten minutes - like some 1952 Rambler. Of course, I took the car to Toyota service. They explained that the long warm up is due to the use of a timing chain. They said it takes that long for the oil to warm up enough to allow the cam shaft and the timing chain to reach operating temperature. And, yes, the noise levels were "normal". In fact, they found all problems to be "withing normal operating standards and parameters". The lessons here are that [1] there seems to be considerable Camry car-to-car variability, and [2] whether a manufacturer gives you a one day or a lifetime warranty, they can get out of fixing a problem by simply claiming that an issue's "within normal operating standards...".Heading into the cabin, you'll find that the seats are cheap, hard, and uncomfortable. Don't plan on any long trips. I ordered cloth seats. The 'cloth' is actually slippery polyester, with extended sections of plain vinyl. As a result, if you use seat covers, they'll slip and slide so much that they verge on making driving unsafe. Even worse, Toyota seems to have the largest and widest head rests in the industry. I've compared. Toyota's head rests seem to be made for Godzilla. They far wider than those used by Honda, Mazda, Hyundai - pretty much everyone. Forget about being able to see anything over your left shoulder. You can't. But, at least when you crash - which, sooner or later, you will - that massive head rest will give you 10% more whiplash protection than a 1976 Bonneville would.The heat duct for your feet isn't oriented low enough, so that even with the heat blowing full on, your feet will still be cold on really cold days. The stock radio and sound system are execrable. And I mean that. Not just bad. Really, really bad. Almost unlistenable. If you buy a Camry, pop for an audio system upgrade.       The ignition switch on the steering column is poorly machined and of low quality. It was like that in all four Camry models I tired. You'll be poking the key clumsily every single time you want to start your car. The leather covering the steering wheel is thin and of low quality, but the same as I found in all of the competition. Also, only the top third of the steering wheel is actual leather. The rest is 'pleather', although is seems to be of high quality.  The Camry's electronic power steering has as much unit-to-unit variation as its timing chain characteristics. Three of the Camrys I test drove had reasonably weighted steering. Of course, the car that I got has crazy slippery steering. Driving it always feels as though you're hydroplaning on a sheet of sheer ice.  The worse feeling is the one you get driving at highway speeds. Unstable and veering out of control.So, with all of these factors, plus whichever new problems might be lurking, waiting to appear and make my ownership of this lump of sheet metal even more miserable, I'd say that I fully regret ever buying a Camry. Unfortunately, none of the competition's all that much different or better. At least the Camry's got a real transmission; some of its competition offers only CVT's.If you're thinking of getting one, make sure you really look it over before you part with your hard-earned money. If you do decide to get one, you may be better off with one from the dealer's stock, since you can test it out before hand. It seems you never know what you'll get ordering from the factory.