Recent content by trd1zz

All cars require work. This does not make all cars equivalent in reliability or costs to run. Assuming parts availability you can try to run any car you want as a daily driver for as long as you like. It's just a matter of how much money you want to spend? How much time you want to waste...

FWIW, those JD Power dependability studies are US only. Looking at individual manufacturers, Toyota indeed tops US sales as of the most recent data I could find which encompasses the 1st half of '25. Ford is a close second. Volkswagen US sales, however, are in a completely different tier than...

Yeah. No reason to get personal. It's just cars we're talking about here. Metal, paint, rubber, fluids, and plastic... especially in BMW's - lots and lots of plastic.

I don't see many w126 outside of car shows. But when I do rarely see one actually being used as a daily driver it's usually a diesel, and for some reason most have rust on the lower body panels. I don't see many E39 though? Although with E39 you are now encroaching on the time period that...

That's why, (per product instructions), you typically wait 3-5 mins after applying before wiping excess wax off. During this time the wax has already bonded and formed the protective barrier on the paint. Gently and properly wiping the excess off with a clean microfiber isn't cutting through...

Depends on the product, and more importantly technique. Using a compound or rough polish with a power orbital? Not something you want to do very often, that's for sure. But a synthetic wax applied by hand using a foam applicator? Then excess wiped off by hand (gently) using quality...

From Toyota's recall filing posted earlier and the timeline of events included within, it's clear that Toyota, (and not NHTSA), has been actively investigating and taking the initiative here. Culminating with announcing the voluntary safety recall. Therefore, I have zero reason to believe...

Just an observation but I still see LS's every single day on the roads being daily driven. UZ engine still purring like a kitten. But old S class, E class? E38? Don't see them nearly as much. Basically never, actually. By these sales volumes I should be seeing the opposite though, right...

From all credible official information currently available the 2024-2025 are unaffected! Are we going in circles here?!

Um, yeah? Machining debris that can ultimately (possibly) cause engine to seize, out of nowhere, no warning. Safety issue. One manufacturer's remedy is a new engine. The other manufacturer's remedy is a new oil cap. Which remedy do you want?

Exactly. Some manufacturers do (much) better than others. That those that do better aren't perfect, doesn't mean they don't do better.

I haven't quite figured out with who (or why) you are intent on arguing against the position that Toyota is a perfect, morally pure company that never does any wrong. Toyota is an auto manufacturer that exists among other auto manufacturers - all of which will gladly take all of your money...

A new motor definitely wasn't the only possible solution. (See GM's 6.2 solution discussed above)

I'm not sure what threshold of oil consumption would be considered a safety issue. I'd imagine it would have to be pretty excessive - otherwise there's a ton of motors out there that should be recalled. No safety issue with the hybrids - EV takes over for sufficient time to prevent a safety...

I suppose they could have issued an extended service campaign or extended warranty. But then again plenty of cars burn lots and lots of oil - it's just more unusual and unexpected of a Toyota. But a recall was never going to happen - recalls are for safety issues of which oil burning is not...