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As much as I agree with your sentiment on Elon, some people don’t want an appliancemobile even if it means sacrificing some amount of reliability. For example,
by decafninja 3y ago
As much as I agree with your sentiment on Elon, some people don’t want an appliancemobile even if it means sacrificing some amount of reliability.
For example, I’d personally take a Jaguar or Alfa Romeo (two brands particularly famous for lack of reliability) over most Toyotas short of one of their niche models like their GRs or old school SUVs.
- dragonwriter 3y agoYeah, Toyota is a poor choice if your goal with a vehicle is conspicuous consumption status signaling rather than transportation.
- decafninja 3y agoOr, if you actually… like driving. Again, exceptions being made for stuff like their GR cars which are quite excellent for that purpose. So many people fail to understand some people actually like driving. It has nothing to do with showing off how rich you are, other than that the intersection of expensive cars and drivers’ cars overlaps quite a bit.
- dividedcomet 3y agoI’d disagree on that. While they’re not overly exciting like a little MX-5, my new base model hybrid Corolla has plenty of pickup and go for whatever I need, and coming from a truck, I find it “fun” to drive. And I love driving my Tacoma off-road! I think Toyota are right to make a more appliance-y car, which is still super fun to drive, but doesn’t lose what’s most important, cost and reliability.
- gilbetron 3y agoFair point - usually if someone is comparing to a Toyota, they would be interested in reliability, because you don't look at them for performance or excitement ;) They are, as an automotive industry friend described, an automotive appliance.