Toyota definitely gets forgiven a lot.
They have had their share of issues - from the sudden acceleration/stuck pedal issues, to the airbag (not their fault) recalls, to seatbelt issues. One of the biggies right now is every Tacoma (that hash!t been stolen by terrorists) made from 2011 to 2017 is being recalled to examine whether the frame is rusting through. I’ve been at my local dealership and have seen a couple on hoists, getting a full skeleton replacement.

I have to give them credit for addressing this, unlike Nissan which would just flip the middle finger in typical half-French fashion and turn away.

But that is hardly “getting it right the first time”. Rust is not a new phenomenon, nor is building around it particularly high tech or an unknown science.

And if anyone is pointing at Toyota for selling 10-year-old platforms, what forum is this again? ;-)

The Tacoma is sold out in a lot of places now. I am not sure if it is a good thing or bad thing.

The rusted frame issue. The local dealer has one bay set-up just for doing this. They have 2 techs that this is their only job. They knock out 2 trucks a week. There is a stack of new and rusted frames sitting behind the building, out of sight, and they have the stacks covered with tarps.

Toyota doesn't do recalls or anything like that if they can do it. What they do is what is called a silent campaign. They won't tell you anything unless you ask about it. You bring to vehicle in for service. If the is any TSB, recalls, or anything else. They will do it without telling you. My daughter's BF was a service manager for a dealership and he told me what goes on behind the curtain. Toyota hides a lot.

That is correct my Tundra had a cam tower oil leak is is very common issue among the 5.7 V8 engine. Its a simple issue of the robot that makes the engine doest place sealant on the upper manifold causes leaks.

Called Toyota USA and complained about it, my truck is 2012 with expired warranty. Toyota took care of it had the job done for free. They should have called a recall on this but they didn’t. They fix as you complain about it silently.

The expense for parts is $9 and labor cost was $2.5K took 2 days to finish.

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Yellow or not, that is a really nice car. :tup: :driving:

Tacomas, 3rd, 4th, and even the current 5th gen 4runners suffer the frame rusting from the inside out excessively issue. Also, the control arm mounting points rust and fail prematurely as well. There are recalls on the older tacos, but they shy away from acknowledging the 4Runner frame rust issues. At least on the 5th gens. I think they might’ve stepped up for the fourth gens

Toyota apparently cannot make a fully boxed steel ladder frame correctly to save their life.

The current tacoma v6 engine/6at is apparently a huge fail as well, tried to get more fuel efficient than the old 4.0 v6/5at (that’s still used in current 4Runner), but ended up with a turd that needs a regear from stock 4.10s with 32’s to 5.13’s just to run 33’s adequately and a lot of folks even regear a stock tired truck bc it sucks so bad.

Even tho I’m a Jeep guy, it does bum me out bc there are almost no real suvs left except the wrangler and the 4Runner and the yota already half sucks due to the ifs but at least it still retains the sra and a real transfer case, body on rusty frame etc.

The Xterra was a good rig, very underrated, the first gen was actually the perfect size and more off-road oriented, the second gen went a bit into the soccer mom appeal to much, or at least tried to.

Finally came out after 2 months wait.;)

02 is my birth month!:tup:

https://i.imgur.com/CRulsHj.jpg

Should be "Zonorrhea". Like Gonorrhea, a std that's hard to get rid of.

Actually I thought about “ Zorpez” like Herpes! Lol

But I dont want to scare white chicks!

Oops I should not say “white” otherwise that would be not acceptable in society.

But I cant say All chicks either...that means including the ones in Walmart!

Zphyillis

Dude why didn’t I think of that...that would have been hilarious!:icon17:

Rctl rngr

Does it read in English “ Rectal Ringer”? :icon17:

The GT is a base car... starts at 40k. Right now no one is holding residual value cuz covid is destroying the car industry.
I test drove the kia stinger. Only the giulia feels better behind the wheel. Though its slower. Reliability iissues are not prevalent anymore in the brand. And Toyota being recall kings for nearly 15 yrs. Its kinda hard to call any car absolutely reliable. All brands have quirks these days.

What’s the TRD, is that short for TeRD :icon17:
My Le is consistently getting 40mpg & I usually do 550mi between fill ups, have pushed it to 600 before :driving: