It’s almost like people don’t test drive anything else, and just buy it because it’s a Toyota and everyone else is buying one. I really don’t get it. 

I recently rented a new 19 Taco and was not impressed. Power was weak. The trans kept it in the highest gear possible at all times. Brakes were very grabby. The infotainment/nav was awful. Steering was too slow and heavy.

Had a 93 Supra TT back in the 90s. I knew it was a special car even back then. I had access to CarFax recently and was curious so punched in the VIN (yes, I keep my car’s VINs in a spreadsheet - I’m weird). It came back as totaled, on a salvage title, now in Texas. I can only imagine what horrors it suffered. I had a…

Even Honda’s video game version was pretty clear. Digital can be done right, but why fix what isn’t broken? I actually think the 991 analog gauges are near perfect.

Simplify and add lightness...

Does anyone else make a flat-6?

They’ve ruined it!

That’s funny, I did the same thing! How did this happen??

Sorry, but they’ve ruined it. That is one of the ugliest cars I’ve seen in a while. I had a MkIV TT back in the 90s and I love the 2nd and 3rd gen Supras. I’m a big Supra fan. I was hoping Toyota would nail this, but they’ve royally screwed it up on looks alone. Plus no manual, and BMW-ness, and so many other better…

Wise words! I recently picked up a Carrera that will be my near daily driver. I’m a married guy in my 40s and I’ve already heard the mid-life crisis and trying to prove something arguments.

I bought a new C5 when I was 26. The old man image didn’t bother me or apply, since I wasn’t an old man. Now I’m in my 40s and even though I’m a huge Corvette fan, I won’t buy one because I don’t want to be seen as the old guy driving the Corvette. 

C4S starts at $120,600... that still blows me away. What happened to an approachable 911? With options this is $130-$140k. That just seems really high for a lower end 911. As someone who would consider one of these, I can’t get over the price.

I’m in the Midwest and there is a predominance of domestic vehicles in the area. The perception problem seems to be a little less here, or perhaps the value equation carries more importance here vs the coasts. There is no stigma with a Chevy or a Ford car, other than you aren’t driving a truck. And as far as trucks…

I have to believe a service advisor that knows valet mode is on and that his tech is being recorded would take an extra step to make sure the car isn’t hooned. I never had any issue, although this was a CTS-V at a Cadillac dealer. I am surprised the tech here didn’t realize valet mode was on or didn’t understand what…

It enables the audio/video recorders and I believe locks out the stereo and some other things. The recorders are the big thing. 

I always told the service manager valet mode was on when I took mine in for service. Just a friendly reminder, as a way to hopefully prevent unnecessary abuse.

I don’t know about the noise, but that GT-R seriously pulls away from the GT2 RS on corner exit....

That is depreciation from MSRP, not from average actual transaction prices. Nobody is buying a domestic pickup for MSRP, so their real world depreciation is more like Toyota’s, since the Toys are not discounted much from MSRP. Granted the Tacoma and Wrangler are a notch above, for both rational and irrational reasons…

I’ve owned several trucks and sometimes had a boat or trailer to tow, but usually I use a truck to haul something in the bed. Now, most of the time the truck is empty and hauling air. But I use the bed enough that I couldn’t get away with a car. Just this past weekend I carried a couch and furniture. Before that it…

I don’t understand why Toyota, one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world, can’t build a sports car on their own. The partnership clearly isn’t for speed of development or time to market. It doesn’t appear to be for cost savings, if this ends up priced like the BMW (and the ToyoBaru isn’t inexpensive for what…