Toyota

shadoquad · 03-18-2013, 08:14 AM

Toyotas are ok. Cheap reliable boring family cars.

They can be fun to drive, but so can most any modern car. Every boring joe daily driver can have an AT with sport shift dropped in it.

I loved the Toyota of the 80's and 90's. The first gen MR2 was a blast to drive. I can only imagine that's the same for the next MR2, then the MR-S, and of course the Supra.

I want Toyota to get back to making enthusiast vehicles instead of only making slow cars to congest the suburban highway.

Lexus is a little different, but not by much. I don't pay that money for a BMW, I would certainly not drop it on a more boring Lexus. Also, personal biases being what they are, put a manual transmission in one of those overweight dogs, would ya?

Also, I think the FR-S is a fantastic direction for the company. They should have released it as a Toyota FT-86, but what's done is done.

Edit: I forgot to touch on Toyota Trucks, which I understand are excellent. I'm just not a truck guy.

UNKNOWN_370 · 03-19-2013, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Toyotas are ok. Cheap reliable boring family cars.

They can be fun to drive, but so can most any modern car. Every boring joe daily driver can have an AT with sport shift dropped in it.

I loved the Toyota of the 80's and 90's. The first gen MR2 was a blast to drive. I can only imagine that's the same for the next MR2, then the MR-S, and of course the Supra.

I want Toyota to get back to making enthusiast vehicles instead of only making slow cars to congest the suburban highway.

Lexus is a little different, but not by much. I don't pay that money for a BMW, I would certainly not drop it on a more boring Lexus. Also, personal biases being what they are, put a manual transmission in one of those overweight dogs, would ya?

Also, I think the FR-S is a fantastic direction for the company. They should have released it as a Toyota FT-86, but what's done is done.

Edit: I forgot to touch on Toyota Trucks, which I understand are excellent. I'm just not a truck guy.

Contrary to some beliefs... Not all AT shifted cars are made the same. Some are exciting, others are boring as shyt.

Agree

Agree

Agree

I have no issue with toyota's of they past. They are legendary. I have issues with Toyota's since around 2002-2003.

shadoquad · 03-19-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Contrary to some beliefs... Not all AT shifted cars are made the same. Some are exciting, others are boring as shyt.

This is a fair point. You're right about that. A friend and I were talking about a recent test drive he had with a paddle-shift car. He said the shifts were terribly slow compared to others he had driven. So, kudos to Toyota if they make a good paddle shifting AT.

bigsix · 03-21-2013, 08:17 AM

This is pretty incredible that many of you guys feel the same way about Toyota Motor Company as I do . . hahaha. Did not expect this many replies to the topic. Thanks

OldGuy · 03-19-2013, 07:33 AM

Wife's Prius has been trouble free and bullet proof for 5 years. No SLU issues there!

03-18-2013, 08:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	Toyotas are ok. Cheap reliable boring family cars. They can be fun to drive, but so can most any modern car. Every boring joe daily driver can have an AT with sport shift dropped in it. I loved the Toyota of the 80's and 90's. The first gen MR2 was a blast to drive. I can only imagine that's the same for the next MR2, then the MR-S, and of course the Supra. I want Toyota to get back to making enthusiast vehicles instead of only making slow cars to congest the suburban highway. Lexus is a little different, but not by much. I don't pay that money for a BMW, I would certainly not drop it on a more boring Lexus. Also, personal biases being what they are, put a manual transmission in one of those overweight dogs, would ya? Also, I think the FR-S is a fantastic direction for the company. They should have released it as a Toyota FT-86, but what's done is done. Edit: I forgot to touch on Toyota Trucks, which I understand are excellent. I'm just not a truck guy. Last edited by shadoquad; 03-18-2013 at 08:20 AM.

03-19-2013, 07:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 17	Wife's Prius has been trouble free and bullet proof for 5 years. No SLU issues there! cossie1600 likes this.

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bigsix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,227 Drives: Honda City/Mazda 2 Rep Power: 19	This is pretty incredible that many of you guys feel the same way about Toyota Motor Company as I do . . hahaha. Did not expect this many replies to the topic. Thanks