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Originally Posted by Brokinarrow
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Toyota this (ooh ahh); Toyota that…
It’s funny that a majority of the motor heads here are quick to snip at Toyota's failures. When GM failed none of the other boards online were saying don't do the bail-out.
Here's a quick breakdown of all the GM (Chevrolet & Caddy) Recalls from the past 20 years.
http://www.mycarstats.com/reports/chevrolet/recalls.aspx
http://www.mycarstats.com/reports/cadillac/recalls.aspx
Now for Toyota
http://www.mycarstats.com/reports/toyota/recalls.aspx
http://www.mycarstats.com/reports/lexus/recalls.aspx
Sure Toyota's been bringing in the recalls at a steady slope since last year, it’s not commendable to any manufacturer to trade off quality for the production of a vehicle, and even the diehard fan database agrees that over the years quality has decreased for profit by Toyota.
Out of all the makers however, everyone can learn a thing or two from Porsche,
Porsche is probably the best in-terms of reliability and quality; most owners also push their Porsche’s to the living daylights….
My second to last current vehicle purchase was a Toyota based product, but they won’t be seeing my money anytime soon unless their act is together. Nissan got the last bite for now as the Z was a good package when it came out; it offered a combination of everything that was required, (performance and a really good aftermarket support network); with decent quality, fit and finish. And with the last 350z project that car was tossed around quite a bit on and off the racetrack and it survived my wrath as well as a few other co-drivers.
This brake seal recall is due to the mixing of DOT 4//DOT 5// and DOT 5.1 without proper bleeding.