I was talking about new cars. For used cars, I’m team #usedtoyota all day long. I’ve had 3. My 1987 Corolla, my 1998 4Runner and my current DD, a 1999 Land Cruiser.

Toyota doesn’t cost “OK” though. Even if you buy a ‘rolla you can get something else nearly as reliable for cheaper, and if you’re buying a 4Runner - fucking forget about it.

Least desirable would be a mid year targa. I think what’s working against this particular car is that it’s a targa. 

The thing I’m most bothered by are the saggy rear springs as soon as any type of load got on it. 

Couldn’t you say the same thing about the 911 Turbo, except that it’s better?

Aside from the standard oil leaks from essentially new gaskets, and the worst oil pan in the history of the world, the other problems I’ve had with a 2015 GTI are:

I mean, you’ve had them all until they were out of warranty, what is that, 35k miles? Also - if only there were a dataset that captured quality issues and compared them to other manufacturers....wait, there totally is:

The newer models are fine.

If only their components wouldn’t shit the bed after less than 100k miles. - Signed, Multiple VW/Audi Owner

Just swapped my beautiful 1998 4Runner limited for a 1999 land cruiser and although the 4runner was great the land cruiser is on another level and I don’t regret it one bit. 

My first thought was that Toyota brought a lot of expertise to the table, namely how to make cars relatively bland and underwhelming.

The OK Boomer thing is only a thing because Boomers got all pissed about it, and they were typically ignorant of the irony that they spent the last decade shitting on millenials. If Boomers were as cool and self-confident as they thought they were, then the label wouldn’t be as big of a sensation as it is now.

Fair enough. But where do they go from here really. The names at first were roughly aligned with displacement and generally that corresponded to greater power. AMG used to mean hand built engines. They were really special. The badges see meaningless and the numbers are also increasingly meaningless. I wonder at what…

Kind of a dumb take. The numbers actually don’t mean much. “Their output matches what the 6.3NA would?“ They simply went to forced induction and didn’t want to make the number lower so some PR rep trotted out that rationale. The C63 has some 400+ odd horsepower. They could call it the C46 and have done. Hell. If they…

You forgot avocado toast. They also know they need to spend that sweet cash on avocado toast. For the GOOD fats.

Because aside from a slight curve in the roof, most of it is MKVII except for the stupid snout. I’m actually looking forward to the MKVIII just so the prices for the MKVII Golf R plummet.

Thanks, I hate it.

Just... don’t buy the shoes.

Even if he still had the jet - the simple fact that he’s aware of the issue and is making life changes and making other people aware of these things, which is pretty huge. You can just as easily say his entire career is based on racing a car around a track that burns through fossil fuels, rubber, and a ton of other…

I didn’t expect so many dumb takes in a single thread. It’s not like this is binary.