When buying a tokumbo used car(expecially camry 97-2001), you check the engine perfomance, when u start d car u wait till water start comin out of d exhust( dats expecially in the morning) buh if dat hapens in d afternoon den u no d engine is in perfect condition, den next is to check for factory fitted items like AC, CD(dats for 99- 2002 models), you also check the front fendas( by knockin it as if ur knonking on a door dats to no if has been repainted b4)then next u check the radiator to know if it single or double cell(single cell is factory fitted) I will come bck with more

I think next to engine is the gear then the lights on the dashboard. most camry in that generation have brake, ABS and CEL on. Dont forget the floor for water leaking into the car. Infact, 97-01 camry has alot of cons. Bad shocks and linkages etc

ba_aliyah: I think next to engine is the gear then the lights on the dashboard. most camry in that generation have brake, ABS and CEL on. Dont forget the floor for water leaking into the car. Infact, 97-01 camry has alot of cons. Bad shocks and linkages etc

yes ur right bro

Talking about steam from the exhaust as an indicator of good engine combustion may not be reliable even in absence of smoke- that process is easily manipulated by some crooks who sell cars.
This is what one of them told a friend.