29th Dec 2011, 12:05
This whole anti-Japanese post is based on hearsay and no actual experience. Seriously, why do you continually go on import threads and spew negativity about vehicles you hate and have no experience with?
Have you ever owned a CR-V? How about a RAV4? I already know the answer is NO. Please post about cars you actually have experience with. I have a RAV 4, and it is super quiet and smooth a year and a half later! The V6 gets the same mileage as the 4 cylinder, and it has almost 100 more hp. It has been nothing but perfect, and is so much fun to drive.
The CR-V could use more power. Even at 185 hp (2012), they are not in the game with Toyota, Subaru, Ford or GM. The thing is, they still sell so well. I see CR-V's everywhere. They outsell pretty much everything in their class around here, just looking at the sheer number of them I see driving around. Contrary to your belief, Honda still makes a reliable vehicle, as does Toyota. I don't care about the recall media circus either, so don't bother. Until I actually meet someone with a Toyota that actually needed a faulty part replaced, it is just a media circus to me. I know many people with Toyota's, and not one has been recalled and actually needed the part replaced that they were recalled for.
To have so much hatred for brands, that you go on about low quality and rattles noise, etc., etc, just makes no sense. It does little to help people actually looking for real advice on which vehicles will suit their needs. I am hard on GM vehicles because I have actually owned more than one and had major problems. HOWEVER, I don't go on every last Chevy thread and say they are crap though. I post about my actual experiences, which hopefully will educate any potential purchasers. Your comments are fueled by speculation and propaganda. There is nothing substantial in your posts to offer any real advice to anyone. Please just stick to the brands you know and love, and have had actual experience with. Let the anger and hatred go...
29th Sep 2011, 09:57
"Times have changed, and so have cars."
I agree. I can't believe how much the domestics have upped their game in interior quality, and hopefully long term reliability and resale value. I'm still a little leery of owning vehicles from the big 3 after repeated problems, both personally and from family and friends though. The sad part was that the same problems kept popping up years later across their vehicle lines, and yet were never fixed. Ex. Most Dodges have problems with their A/C's and windows, GM with their SUV/Truck steering systems etc... Once I have been bitten by a car company, I'm not going to go back and be loyal just because they are American made.
Nowadays, a lot of foreign automakers are building cars here anyway. We were going to look at the Mercury Mariner, but decided against it because it was based on an older platform. We probably missed out, but Ford needs to keep their quality up a couple years before we can trust them again.
By the way, I have read about problems with the automatic transmissions on the new Ford Focus.