Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
What gets me with Toyota and no one gives them [censored] for this is they don't change anything. They still use the same window swtich's that were in my 1993, come on GM would get flack for that.
I don't think that's totally accurate. Numerous people on BITOG have made the comment in one of the ignition switch threads that GM had the ignition switch perfected 30 years ago, and had used it for at least 20 years....why change it? Same with their tilt steering column. Believe it or not, my '97 Cadillac Seville had the SAME tilt steering column mechanism that my '84 Oldsmobile Cutlass had. And they developed that design years before '84 as well.
I think there's a lot of value in not re-inventing the wheel when you don't have to.
Same deal with Toyota digital clocks. They've been the same (as far as the guts) forever. Why change what works?
I drove both the Camry XLE and the Fusion Platinum, or whatever the top trim is called, at the Ford EcoBoost challenge earlier this year. Both were very nice sedans with very nice interiors, and the differences between the two are far more exaggerated in the media than really exist (at least in my opinion). Both handled pretty good, though the Fusion had an edge. How much of that was truly from the chassis and how much of that was from the 19" Goodyear Eagles vs. the Camry's 17" eco tires, I don't know.
I liked the Camry's interior better, and I liked the Fusion's chassis better. Which is really the same as my old '11 Camry vs. the '11 Fusions we have at work. I liked the Camry's interior better but liked the Fusion's drive better.
What gets me with Toyota and no one gives them [censored] for this is they don't change anything. They still use the same window swtich's that were in my 1993, come on GM would get flack for that.
I don't think that's totally accurate. Numerous people on BITOG have made the comment in one of the ignition switch threads that GM had the ignition switch perfected 30 years ago, and had used it for at least 20 years....why change it? Same with their tilt steering column. Believe it or not, my '97 Cadillac Seville had the SAME tilt steering column mechanism that my '84 Oldsmobile Cutlass had. And they developed that design years before '84 as well.
I think there's a lot of value in not re-inventing the wheel when you don't have to.
Same deal with Toyota digital clocks. They've been the same (as far as the guts) forever. Why change what works?
I drove both the Camry XLE and the Fusion Platinum, or whatever the top trim is called, at the Ford EcoBoost challenge earlier this year. Both were very nice sedans with very nice interiors, and the differences between the two are far more exaggerated in the media than really exist (at least in my opinion). Both handled pretty good, though the Fusion had an edge. How much of that was truly from the chassis and how much of that was from the 19" Goodyear Eagles vs. the Camry's 17" eco tires, I don't know.
I liked the Camry's interior better, and I liked the Fusion's chassis better. Which is really the same as my old '11 Camry vs. the '11 Fusions we have at work. I liked the Camry's interior better but liked the Fusion's drive better.
