My parents owned a 97 and now an 01 ES300. It's pretty much the opposite of fun-to-drive. Not really a bad thing honestly, you won't find a better highway car for the money. They have been very reliable but they do start to feel "tired" at 60k+ miles. My dad sold his four year old 97 (80k miles; fair condition) for $13k. I'd rather get a 2002 Camry XLE V6, I'm not much on luxery and your getting a much newer feeling car.