u/growwell

Price out the door (after trading in our 2001 Civic) $29,900.

Car details:
Mileage: 19,000 miles
First and only owner bought it in May 2025, and sold it to the dealership we’re at a few weeks ago.
No accidents
Exterior color white (ice)
Interior color grey

Includes all normal warranties for this car.

Please keep in mind, this is already a few thousand dollars above our stretch budget for my wife and I for a car. We can’t afford a completely brand new Camry hybrid.

Our plan is to keep this car as long as possible to start our family, and then for my commuter to work.

Update: Thanks for your replies everyone. We’ve decided to just buy a cheaper reliable used car and then save up for the big family suv/minivan that we’ll likely need in 5ish years.

First time ever posting, but it's important. Is it a good deal to buy this Camry (car details below) for $24,000? My wife and I are expecting our first child this year and were thinking of replacing our 2001 Honda Civic (manual, and can trade in for $1200) because 1) my wife hates driving manuals, 2) would like something with more updated safety rating and features for our family moving forward, and 3) fuel efficiency.

1. Mileage: 43,000
2. Model: 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE
3. Automatic transmision
4. Fuel Type: Hybrid
5. Exterior color: white
6. Non-tinted windows.
7. Clean title
8. 1 owner
9. The dashboard on the car shows it has been getting ~41 mpg in "Normal" mode (which I thought was on the lower side, plus the seller's post advertised it as over 50 mpg...)
10. Nearly brand new tires on the car.
11. Carfax shows regular maintenance (i.e., oil changes, tire rotations) during the life of the car.
12. Carfax shows the car had one minor accident, which damaged the front and rear (Carfax says "minor damage" is "usually cosmetic, including dents or scratches to the vehicle body"). Seller said he had to replace the passenger side headlight as a result.
13. Apple Carplay works.

Just for some context, I live in a place that can get very dusty and is very dry, with very hot summers (100+ degrees F). This car would be used for a family car, commuting, and some roadtrips. After around 4-7 years it will primarily be used as a commuter car.

First time ever posting, but it's important. Is it a good deal to buy this Camry (car details below) for $24,000? My wife and I are expecting our first child this year and were thinking of replacing our 2001 Honda Civic (manual, and can trade in for $1200) because 1) my wife hates driving manuals, 2) would like something with more updated safety rating and features for our family moving forward, and 3) fuel efficiency.

1. Mileage: 43,000
2. Model: 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE
3. Automatic transmision
4. Fuel Type: Hybrid
5. Exterior color: white
6. Non-tinted windows.
7. Clean title
8. 1 owner
9. The dashboard on the car shows it has been getting ~41 mpg in "Normal" mode (which I thought was on the lower side, plus the seller's post advertised it as over 50 mpg...)
10. Nearly brand new tires on the car.
11. Carfax shows regular maintenance (i.e., oil changes, tire rotations) during the life of the car.
12. Carfax shows the car had one minor accident, which damaged the front and rear (Carfax says "minor damage" is "usually cosmetic, including dents or scratches to the vehicle body"). Seller said he had to replace the passenger side headlight as a result.
13. Apple Carplay works.

Just for some context, I live in a place that can get very dusty and is very dry, with very hot summers (100+ degrees F). This car would be used for a family car, commuting, and some roadtrips. After around 4-7 years it will primarily be used as a commuter car.

First time ever posting, but it's important. Is it a good deal to buy this Camry (car details below) for $24,000? My wife and I are expecting our first child this year and were thinking of replacing our 2001 Honda Civic (manual, and can trade in for $1200) because 1) my wife hates driving manuals, 2) would like something with more updated safety rating and features for our family moving forward, and 3) fuel efficiency.

1. Mileage: 43,000
2. Model: 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE
3. Automatic transmision
4. Fuel Type: Hybrid
5. Exterior color: white
6. Non-tinted windows.
7. Clean title
8. 1 owner
9. The dashboard on the car shows it has been getting ~41 mpg in "Normal" mode (which I thought was on the lower side, plus the seller's post advertised it as over 50 mpg...)
10. Nearly brand new tires on the car.
11. Carfax shows regular maintenance (i.e., oil changes, tire rotations) during the life of the car.
12. Carfax shows the car had one minor accident, which damaged the front and rear (Carfax says "minor damage" is "usually cosmetic, including dents or scratches to the vehicle body"). Seller said he had to replace the passenger side headlight as a result.
13. Apple Carplay works.

Just for some context, I live in a place that can get very dusty and is very dry, with very hot summers (100+ degrees F). This car would be used for a family car, commuting, and some roadtrips. After around 4-7 years it will primarily be used as a commuter car.