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Originally Posted by KILLER74Z28
Toyota's latest recall, announced in late January, affects 533,000 light trucks that might have a faulty ball joint.
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My dad's 2002 Tundra lost a wheel while driving; it broke off at the faulty ball joint and ended up underneath the truck. Luckily it flopped down flat or else it could have rolled under and really damaged the truck or caused a bad accident.
There recently was a recall for certain years of Tacomas which were rotting and rusting unreasonably. They were buying back those trucks.
I covered the issue pretty well in another thread...
http://camaro5.com/forums/showpost.p...9&postcount=14
http://camaro5.com/forums/showpost.p...2&postcount=27
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Originally Posted by theholycow
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Originally Posted by diarmadhi
I truly believe that how you treat your vehicle is more important that who makes it
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Say it over and over again. In this day and age it is true. Now, the usual argument against that is to look at the statistics (generally people refer to surveys by Consumer Reports or JD Power). If you really look at the statistics and combine them with a little more information, they tell the whole story:
- Who buys Toyotas? People who buy into the reputation for longevity. What do those people do? Maintain their car perfectly so it will last long, and drive gently.
- Buick often makes the top of the list. Is the stuff in a Buick any different from the stuff in a Chevy or Pontiac? Mostly, no. Who drives a Buick? People who aren't in a hurry, take good care of their belongings, and drive gently.
- Pontiac probably ranks pretty low. Who drives Pontiac? Kids and excitement-seekers, neither of which are groups known for driving gently or good maintenance. |