This has been an absolutely perfect car. At least from a reliability perspective. I'm the original owner and have put 80,000 miles in 5 years on this car. All it needs is gas and oil changes. The only maintenance has been to put new tires on it at 55,000 miles. I haven't even had to do the brakes yet!!!
This is a small 2 door car. There's no doubt about it. I paid $13,000. It gets me from A to B. It has air conditioning, but that's about it. It isn't cool looking and it surely is not fast, but it gets the job done. You buy a Toyota for its reliability not its fashion.
It's reviews like this that show why Toyota has surpassed GM. This review is not surprising, but cars from other manufacturers often have a lot more go wrong. I think the quality gap has narrowed, but quality is really the most important thing. Toyota is accused of having bland products, but reliability trumps everything else. What's the point in having a cool car if you have $1000 repairs every few months.
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