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Originally Posted by kathyricks
By contrast Ford - Chevy - Dodge don't design their engines and transmissions to be highly reliable and durable in the long run so even if they do catch assembly related glitches before the truck gets into the hands of a customer, in the long run their customera are going to be less satisfied because of engine and tranny failures several years later in the trucks' life.
The severity of the dissatisfaction depends on the customers expectations. Some domestic truck buyers think 150-200K miles of engine and transmission life is excellent, but as they begin hearing 300-500K durability testimonials from Tundra owners 5-10 years from now they will become envious.
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Do people really believe this kind of nonsense? I mean this sounds like a line taken straight out of Toyota's PR talking-points playbook.
Ford and Chevy can't design a reliable engine and transmission and their trucks don't last 300-500K? The American worker is to blame for Toyota quality issues? Seriously, if you are that ignorant on the topic maybe you should refrain from commenting?
I can't even begin to tell you how many F-150s, Crown Victorias, and Silverados that I've seen with 300,000(+) miles on original powertrains. It's not even uncommon.
And yet these vehicles were designed in America by Americans - in the F-150s and Silverados cases they were also assembled in America by Americans with mostly American parts. The Crown Vic is assembled in Canada with engines built in Romeo, Michigan. Maybe the real culprit here isn't America at all, maybe it's because Toyota isn't truly infallible and they
rushed the 5.7s intro for those oh-so-important magazine comparos?