[quote=bearishgurl]The Corona drove circles around all these other cars and got better gas mileage, to boot. I’ve driven all Toyota products since then.
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You’re coming in late to all the Toyota based threads, bearish girl. The acceleration problem was just not about floor mats, there were several other defects as well, the most well known being defective gas pedals. I think most of us piggs are talked out on the topic.
And you are right, from the late 70s to somewhere in the 90s most other manufacturers were nowhere near Toyota in quality. But times, they keep a-changing and Toyota no longers has an advantage in quality (read JD Powers et al) and, for the past few years, Toyota has stumbled quite badly. They’ll probably get back on track, but they will no longer hold a quality advantage. Those days are long gone.
It was also interesting to note that not once did you mention fun to drive in your comments about Toyota. They are almost exclusively a pt a to pt b car driven by people who don’t want to think about the driving experience. I for one do consider quality when purchasing, but it is way down the list of what I consider. The differences in quality today are so small as to make it barely worth considering as a differentiator.
If you drove Toyotas because you perceived their quality as being better, well it is time for you to step out of blindly buying a Toyota because it is Toyota and giving a fair, unbiased looked at other brands.
