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Originally Posted by Jimmy
I bought a 2003 Toyota 4Runner for my son 4 years ago. I have already spent over $2,000 on non maintenance problems. I just found out that the cadilytic converters are shot and and will cost $3,000 to fix. I thought Toyota cars were supposed to be so good.
I had a Celica a number of years ago... which was good for the first 100,000 miles and then started falling apart.
I will never buy a Toyota again.
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Well, if you want to not buy a Toyota again, that is your perogative... but it is not wise to make sweeping generalizations about just 1 failing car. With that said, not all Toyotas are super dependable.... Tundras are horrible trucks.
A celica is more of a sporty car, thus it is not expected to hold up as long as those econoboxes.
However, your 4Runner seems to be an exception (maybe one that proves the rule?). I have a 99 4Runner, and it has over 200,000 miles on it. It runs like a champ, and it has only needed basic maintenance. My father has a 2004 Tacoma that has a has almost 100,000 miles on it, and it is still a fantastic vehicle. My grandparents have several Toyota vehicles, and they only buy Toyotas now because of how dependable they are.
Maybe your son abused that Toyota a bit... maybe it was user error that caused those failures. Who knows... oh well.