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Anecdotal counterpoint, I've owned probably 15 cars in my life. Anything from performance to trucks. I've washed them in the sun, I've washed then in car washes

Anecdotal counterpoint, I've owned probably 15 cars in my life. Anything from performance to trucks. I've washed them in the sun, I've washed then in car washes, I've driven them through flood waters. I've actually never had a car that I own, break down on me in my life. There seems to be a lot of stories like this one regarding cyber trucks. I don't remember reading anything like this about Toyota trucks.

cess11 3y ago
I've had fewer cars than that but my experience is similar. Mostly older, youngest was a 2007 make. Take care of fluids, tires and brakes, and they've just worked. Worst breakdowns I've had have been flat tires, that's a half hour downtime until the spare is switched in. Unexplained five hour "reboots" sounds like a joke. That's not a car, it's a toy.
ricardobeat 3y ago
That doesn't mean your manuals did not warn against doing some of that. Manufacturers want to offload as much liability as possible. Check out the list of warnings for a Corolla: https://www.toyota.com/owners/warranty-owners-manuals/digital/article/corolla/2023/om02568u/ch06se010401/ https://www.toyota.com/owners/warranty-owners-manuals/digita... But most importantly, the story does not provide anything linking the car wash to the truck issue, that was the owner's assumption. It's just speculation / early reporting for the clicks.
- bamboozled 3y ago
  Agree, it's speculation, but the car has failed, there is many documented cases of similar failures. Like I said I've owned a lot of cars, some of them were complete bombs, driven them hard in some very harsh conditions, they just don't shut down or not work like that. I'm talking cars I purchased for $1000 dollars in some cases. I had a Suzuki Sierra with about 114953 on the clock, I drove that thing for years before I retired it. Before that a farmer owned it and used it for ranching work. We're talking about a car that costs > $80000 starting.
elisharobinson 3y ago
just means you havnt read much about trucks https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1370PE/#:~:text=(Reuters)%20%2D%20Toyota%20Motor%20Corp,have%20said%20in%20court%20papers https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1370PE/#:~:text=(Reut....
- bamboozled 3y ago
  Toyota has produced almost 200 million cars...this sucks but ask nearly anyone in off road circles, Land cruiers and Hilux are considered bullet proof.
  - hilux 3y ago
    They are in fact the preferred truck of ISIS. This is worth a read: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Display/Article/3600155/toyotas-and-terrorists-why-are-isiss-trucks-better-than-ours-said-the-american/ https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Di...
mingus88 3y ago
Every auto detailing product you see on the shelf has instructions to wash your car in the shade. You don’t want the product to dry out while you are applying it. This has nothing to do with the CT specifically and it’s actually embarrassing to see this mentioned in the article and interpreted as some kind of slam against Tesla’s quality

cess11 3y ago

I've had fewer cars than that but my experience is similar. Mostly older, youngest was a 2007 make. Take care of fluids, tires and brakes, and they've just worked. Worst breakdowns I've had have been flat tires, that's a half hour downtime until the spare is switched in. Unexplained five hour "reboots" sounds like a joke. That's not a car, it's a toy.

ricardobeat 3y ago

That doesn't mean your manuals did not warn against doing some of that. Manufacturers want to offload as much liability as possible. Check out the list of warnings for a Corolla: https://www.toyota.com/owners/warranty-owners-manuals/digital/article/corolla/2023/om02568u/ch06se010401/ https://www.toyota.com/owners/warranty-owners-manuals/digita... But most importantly, the story does not provide anything linking the car wash to the truck issue, that was the owner's assumption. It's just speculation / early reporting for the clicks.

bamboozled 3y ago
Agree, it's speculation, but the car has failed, there is many documented cases of similar failures. Like I said I've owned a lot of cars, some of them were complete bombs, driven them hard in some very harsh conditions, they just don't shut down or not work like that. I'm talking cars I purchased for $1000 dollars in some cases. I had a Suzuki Sierra with about 114953 on the clock, I drove that thing for years before I retired it. Before that a farmer owned it and used it for ranching work. We're talking about a car that costs > $80000 starting.

elisharobinson 3y ago

just means you havnt read much about trucks https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1370PE/#:~:text=(Reuters)%20%2D%20Toyota%20Motor%20Corp,have%20said%20in%20court%20papers https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1370PE/#:~:text=(Reut....

bamboozled 3y ago
Toyota has produced almost 200 million cars...this sucks but ask nearly anyone in off road circles, Land cruiers and Hilux are considered bullet proof.
- hilux 3y ago
  They are in fact the preferred truck of ISIS. This is worth a read: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Display/Article/3600155/toyotas-and-terrorists-why-are-isiss-trucks-better-than-ours-said-the-american/ https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Di...

mingus88 3y ago

Every auto detailing product you see on the shelf has instructions to wash your car in the shade. You don’t want the product to dry out while you are applying it. This has nothing to do with the CT specifically and it’s actually embarrassing to see this mentioned in the article and interpreted as some kind of slam against Tesla’s quality