When I first bought my RAV4, one of my best friends who had a Camry at the moment, told me something that now I understand: Be ready! You just bought japanese! You'll never want another car!
Her husband has owned BMWs, Mercedes, and other high-end luxury cars, but she never wanted anyother car than the Camry, and she told me, that while her husband had to go looking for parts and suffer with his cars, hers was great in every way. In the whole 7 years I had my car, I enjoyed every second of it! Never once failed me, and I kept it like new. The people I sold it to, said that it is the greatest car. I regret selling it, but I will buy it again soon! If not a RAV4, a Toyota model without a doubt! I loved the performance and the design. What made you choose Toyota?

I chose Toyota because the specification tolerances they work too are tighter, and their Quality culture allows for less non-conformances.

The 4Runner makes my breasts look larger. How about yourself ?

Pongo, you are too much! You are going to make fun of my comment over the 4 Runner forever? That´s ok! I find it rather funny, and looking at your avatar, I believe we could even be good friends if we got to know each other in real life... or not! LOL! Well my breast are fine looking, with any Toyota model! And about the size, nobody complained so far! You are making me laugh! Thanks!

Well, breasts aside, I feel like I was "married" into Toyotas. My father never owned one, but when I got married, my husband did and so do his parents and his sister and her husband. And all our cars are white, which is funny.

So, tell us... if you get divorced, will you keep the Toyotas along with everything else? Because let´s face it, women have the right to keep everything, including the car! LOL! Good think that when I got married I didn´t marry the brand he was driving, because he was a New Yorker without a car!
And about the color of your cars, what´s the deal? is it a family tradition? I like darker colors, burgundy is my favorite, or as we call it: red-wine.

I'd keep at least one Toyota! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grin.gif) I'd definitely stick to with Toyota. About the colors, I suppose it's logical--white reflects the soaring AZ temperatures. If I had it my way.....dark blue and burgundy is a great color.

Oh wow! AZ! You are the perfect person to ask, since you probably use the AC constantly. How does your car do with gas/milage in such temperatures? I used to fill up more frequent in the summer months, but since you are hot almost all year around, I´m curous to know how well does Toyota performs. Thanks.

The AC definitely affects gas mileage. I've learned the Camrys do the best, next would be our brother-in-law's Tacoma, our older car (I call it the backup car) a 92 Taurus uses the most gas running the AC. The difference between the Camry and the Taurus was actually a big relief. Both cars are white (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I bought a new GM in 1988. Service engine light came on after driving 2 blocks off the lot. I spent the next 4 years in the shop, and I even had my own bay in the intensive care section. $9,000.00 in repairs, and a little over 40k on the odometer later, I was fed up. The regional Chevy office insisted my repairs were "nothing out of the ordinary". And, I remembered the dealership tour when I bought my new GM.........I met everyone important there.......the general manager, the body shop manager, and the service manager, and all his helpers. I couldn't understand the importance of this. Then I realized that they wanted to show me where I was to spend the rest of my life, despite the real good deal I got, and all the discounts I got, and all the money I supposedly saved. It just so happend that I worked with a lot of ex-car salesmen, who sold a variety brands of new cars, and sold both foriegn and domestics, at different times in their lives, and I asked their opinions. I was so fed up, I didn't care what I got, what it looked like, how ugly it may have been, or how much it costs. I asked them what would you buy if it was going to be new, and never break down, and frankly I didn't even want to know, or care, that they had a service dept. They told me I had to go Japanese, and I may have one repair the first year, and the chance of two would be exceptionally odd, and a third would just not happen. They didn't own Toyotas' themselves, but knew they were of exceptional quality, and would not be cheap. They said the resale value was very good, and would always be sought after as a used car. They said I would be "jumping like the guy in the commercials in a couple of years", and I really doubted that part of it. But, they were right, and I never thought my life would be so simple as to just "turn the key". I have very little tolerance for anything that breaks down. January 14, 1993 was the day my patience ran out, and I went Japanese. I was so confident with my new purchase, I bought a Toyota van, used, with low miles, 8 months later. And, actually bought some champaign the day I was going to hit the 300k mark, and prepared to do some celebrating about 2 miles down road, no matter where it happened, and roadside! Then, about another three years later, I hit the big 500k. And I was a little less shocked. Nothing like taking it for granted, and I have come to expect nothing less. AND, I'M NEVER GOING BACK, PERIOD. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/460.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/460.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/460.gif)

My first toyota was a van the Previa and it has been so trouble free I wouldn't think about American again. The other toyota's I've own has been just as good.

For me, I like Toyotas because of the quality, durability and reliability. Ive owned Toyotas and in recent years Ive owned Fords and when its time to replace my F-150 I will be going back to Toyota.
Its been my experience that Toyotas break down a lot less often than other brands.

Same here quality is the reason why. I owned an 88 corolla for many years, and I spent more money on tires (2 sets) than the rest of the maintenance put together.

My brother went with his Celica back in the 1970's to get women (It worked). He went with his 92 Camery because it was a good car for his family. It saved his life when he was hit be a drunk driver 2 years later. The care was destroyed completely but he walked away.

I went with my Celica because of fond memories of riding in my brothers car as a small child. And to get guys (It worked).

I went with the Camery Hybrid to save money on gas. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif)

This is how word of mouth and turning a blind eye affects sales. In 1988 everything sucked. If you bought a junk toyota back then would you be driving only domestics today? Probably. Things change my friend. Maybe you should give the other guys a look again instead of turning a blind eye because of 80s junk. That and I dont belive half of your story. Who would pay half a cars price from 1988 when there are warranties and lemon laws? Do you really think Toyota was the bees knees in 88. Even the Vette was junk those years, which tells you a lot about the eighties.

stop the hating ss. I had an 1988 corolla for almost 10 years. I was the second owner and had all the maintenance records for the entire life of the car. I sold it in 2005. From 1988 to 2005, over 200k miles were driven and no major maintenance was needed. Most of the money spent on the car was on consumables (tires and pads) and oil changes.

Theres always going to be a guy who says that his car lasts forever. bfd. I had a 1987 dodge shadow that was the most reliable junk Ive ever owned. But it was just such a boring car...as the 88 corolla, that I decided to kill it with a huge neutral drop at about 150k miles. However my 86 cutlass calais (?) did throw a rod on me at about 80k, but there was no temp gauge and the dummy light didnt come on. Engine got hot and engine died. It happens both ways.