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Ford had been improving well before the auto crisis, but they were never in danger of going under. It was Chrysler and GM. Ford never took the bailout, honestly
by partiallypro 10y ago
Ford had been improving well before the auto crisis, but they were never in danger of going under. It was Chrysler and GM. Ford never took the bailout, honestly, I think that helped their sales a lot. Hard to shake the "Government Motors" or the "Fiat" image.
Toyota is still the best. People are always shocked when they hear how many miles I have on my 2006 Tacoma. I also like Subaru, surprised they ranked as that expensive to maintain.
- ethbro 10y agoThe only problem I have with Toyotas (and I'm in a new Camry rental after a Rav4 got totalled) is that the suspension, handling, and styling seemed to be designed by people who hate driving.
- RotsiserMho 10y agoI drive an FRS (Toyota 86) for this reason. It's an absolute joy to drive.
- ethbro 10y agoYou mean the Toyota that they had Subaru build for them? only semi-jokingly
- RotsiserMho 10y agoHeh
- partiallypro 10y agoI have an 06 Tacoma and I prefer its handling to every other vehicle I've driven, including the F-150, Tundra, Outback (though the Outback is the most similar), Mercedes-Benz crossover (don't know the exact model.) I've also driven a Viper and a Corvette, but I'm not including those in my comparison for obvious reasons. I think it's just preference. Then again, trucks have different suspension than cars. My mom used to have a Camry, and I never liked driving it. It might just be a truck thing.
- riprowan 10y agoThe mushiness of Toyota handling translates much better to trucks I have found. When you take a small car and make the handling mushy, it's like driving a smore.
- dclowd9901 10y agoYMMV: We had a 2014 Fiesta with a DCT and the thing worked like a first time driver on a manual. Herky jerky, seemingly missing clutch engagement. They might have done a lot better with interior build quality, and their higher end models are impressive (hell, their 3 cyl 1.0L turbo engine for the Fiesta is a masterclass in small car powerplants), but they aren't even halfway to a Honda or Toyota, who have essentially reinvented (and continue to reinvent) car manufacturing. I recommend watching James May's Building a Car documentary. It was a fascinating window into all the aspects of car QA.
- busterarm 10y agoTheir manual transmissions aren't much better. I tested a couple of Focus STs and I _hated_ them.