We can disagree, that's fine.
There you just went and did it!!!!! LOL. Toyotas and Honda in my view have been solid, reliable cars for decades. Especially Honda. Cars, generators, minibikes. That's my experience and opinion over the decades. Solid and reliable are tops for me. Cool, nothing I do is cool. How many of you guys that drive Tacomas or Tundras get comments or snears? Is it just me? lol. Maybe things have changed in the last few years?
I'll be the first to tell you, I HATE seeing the money I spend on Japanese cars and parts going back to Japan. I grew up in the 60s and 70s listening to all the terrible things Japan did, Pearl Harbor and Battaan. I grew up very, very, very anti Japan. On the flip side, through my dad I also grew up very, very, very anti labor union. I witnessed myself the violence and corruption that unions are capable of. To say I am conflicted is understated. Then of course I am extremely analytical and frugal. When I am buying a car or a truck I want to buy what is going to be the most reliable and the best bang for the buck. Me, me, me is what I am thinking of when I make purchases. Cars and trucks of course are terrible investments to begin with.
How reliable has it been up to and past 100,000 miles? Just oil changes, spark plugs, maybe timing belt, water pump? If so, fantastic!!!! I work in the Construction industry and see lots and lots of Ford 150s and am not impressed. Or rather have not been.
I'm real odd. I do the opposite of fluffing my mpg. LOL. I often forget to calculate that my tires are about 10% bigger than stock, so my actual mileage is greater than my odometer and also my mpg. If I exaggerate my mpg, who am I fooling? Myself? The mpg on my 4x4 Tacoma is about 14, which is poor. I like the truck because it is maneuverable, and reliable. The mpg is the only negative I see.
I can't hardly figure what's going on in my mind let alone other people's minds. I think most people do tend to exaggerate their purchases. I find myself doing it sometimes, but it is rare. Being an engineer I'm different, though. I've been trained to be critical, to look for fault and failure in things. I've had people tell me my Tacoma has to get better mileage than I say I am getting. I'll tell everyone this, you need to fill your tank exactly the same from when you fill it up to when you refill it. I tend to top off. I can get another 2 gallons maybe by topping off. If I top off I need to top off exactly the same both times. I need to use the same pump at the same gas station. Filling up or topping off can throw off true mpg.
There you go. Don't listen to me, or others. Talk to mechanics!!! Great post.
I learned that a while ago when I was atv shopping and a sales guy took me back into the service department and showed me the multiple problems with the one I was interested in and I thank him to this day. Always talk to the service techs on what they see the most of and what they have the least amount of repairs to do on.
Nice! I wanted that blue but just couldn't find one in my want and price range.
