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... If he bought a truck that was used and I mean "used up, it will not as good as a less destroyed truck..
I find it hard to believe you'd be more happy in a Ford than a TOYOTA...did you buy perhaps the wrong TOYOTA? maybe. I have no idea what has happened to your truck that makes you think it will never be reliable, but that's your opinion. I bet if a Ford lived the same life as your TOYOTA, the Ford would already be patio furniture made in China about 10 years ago
Does the fact that this plane was made by a British company explain anything? Gnarls.
Import Domestic #1 TOYOTA #1 Ford (almost junk)#2 TOYOTA #2 Chevy (junk)#3 TOYOTA #3 Chrysler (super junk, but turbocharged junk)
I have extensive experience with the Toyota products. Reliability and quality only compared I look at it like this, then (1980's) vs now (2010 and up)Example Then vs nowWater pump 150k+ miles vs not common to make it to 100k before replacingHead gaskets 150k or less. vs. 180k or moreEmissions components failed What emissions (Lol) vs common to see multiple at or before 100kRecalls Maybe one or two per vehicle on average vs 5+ per vehicle model some with 8+ recallsTiming chains 150k + or - vs never replace them nowToyota vehicles now in most ways are the same as back then. Very well engineered vehicle that you can keep forever if it is maintained properly. I am a technician and have been for the last 21 years. If you ask your mechanic what is the best vehicle to buy. You will get two possible answers toyota or Honda because they last and are reliable.As it sits today most all the auto manufacturers make good vehicle that are reliable.Here is my opinion of current top threeImport Domestic #1 Kia #1 Ford (far better than the other two)#2 toyota #2 Chevy (Good trucks and SUV, cars are still crap)#3 Honda. #3 Chrysler (they got lots of problems. To many to list)Here is why I believe Toyota is still the way to goThey stand behind there product, period!3.0L head gasket cluster. Every single 3.0 got headgaskets on toyota and many got engines. No time or mileage restriction.Modern tundra. Serious issues with water introduction into air injection systems. Originally covered for 3/36kToyota says now it is covered for 10 years or 150k I could go on and on about all the times when toyota had made the decision to cover items way way out of warranty when they did not have to. Ford had a disappointing answer for 6.0 and 6.4l diesel owners who had a grocery list of failings . They said "no"Chevy and Dodge have done the same when a pattern failure has developed. The big three have hidden behind the warranty time and mileage while Toyota has voluntarily extended warranty periods when a pattern failure has developed. Even when the vehicles are already out of warranty.Why do they do such a thing?Because Toyota prides itself as being a reliable long lasting care you can keep forever.
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Daihatsu is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota. Gnarls.
Toyota vehicles now in most ways are the same as back then. Very well engineered vehicle that you can keep forever if it is maintained properly.
I'm a total noober here, but as always, your mileage may vary.I had a 2004 Toyota Sienna that was one of the worst heaps that I've ever owned. Spoke to a Toyota service manager a month or so ago socially, and he was going to fight me at first, until I told him what year it was. "Yeah, that one was a piece of $%^t."I had a 2001 Toyota Tundra. Loved it, mostly...until the V6 turned to complete sludge. This problem coincided with my first child, so I got a Honda Accord out of it that was bulletproof.Speaking of "mileage may vary....." One of my vehicles now is a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. Once I stopped it from snacking on front rotors...it's been literally perfect, knock on wood. Apparently, it's a unicorn.
RE: Sienna. Exactly what the service manager said. I was much more disappointed by Toyota not standing behind any repair of it, and the local dealership at the time was 10x worse.RE: Tundra. I bought it used, so you are probably right. Still, at 40k miles with a history of servicing through a (different) dealer, for it to be a sludge monster at that mileage was a surprise.RE: Grand Caravan. BITE YOUR TONGUE. It has 88k miles now.My 2003 Suburban has nothing but typical problems, if any, and they're easy to fix, or have been thus far. Pretty happy with it, all around.
Sometimes, when I'm not quite sure how to best describe something, I say it is "interesting". This thread has been, well..... interesting.I have owned the truck in my avatar for 40 years. It has been, by most measurements, reliable. And reasonably well maintained. And it has had a fair amount of repairs done to it over the years, as you might imagine. What does all this mean, what conclusions can be drawn from my experiences? Beat the hell out of me. It just seems to fit this thread.
That said this thread has gone a long way towards convincing me. Mostly what I've heard before is endless debate with no real evidence; although I'm not convinced, I'm definitely more persuaded than I was before.
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