On Sun, 12 May 2013 11:43:52 -0400, BAR wrote:

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On Sun, 12 May 2013 09:41:24 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

http://tinyurl.com/cwydck5

More proof that Consumer Reports is a useless rag.

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That seems a bit harsh. I've always thought their car reviews were
pretty good in fact. They've always been a big fan of Toyotas and so
am I. If CR didn't like a lot of what Detroit was producing, that's
just a reflection of their accuracy and perceptiveness in my opinion.

They myth of the Toyota has been blown up in recent years.

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There's no myth - the darn things are like the energizer bunny; they
just keep running and running and running. They're not perfect but
my wife and I have owned a bunch of them. All have gone well over ten
years and well over 150,000 miles with only minimal unscheduled
maintenance. Several were eventually handed down to the kids. I'm
still driving my V8, 4WD Tundra which is now almost 12 years old and
over 100K miles. That's my definition of reliability and low upkeep.
The Honda Accords are excellent also. I've only owned three Detroit
products in my adult years. All were purchased new, or almost new,
and maintained to factory schedules. None of them made it past 6 or
7 years, and all of them had become maintenance hogs by that time.

I wish Toyota made boat engines. Those V-8s they use in the Tundra
would be real winners.