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Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 7,431
Hard-core CEG'er
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Hard-core CEG'er
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Originally posted by Tony2005:
I honestly think that one reason why Toyotas don't break down as often is because most who buy those vehicles do not drive them as hard and those who buy Fords (most on this forum anyway). Recently, (2007 Model Camry) Toyota decided to go for that market too. Reviews have come in showing that they are "sportier". And of course, with them entering Nascar next year ("Race on Sunday, sell cars on Monday"), I am sure you will see more car issues crop up. Just my humble opinion though.
I respectfully disagree - I actually had less problems driving my Contour in a sporty fashion (not necessarily hard) than my parents' four Taurii (at _least_ one transmission replacement on each) and their Windstar. (and I had $4500 in repairs done the last two years I owned the Contour!) The work performed was good to mediocre, but the customer service was the kicker. For example, one day the front left spring broke on the Windstar so my dad brought it in for repair. They replaced the spring and put a boot thing on it "just in case" it went again. While they did this my dad requested - and was willing to pay - for a replacement spring/boot on the other side but they waved him off saying it won't happen again. Lo and behold four months later the right side broke, popping the tire. Eventually he was refunded the money since Ford decided to recall the springs, but he was quite irate that he had to miss a second day of work because they said it wouldn't happen. This far and away is not the only incident we've had with Ford dealers.
My parents' Subaru dealer on the other hand has been wonderful, curteous, and most importantly competent even despite a change in management. I haven't taken my new car in often enough (haven't had to!!) to get a feel for my local Nissan dealer but so far they're at a 100% success rate. We'll find out Thursday when they diagnose my clutch/throttle issue and perform a front-end alignment.
This post was far longer than I intended it to be.
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