I don't know if it's as much the "modern design" or the known quality of the
Toyota product. I don't have much experience with the "modern" American
car, as my newest vehicle is 10 years old, but the reliability of the
Toyotas that friends of mine have owned is indisputable. The only thing I
have that's been almost as dependable is the '91 Cherokee.
--
-Nory
NORYS LAWS:
1. Just because you have found the problem, doesn't mean you've found the
ONLY problem.
2. Just because it's new doesn't mean it works right.
From Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:44:23 -0800 (PST)
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Retorquing Head
As much as the character-less new cars depress the
sh!t out of me, I was adding up receipts for my wife's
1999 Toyota Sienna the other day. 110,000 miles, zero
trips to the dealer, 2 sets of tires so far ($490
total), front brakes twice ($105 total), rears once
($40), 30 or so oil changes, ~$20 per. I did all the
"work" myself, so labor is "free". Original plugs
(still look fine, car's MPG is same as new), timing
belt needs to be done one of these days
(non-interference engine, so I'm lazy). Can't argue
with some elements of modern design.
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Ron Soave
Participate in Democracy.
"In the end, we will not so much remember the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr.
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