The Japanese are xeonophobic, and likely didn’t listen to the Americans who complained seriously enough — but they also take quality very seriously. A LOT more seriously than I know GM took it. I’m more familiar with the GM operation than Ford, although I’ve owned both. Right now, every car I have is a Toyota. And that’s because I liked the quality. They are the best.
Before I bought my Rav4 I rented a Fusion. The Rav4 — better.
The kind of sudden acceleration events that have been reported are (1) rare and (2) to be expected as cars become more and more fly-by-wire. Ford is not immune to them. And like I said — even if Toyota did lower some quality over the last FEW years, they were still the best, as far as I could tell.
Resale on five, seven, ten year old cars tells the tale. Read the comments on the major resale web sites. People do NOT have the complaints on Toyotas that they do on any American model.
When I was looking two years ago I was carefully comparing Hondas to Toyotas — Toyota beat Honda.
Your business colors your ‘truth’. I’m just a car user. I haven’t done any work with the auto business for ten years or so. I’d have preferred to go Ford or GM — but I could no longer justify it — and after the takeover I’d never buy a GM.
What’s the chance I could millions of domestics owners to say the same, or domestic web sites as well. If your answer is good you are right. I have had 10 domestics in 15 years and they have all been stellar.
I have also bought 3000 cars and appraised 10000, Toyota’s values have been dropping and Fords are going through the roof.
Chad
The Japs have a thing called pride and I guarantee that the owners pride has been hurt unlike Govt motors.
I am certainly getting an Avalon this year for the wife and after the way the Govt/GM has done business then I will never take the chevy I have back to the dealer but have a local garage owner service it.
It is disgusting how the Govt and their sidekicks in the media have gone after a company and yet nothing about the Gm and Chrysler recalls which is over 300,000 minvans.
fascism at it’s finest today and I know it has woke a few up inthe country about this disgusting act
for the poster who sells cars and registered on here today to tell us how he hates Toyota then forget it I won’t do business with Gm again