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Originally Posted by sugarwood
I have heard a lot of theories for why the Tacoma is the least depreciating vehicle sold in the US.
The main theory for this is combined with Pickup trucks not depreciating much PLUS the legendary bulletproof reliability of Toyota trucks.
Toyota trucks are known world wide for being the most reliable, most bullet proof Trucks made. Period.
Even the F150 and Silverado owners know this but dont want to admit that Japanese is more reliable, BUT it is.
Toyota trucks reliability has been legendary since hte early 80s.
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I know an army medic who did tours in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He says the Toyota Hi Lux is ubiquitous in those places (usually equipped with a machine gun etc.) and that they are favored due to the fact that they are indestructible.
As a child I remember seeing the Hi Lux in California as well. This guy claims Toyota made a conscious decision not to sell the Hi Lux in the States because it lasted far too long.
And I believe much of that quality lives on in the Tacoma and much of the rest of their production.
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Originally Posted by sugarwood
Even the F150 and Silverado owners know this but dont want to admit that Japanese is more reliable, BUT it is. Toyota trucks reliability has been legendary since hte early 80s.
Their cars do not live up the reliability of their trucks, not at all.
Also the Tacoma is not a full size truck, so it fits a different niche. Full size truck is a work truck, towing truck, etc.
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To your next point, notwithstanding how much I do believe Toyota makes quality products, I’m not sure you have completely “nailed it“ on the work truck issue.
I run a fleet of approximately 40 pick up trucks-mostly F250s but also a handful of F150s. I have several F2 50s with more than a half-million miles on the clock and they’re still running their original engine and trans. We get rid of the F150s at around 200,000 miles. They are trouble free, inexpensive to keep on the road and quite surprisingly, they don’t suffer the mpg penalty versus the Tacoma - that you might think.
My $.02 anyways.
Ps I’ve had two Lexus GS’s, and I drive both in excess of 200K miles. And would you believe with both cars I had zero repairs. Of course I had oil changes, break, tires etc - but not one thing ever broke on either cars. These were front engine, rear wheel drive cars, and both are sold unchanged (except for the badges) as Toyotas in Japan.