LOL, Toyota fails at making pickups, AGAIN!
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Grr;217748 wrote:
have you heard about this before now? You would think something as serious as frames rusting in half would get the medias attention wouldnt you? I certainly havent seen itBTW, this is what the result of these problems, i think it would be serious enough to make headlines.
thats just the dump bed option, you can get that on every toyota pickup!
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ah...but GM would wait until they got sued and then still refuse to buy the trucks back. Toyota admits to the potential of the problem, offers an economic solution to alleviate the problem and an extended warranty to protect against it should it happen in the future....name one big-3 that has done anything like that on their warranty recalls.
FWIW, Toyota bought back my Tundra at full retail price because there was a "chance" that my bed may experience the "bed bounce" issue...again, I'm fairly certain Ford doesn't buy back the 5.4 liters that had the spark plug issue nor has Chevy with any of the front suspension issues. The reason it's not making news is because Toyota is standing behind their product, even with it's flaws. Everyone makes mistakes, Toyota is just owning up to theirs.
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Toyota >>>>>>>>>> any and every "big 3" vehicle out there. Anyone who works on vehicles at all will know whats built better. Of course the new Tundras are going to have issues, its a brand new design, and it happens to every manufacturer when they come out with something totally new and different. It happened to Nissan with the Titan also. Give them some time to figure everything out and there will be absolutely no reason to buy a "big 3" truck.
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Its not in the news becuase the current media feels that Toyota can do no wrong. I have to give them props for the way they are handleing it tho. Toyota is the only automaker that can afford that kind of thing right now.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
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treimche;217789 wrote:
Give them some time to figure everything out and there will be absolutely no reason to buy a "big 3" truck.Save for towing capacity, space, looks, cheap/available parts.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
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http://www.showstop.org/images/truck/rust_warranty/dealer-communication.pdf
the actual info that the dealers received ^^^^
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tjamz;217796 wrote:
http://www.showstop.org/images/truck/rust_warranty/dealer-communication.pdfthe actual info that the dealers received ^^^^
Looks like a good company to purchase from. The way a company handles it's mistakes is what everyone should use to judge the company. As stated before, every manufacturer has its issues. Shane bought his 07' Tahoe and had NOTHING but problems. He got so fed up with the windows not working, the seat not moving, the radio draining the battery, then the next radio cutting in out, transmission with a huge CLUNK, etc... that he traded it off. He left a list nearly 2 pages long in the owners manual of known issues. He brought it back and forth from the dealership so many times that he just started to accept that $40k+ doesn't buy a good truck. His new Armada is 10x the truck and is flawless...
Just like what Troy stated, anyone who has taken apart a import truck vs. domestic truck knows which one is built better. There are examples of crap from every company, but how the company decides to handle it is what makes/breaks the deals. You can replace crap with the same crap and end up with the same crappy issues (read Tahoe). Toyota made a few mistakes, but damn, offering a 15 year warranty on a product that MIGHT fail is amazing, and offering full buy back on another truck is also unprecedented. I'm more apt to buy a Toyota now BECAUSE of these issues, than before.
Props to Toyota!
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Grr;217748 wrote:
have you heard about this before now? You would think something as serious as frames rusting in half would get the medias attention wouldnt you? I certainly havent seen itBTW, this is what the result of these problems, i think it would be serious enough to make headlines.
Why would it be broken like that... caved up, not down in the middle...
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capitlj;217791 wrote:
Save for towing capacity, space, looks, cheap/available parts.heh, just what I was thinking.
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capitlj;217791 wrote:
Save for towing capacity, space, looks, cheap/available parts.Apples to apples....
-towing capacity is near top of it's class
-space is as good or better than it's rivals...my tundra ext cab had more rear legroom than the 08 Sierra Crew Cab (full four door) in my driveway now
-looks is a matter of opinion. I prefer the Tundra over almost everything EXCEPT the Titan
-I'll take the parts that don't break thank you (and if they do due to poor design are covered under an extended warranty)...you can keep the cheap parts that go out regularly but are available at every autoparts store...why? Because they break more often is my guess. I mean, if there were more demand for Toyota replacement parts, there would be more Toyota replacement parts available over the counter...right? If there is no demand, we keep a supply on hand? -
I agree w/ farm boy ^^^ Every vehicle is a compromise of some sort.
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