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supermoto · 11-22-2008, 05:00 PM

If Toyota did such a good job of investing in cars, then why was the last update of the Camry so mediocre? A new V6 and 6 speed auto when economy was the thing to look at. Most of their sales are 4 cyl versions and they had no drivetrain changes. The 09 Corolla comes with the same drivetrain on the same platform, so where's the change there? Seems they spent way more on the Tundra than both Camry and Corolla.

The Japanese made crappy cars in the 70's and 80's, but no one seemed to notice. All they got was praise while making rust buckets and having substandard safety. A mid 80's Cressida got worse mileage than a Taurus and the same as a Caprice V6, yet they earned a reputation for being fuel efficient and the Caprice was a guzzler. I've heard of plenty of people that complain about reliability of VWs and their scores in a number of surveys are behind domestic brands, yet you think they make good cars and domestics don't.

The only difference between the Germans, Japanese and domestics is perception.

11-22-2008, 05:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
supermoto 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2006 Drives: 07 F150 Screw 4x4 04 CRF 250 09 FJR1300 Posts: 613	Re: Germans & Big 3 go the same route If Toyota did such a good job of investing in cars, then why was the last update of the Camry so mediocre? A new V6 and 6 speed auto when economy was the thing to look at. Most of their sales are 4 cyl versions and they had no drivetrain changes. The 09 Corolla comes with the same drivetrain on the same platform, so where's the change there? Seems they spent way more on the Tundra than both Camry and Corolla. The Japanese made crappy cars in the 70's and 80's, but no one seemed to notice. All they got was praise while making rust buckets and having substandard safety. A mid 80's Cressida got worse mileage than a Taurus and the same as a Caprice V6, yet they earned a reputation for being fuel efficient and the Caprice was a guzzler. I've heard of plenty of people that complain about reliability of VWs and their scores in a number of surveys are behind domestic brands, yet you think they make good cars and domestics don't. The only difference between the Germans, Japanese and domestics is perception.