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16:15 so you own a Tundra? How would you rate it in comparison to the other full size trucks... are we going to address Toyotas current pension plan for its employees in the United States as well.
GM actually posted the loss because of buyouts offered to all salaried employees while its sales were actually up to Toyotas dropping sales. This has nothing to do with quality. However since quality is of importance to this commenter, then on Consumer Reports Top Ten the Silverado beat the Tundra over this very issue... poor reliability. Of the the Top 10 worse, the newcomer Yaris made the Top Ten Worse category. The days of the exceptional import reliability are over... No doubt this will have to be repeated, especially the GM posted loss...
I have found owning new GM's myself that they are far better with reliability and quality in the present than imports. I see the mechanical issues and decline in quality imports based on first hand late model ownership. That especially means the past few years not long ago. But no doubt we will hear about a 10 year old import over and over.
Comment 16:15 is simply in error.
Domestics currently hold the top ratings at Consumer Reports (the Ford Fusion is the highest rated car ever reviewed).
The Cadillac CTS is Motor Trend's Car of the year.
The Chevrolet Malibu is the American Car of the Year.
In 2007 the Pontiac Grand Prix won J.D. Powers Best large Sedan category (over the Toyota Avalon), and the Ford Mustang won top honors in the sport coupe category (beating out the Toyota Solara).
Car and Driver's 10 Best include fully 33% domestics (and NO Toyotas).
The highest mileage vehicle that Consumer Reports has reviewed is a Ford (Ranger regular cab XLT) with 488,000 miles with no engine or transmission replacements or major repairs. The Ford F-150 has been the world's best selling vehicle for THREE DECADES.
On the flip side, Toyota has made the 10 WORST list with its poorly built Yaris, and has been plagued with recalls, engine failures, safety issues and, as Consumer Reports puts it "an uncharacteristic lapse in quality".
The import fans are free to post all the erroneous and unsubstantiated myths they want to. Us domestic owners will just keep stating the FACTS.
"the Ford Fusion is the highest rated car ever reviewed"
I keep reading that on this site, but Consumer Reports own FAQ site only says that it is comparable with the best in the segment. That is a very fine record, but not the highest ever reviewed. It had excellent early reliability. Is that what this is based on?
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