# 2003 Toyota Camry - It's all good

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962 "2023-09-18T23:04:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![DodiSchmidgall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@DodiSchmidgall](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DodiSchmidgall)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/1 "2023-09-18T23:04:54Z")

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No issue at present; just always had it checked before winter sets in here in Maine. My mechanic retired last month; another dealer bought the business.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/2 "2023-09-19T19:44:53Z")

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thanks for the update. I was wondering how your Toyota was doing…

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/3 "2023-09-19T20:37:32Z")

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Will you use the same dealership or find another repair shop?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/4 "2023-09-19T21:41:08Z")

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Might be a good time to switch the repair and maintenance jobs for you 03 Camry from the Toyota dealership to an inde shop. The dealership shop should be able to do it, but dealerships tend to specialize in newer cars, still under warranty. Suggest to proactively ask your friends, coworkers etc which shop they use to repair their Toyotas. Then interview of few of the shop managers, before you need them.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/5 "2023-09-19T21:48:11Z")

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The dealership might tell you they just won’t work on it anymore. A friend was told that about his Mini

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/6 "2023-09-20T05:04:46Z")

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> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#):
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> The dealership shop should be able to do it, but dealerships tend to specialize in newer cars, still under warranty.

I specialize is out-of-warranty repairs, that is where the money is. I perform warranty repairs because it is part of my job. Two months ago, I replaced a PCM under warranty to satisfy a transmission complaint on a 2006 GS300. Dealer technicians don’t specialize on new cars.

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**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-camry-its-all-good/192962/7 "2023-09-20T16:03:02Z")

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How about a selfie with the car?
