Originally posted by MAYBE aliasfriend:
Originally posted by Matty K:
Yes, Wooden, but those are all non-drivetrain issues.

Much as I love my CSVT, I would definately buy a Honda (if they weren't all so ugly now). We had a lowered one come into the shop once... this girl had knocked her drain plug loose, and the car had practically no oil in it. Damn thing still ran.

'Course, I still think Toyota is the master of bullet-proof engine building. After all, they retail to senior citizens (not always the best at maintainence) and people like my mom (DEFINATELY not the best at maintainence). Plus, there's a reason that damn 2J Supra engine is so popular.



I also agree about the toyota engines. Car and Driver put toyota in the top 5 for best engines in the world, I think they were number 2 or 3.. I remember they were one space behind BMW. Around here you almost NEVER see a toyota for sale with less then 100K miles. People just dont ever want to get rid of them.


Well, maybe we had a lemon... But a close friend of ours had his 1992 Tercel die on him - it drank all its oil between Quebec City and Montreal and seized on HWY 40... it had less than 100,000 km, and was maintained properly too.

It's almost a running joke here, if you're following a Tercel (1991-1994), you are in a cloud of blue smoke almost every time. The last generation was much better.

But that was our Tercels. I had 3 Corollas in my life (1976 and 1977 sedans, 1980 Wagon), and all had bulletproof engines - I know, I really did try to blow them up! :-) But the last Toyota I bought left me with a very bad aftertaste... and since I had the "lowly" Tercel, the stealer didn't really want to try to correct the many problems I had with it. Oh well, his lost!

Kyo 1997 Mystique GS Duratec ATX -- sold 2005 Focus ST - Quicker! - Still a Duratec!