I used to be all American (big three) and when I bought my first Honda 30 some years ago I owned one ever since due to reliability. Not a fanboy of anything but I trust the Honda and Toyota vehicles in my fleet more than the Corvette or F-150.
Guys , I'm in no way shape or form bashing Toyota, I like Toyota, I own 2.
I'm just sharing my personal experience, Please don't cancel me.
Man, you’re all right. Sometimes we all just vent. I’ve worked on a few Camrys and have found with basic maintenance they are capable of running some miles. One I care for has about 295k. It’s surprising how much it doesn’t need, but on the other hand, it has been well-cared for by all indications.Guys , I'm in no way shape or form bashing Toyota, I like Toyota, I own 2.
I'm just sharing my personal experience, Please don't cancel me.
If you're gonna quote my word quote the whole phrase, I said "a little surprised " and "slightly disappointed ".Shrug. You provided your experience with "surprise" and "disappointment" but little actual useful detail even with your comparisions with other brands so its hard not to dismiss it as a bashing/complaint thread. These kinds of threads produce very little value.
If you're gonna quote my word quote the whole phrase, I said "a little surprised " and "slightly disappointed ".
Bone yard alternator! Old skool for the win!By the way, the alternator I got today from the junk yard came off a 2010 Camry, and it had recently been rebuilt by a local alternator and starter shop, it had a sticker with a date on it.
I used to participate in their quarterly surveys. Sad that they were unable to monetize their data.Some time back Truedelta.com did a study based on owner reported frequency and severity of repairs. The Toyota Camry came out on top, with the fewest number of shop visits and more importantly, the lowest number of powertrain repairs of any vehicle ever made.
What was interesting is just how much better the Camry was than the worst car at the time, the VW Passat (or Jaguar) The Camry was 10X more reliable, and had 10X fewer shop visits. When compared to more mainstream vehicles the Camry was not nearly as different, but it did than Honda, which did better than Ford or Chevy.
Conclusion of the study:
Camry was the most reliable car
Toyota was the most reliable brand
$75 plus tax, they pulled it for me.Bone yard alternator! Old skool for the win!
Dare I ask how much? Did you pull it? All the wonderful wreckers around here are long gone. I miss the days of strolling through the yards. I replaced the alternator on a friend's cherry '68 Nova for $5, or something like that
And the lemmings (sorry) that buy the paper are unlikely to admit a repair is a problem, but rather maintenance.The reason a lot of us don't like the CR data is that they don't verify. If you are a subscriber, you take the survey and answer how you want. They don't even verify you own the car you are rating. Then the sample sizes are suspect as well. I used to enjoy their magazine but have not looked at one nor gave them any thought in 20 yrs. Their reliability data is just a "tool" to use combined with other sources because they are not reliable as an only source.