How are they so damn good? Ive got an old '02 Tacoma with 350k miles on it and the original transmission that I still drive around because the damn thing just keeps going.
Western production “profit worship” systems are literally incompatible with making good products. Toyota has refused to cave to western pressure of creating plastic, planned-obsolescant quote unquote cars.
How are they so damn good? Ive got an old '02 Tacoma with 350k miles on it and the original transmission that I still drive around because the damn thing just keeps going.
My mechanic was driving an Audi S4 with the same mileage and original clutch and turbos, so one example doesn’t prove much…
How’s your frame going?
Entire thing got replaced for free about 8 years ago. Including full brake lines, rear suspension, and a few other things.
There you go, that’s a huge reliability issue and the only reason it’s still road worthy is that there was a recall.
At least toyota respects their customer enough to provide the recall. Many other makes would claim it was just regular wear and tear.
You realise that recalls aren’t done out of the goodness of the manufacturer’s heart but are actually mandated by authorities?
Tell that to Mitsubishi
In my experience, toyota is on the better end for frame rot compared to other makes. Hell jeeps practically left the factory with rotted frames.
You’ve never heard of the frame recall, have you?
Western production “profit worship” systems are literally incompatible with making good products. Toyota has refused to cave to western pressure of creating plastic, planned-obsolescant quote unquote cars.
Toyota is very much a for-profit business, and even donated money to the Trump campaign in 2016 because of his promises of corporate tax cuts.
They are also pushing back on EVs to continue their hybrid line. They also lobby Australia to prevent emissions standards.
They have a reputation for reliability. But they still worship profits above all other factors