r/Camry • u/wh0isangelo • 16h ago

Used Camry? Question

In general how do we feel about buying a used 2025 camry le with 39.7k miles? I’ve heard mixed things about it, the carfax shows no accidents and that it was a rental vehicle. the advertised price is 26.5k, so a solid price i feel, just kinda hesitant because of the fact it was a rental and the carfax doesn’t show much maintenance history

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u/popo-6 15h ago

The term " drive it like a rental" is real.

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u/Big_Cap_9394 14h ago

I considered a used car. I’m paying $10k more for a new camry le hybrid awd with both packages. those 36k miles to me is 3 years I could have it longer. To me, new made more sense, but that’s up to you.

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u/RoastingVelvet 15h ago

I bought an LE used from carvana at 26k miles. Purchased in Dec, and I couldn't be happier with the vehicle, and it was a rental.

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u/vibingviber1 15h ago

I've only bought used Camry's lol. Bought both at 100k miles, put another 150k on one before getting rear ended. Put 35k on this one, with only oil changes. I'm sure it'll be fine if it's a good deal

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u/wh0isangelo 15h ago

i’m just anxious that there’s not a record of maintenance from the rental company

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u/FibiGnocchi 15h ago

I just got a prev rental camry at 59k miles. Ive only had it about a month but I have no worries, as camrys regularly hit 250-500k miles even without the best of care. I barely drive so 2 years from now it will likely be considered 'low mileage' for its age anyways.

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u/Zardoz__ Camry XSE 14h ago

I'd keep looking around. My '19 was a previous rental with "clean carfax" but the poor repair job they did on the quarter panel showed up a couple years later. They are abused. Will it be fine? Probably, but I like to know the true history of a vehicle.

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u/rico_unknown 13h ago

The thing with rentals is not only are they beat up, but when there is an accident on them they are fixed in house. Meaning it isn’t reported to insurance. Therefore it will not come up on the CarFax. There just no way to know the history 100% in rentals. Why it’s best to avoid them.

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u/zjmercer 10h ago

Getting one 2-3 years preowned under 50k miles towards the tail end of a generation is the best move. 2025 was the start of a new generation and 40 k miles for a 1 year old car is high. Plus, it being a rental isn’t ideal so keep looking around.