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Originally Posted by stovt001
We'll see if they keep up or go the way of Toyota, but I will say things have changed and quality/reliability is no longer a distinction between Japanese and American.
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You're right. Sort of.
Technically, there is no distinction between them for quality/reliablity (in reality, that distinction was never as big as it was made to be either). The problem is the "public perception". As posted earlier in the thread, people still buy Toyotas because of the perceived quality/reliability. These are the same people who grew up with their parents telling them that "American cars are just thrown together cheaply (not inexpesively, cheaply), but Japanese cars are where the quality is."
Sorry, I've always called BS on this. When Japanese cars were far less expensive than their American counterparts, you could forgive a little quality hiccup here and there. But now, now that they are priced the same if not more than their American counterparts, the quality hiccups are a real concern. I've told people for a long time now, if you take care of your vehicle, (meaning, maintain it properly), I don't care if it's American, Japanese, German, or Swedish, it's going to last for a long time.
People should not take lightly, the issues that Toyota has had/is having with the Tundras. They are evidence of possible larger problems for Toyota.