12th Feb 2011, 14:07

Actually, Toyota got a lot of things right. They became the top automaker in the world, and ranked ahead of the big three in practically every autoranking source for over twenty years. The Corolla is the the #1 car of all time. And before the whole safety recall issue start up, they are not the only automaker to have problems with recalls or safety.

GM got a lot of things right, too. They got bankruptcy right, taxpayer bailout right, and ignorance of any cars except a few hulking trucks and SUVs.

It's common knowledge that Chrysler builds the worst cars in the world. They have been for a very long time. They survive through bailouts from Daimler and Fiat. Daimler smartly got out, and Fiat will too. Ford may have started to turn things around, but it took them a damn long time.

14th Feb 2011, 11:11

And yet I have a 96' Tacoma that I drive almost every single day with well over 245,000 miles. I just drive it and change the oil and other stuff- routine stuff like spark plugs and air filters. The truck just runs and runs and runs. In fact, this is almost universally common with almost every person I know who owns a Toyota - both old and new. So if you want to put faith in a magazine publication for choosing cars - got for it. I don't need to read about "proof", because proof for us has come through actual ownership, rock-solid reliability, and no-nonsense build quality. nough' said...