23rd Nov 2010, 12:45
I would agree with that statement. I'm a Toyota owner but it's a machine just like anything else. One of my friends had a 2000 Camry and he never changed the oil. One day, lo and behold, the engine froze up. On the other hand I have a friend with a 89' Dodge Caravan. He babies this thing. It has 260,000 miles.
23rd Nov 2010, 17:23
Often true, but not always. Our cars are all meticulously maintained, but our imports have proven to be far less reliable than our domestics.
23rd Nov 2010, 11:54
Well, since I bought BOTH of my Trailblazers brand new, and did all the routine maintenance, I have to respectfully disagree with you. GM does not build a vehicle that will go 100K miles without major major repairs in my experience. It has nothing to do with who owned it prior, because there was no prior owner in both cases.
Toyota is like night and day to GM. They are more refined, overall, being smoother, more powerful, quicker, and most of all much more fun to drive. And since I have never been to a Toyota service department for other than routine maintenance, I would have to once again lean towards Toyota as the better brand. If my Toyota proves me wrong and costs almost $4K in repairs before it hits 100K miles? Well then I will write about my experiences. I am confident that this won't happen though, as I haven't had any import fail in the past 26 years of driving.