• clif@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Anecdotal, but I had two Chevrolets and one Ford that had pretty bad problems in the 90s to early 2000s. Bought a Tacoma in 2007 and it’s still going strong. Biggest problem is a very tiny coolant leak that started in 2023 and I should probably fix instead of topping off…

    I love my taco.

  • Magister@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Are you american? Because there’s thousands of jokes on Ford F, GMC, RAM, etc saying they all spend their time at the dealership or are broken down the road

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      Yeah there’s a reason used Toyota trucks are so goddamn expensive.

      The frame rust was an issue, but Toyota replaced frames for way longer than any Ford warranty would cover.

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I think most Toyota trucks are considered very reliable. Their worst enemy is rust. Other Japanese brands like Nissan are less consistent than Toyota though.

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Nissan took a huge reliability hit with their CVTs, then their variable compression engines further hurt their reputation.

    • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Depends on the era tbh. Nissan Hardbodys with the KA24 will go toe-to-toe with the Toyotas from the same time in my experience

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I followed the links in that story, and see nothing but claims.

    Toyota (and Honda) engines are incredibly robust. To have a single new engine fail would be very surprising, but 2 or 3? Yea, I need to see a lot more detail about what’s going on (and not just links from a story quoting an owner with broken links to forums).

    As someone who first tured a wrench nearly 50 years ago, and worked on every brand available in the US, with racing siblings all that time, um, no, I’m calling BS here.

    I refuse to own vehicles from the Big 3 any more. Tired of working on them.