Toyota HiLux tops April sales
May 5, 2008 by George Skentzos
The figures are in and Australia’s best selling car for April didn’t have a Holden or Ford badge – and it wasn’t a Corolla.
The Toyota HiLux instead reigned supreme, with sales of 3814 vehicles, up 27.1 per cent on April 2007.
Despite our love for the iconic Australian ute, this is the first time one has ever topped the monthly sales chart, just ahead of the Corolla with 3722 sales in second place.
April has been a record month overall for Toyota, with sales of 20,838 vehicles – more than doubling the sales of its nearest competitor.
Toyota also achieved the top four positions in the SUV market with the Kluger (1268), RAV (1191), Prado (1157) and LandCruiser 200 Series wagon (1124).
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Hilux tops the charts, what else would you expect from such a great ute. Supercharged TRD Hilux, even better and looks mean. Rollover problems, what sort of a lousy claim is that. Far removed from reality thats for sure. Hilux is toughest in it’s class and best for the job, defantly not a Rodeo or Ranger for me. I want a mans utes for a mans job. TRD Hilux i will have after the financial reporting period, tax means.
WOW !!!! Kevvy, you will have to suck Dingo’s dick, to celebrate your stupid LUX…
Ranger is better, they’re not sold to fleet or hire companies like toyodas…
I can vaguely remember when people used to have fun on this website and not take everything that was said so god damn seriously
you could tell when someone was being SERIOUS and when they were being SARCASTIC..
I mean we used to be able to have civil dsicussions and express/accept various alternative points of view even though they might not have liked the same make of car as you do.. Because they are TRUE car enthusiasts!
But sadly not anymore…. Ahhhh those were the days….
What is the Problem at Toyota ?????
A $45 million dollar lawsuit recently filed in California Superior Court against Toyota Motor Corp. is bringing to light the recent quality woes being experienced by the once mighty manufacturer. Toyota has based its entire reputation on the quality and long term reliability of their wide range of vehicles.
According to the Associated Press, The suit was brought about by Katy Cameron, a Quality Auditor at Toyota’s NUMMI plant in Fremont, California that manufactures Tacoma Trucks and Corolla models. Cameron alleges that defects ranging from broken seatbelts, misaligned suspension pieces (something very hard to fix at the dealership level), and non functioning headlights were all ignored in the quest for increased output.
In another blow to Toyota’s reputation for how its employees are treated, Katy allegedly suffered personal threats regarding her safety and possible firing. What is clear is that after she brought the quality problems to light and tried to contact executives in Japan about her concerns, she was demoted to a Parts Boxer. At their plant in Kentucky earlier this year, Toyota also came under criticism for firing two employees that exposed a document that talked about the company’s plans to lower pay and benefits to U.S. workers.
It appears that the quality problems Katy saw at the NUMMI plant are finally being exposed in surveys and public perception. Last month Consumer Reports dropped its nearly automatic “Recommended” rating from a number of Toyota products, including the extremely popular Camry V6 model. According to that report the engine suffers from “Poor Reliability.” Subsequently, Toyota dropped from the number one quality nameplate on their list, to number five after rivals like Honda and Subaru.
Toyota has lots of slogans and mantras that they use to help employees understand their “lean manufacturing” technique. Toyota revolutionized auto manufacturing years ago with this technique, which essentially means “We only make as many cars as we are selling.” This also helps cut down on defects because cars are not just made in huge batches at one time. So if a defect comes along and is caught only at a dealership, huge lots of unsold cars will more than likely not be sitting there with the same problem. It makes sense but Chrysler still just pumps out cars at a rate above its sales output.
Back at Toyota, the essential values of the company today are exemplified by something called “The Toyota Way.” Want to know what the “Toyota Way” is? It is a fourteen step process that should be guiding their every step, from Parts Requisition to Design. I am not sure if they are in order of IMPORTANCE, but they all reek of management-speak. If Toyota is to pull itself out of the quality doldrums, it has to do more than come up with more than catchy slogans.
THE TOYOTA WAY (What The !!!!!)
Following is all four principles of the “Toyota Way” following with my comments in brackets.
1. Base your management decisions on long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short term financial goals. (That is a great motto for any company to live by. Short term profit should not be made at the expense of customer satisfaction and loyalty.)
2. Create a conscious process flow to bring problems to the surface. (Okay, what does that mean exactly?)
3.) Use the “pull” method to avoid overproduction. (This just means essentially that the manufacturing arm only orders more materials when the department that needs them orders them. That this even needs to be in writing disturbs me.)
4.) Work like the Tortoise, not like the Hare. (That means we are not interested in quotas and speed of work, but quality. Then why does Toyota give bonuses based on output? Shouldn’t they just be based on quality?
5) Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time. (Duh?)
6) Standardized tasks and processes are the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment. (I AM ROBOT! THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE!)
7) Use visual control so no problems are hidden. (Keep workspace clean and maintain personal hygiene. I wish they had this rule where I work!)
8) Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes. (So I guess that is why Toyota doesn’t have IDRIVE?)
9) Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others. (Toyota can grow people now? Kind of like corn? Wow, Toyota sure is at the cutting edge.)
10) Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company’s philosophy. (No thanks, I would prefer to hire idiots who don’t respect me.)
11) Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging them and helping them improve.(COST CUTTING! COST CUTTING! COST CUTTING! All problems at the U.S. Big Three have come from Cost Cutting. It frightens me that Toyota has it in what is essentially its Company Constitution.)
12) Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation.(Okay, this one gets a Duh again.)
13) Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly. (So this explains why all Toyotas look like they were designed in a Committee Meeting.)
14) Become a learning organization through relentless reflection and continuous improvement. (Sorry, I was asleep, what did you say?)
Oh What A Supporter of Toyotas Tough Trucks in Motorsport -
In relation to my statement about Toyotas Over Turning which like many other comments etc people post on here you seem to get rather offensive about..
May I suggest that you relax and look up the meaning of the word SARCASM in the dictionary.
KJ – Dodge don;t have any plans to import the Dodge Ram Pick Up to Oz for the same reason that Ford No longer import the F-Series Trucks… Not a big enough market
Toyota Hit with More Recalls in U.S. and Around the World.
Singer Justin Timberlake once crooned, “What goes around comes around,” in one of his myriad, sound alike odes to one time honey Ms. Britney Spears. In an odd turn of events, executives at Toyota must be thinking the ex-‘Nsyncer wrote those words just for them.
In about the space of a week the soon to be world’s largest automaker has been stung with two recalls covering over one million of its vehicles. The first recall covers 630,000 Noah and Voxy minivans in Japan. Apparently the fuel tanks are designed improperly and may begin to crack and leak over time.
In the United States, the Toyota Corolla and Pontiac Matrix had 540,000 2003-2004 models covered in a recall for a power window regulator restraining bolt. Apparently this bolt can come loose, causing the window to shoot out of its guide rails. Let’s just hope the glass doesn’t break itself loose while the vehicle is on the move and into the path of oncoming traffic.
All of this recall nonsense must especially sting after Toyota suffered the embarrassment six months ago of being brought to court by one of its own employees. This employee claimed parts flaws found during the manufacturing process were being ignored for the sake of productivity. Important things like defective airbags and even broken seat belts were allowed to pass.
This employee should know as she was the quality control inspector at Toyota’s New United Manufacturing plant in Fremont, California. Wouldn’t you also know it? The Corollas now being recalled all came from that same plant in Fremont.
Our take? Coincidence? We think not. Why would Toyota, a company that makes a large portion of its sales based on its quality reputation, play fast and loose with quality? We imagine that, contrary to their numerous protestations otherwise, Toyota really wants to take the number one worldwide sales slot from GM. And that has and will continue to require a large growth spurt production wise.
As anyone with any business experience will tell you, expansion and growth are dangerous times for any company. Have you ever noticed a restaurant chain that suddenly sprung up all over town and just as soon disappeared? That company was the victim of too rapid an over-expansion. Even huge companies like Starbucks can experience the phenomenon.
So, any recommendations for Toyota? Simple. Don’t start making them fast and badly built. You’ve still got that great rep which is, for the most part, is backed up by your entire lineup. Lexus still is numero uno, for example, among luxury cars. And we haven’t heard any peeps on Scion even though, personally, they need another run through makeup. hahahahaha..
Toyota to Cut Tundra, Sequoia In U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. made an announcement that starting in May it will significantly cut output at the Indiana and Texas plants that manufacture the Tundra and super sized Sequoia SUV.
The company points to the slow-down in the U.S. economy and rising gas prices as the reasons.
But aren’t we starting to blame every problem under the sun on the economy and gas prices? Oh yeah, we also can’t forget the slumping housing market! But is the housing market really slumping or are home prices merely returning to “normal” levels? We will leave that to the economists. And another blog post, of course.
But getting back to the original discussion. The Tundra could definitely be adversely affected by the bad housing market since Toyota was trying to sell its full-size Tundra to contractors and people involved in the construction industry.
Or could it be that buyers have been turned off by the myriad quality glitches, recalls, and breakdowns? Toyota has not had an easy rollout for its first truly full-size pickup truck. But, to be blunt, is it all that surprising. Not only is the Tundra built on an entirely new platform, it’s also being manufactured at an entirely new factory in Texas. Just having one of those variables in the mix for a new vehicle can spell disaster for even the most “together” of manufacturers. Personally, we are sure the quality bugs will be totally ironed out during its second year. Toyota rarely makes mistakes twice.
As for the new Sequoia–aside from the fact that it now looks like a beached porpoise–it is also suffering from coming to market just as people are starting to downsize their SUVs. It is Suburban-sized in a market that is turning more to vehicles like the Honda CR-V. Toyota just needs to adjust its manufacturing output to keep from saturating the market with too much product. (Are you listening to this idea, Chrysler?)
This method has always been a cornerstone of Toyota manufacturing. Termed “just on time” manufacturing, the practice has helped keep Toyota from overproducing unwanted models. Unfortunately for Toyota, it looks like at this time full-size SUVs and Trucks are not what America really wants.
The reason this downturn in truck sales is bad for Toyota is mainly due to the fact that they invested a couple of billion dollars in the new Tundra. As a result of this, we suppose now it will take just a few more years to pay off the mortgage for the new factory
Recalls for Toyota Corolla & Matrix.
April 9, 2008 – Torrance, CA – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will launch a safety recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 539,500 Corolla and Matrix vehicles sold in the U.S.
On certain 2003 and 2004 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles equipped with power windows, the driver and front passenger door glass bolts may loosen and come off, causing the door glass to separate from the window regulator. Vehicles that are equipped with manual windows are not involved in this campaign.
If this condition has occurred on the vehicle – in some cases due to the components becoming loose and possibly rattling – an abnormal noise may be heard from the driver and/or front passenger door when operating the power windows.
Toyota will notify owners of the involved vehicles with a Special Service Campaign letter via first class mail beginning in late April. Owners are requested to contact their local Toyota dealer for diagnosis and repair upon receiving their notification. Replacement of the driver and front passenger door glass bolts will be done at no charge to the owners of the vehicle.
Gasp! Toyota less than successful?
For all of its success in the U.S., Toyota has been unable to get its upscale Lexus division to be the big player its home markets.
Japanese consumers are apparently drawn more towards the European brands. According to Motor Trend, the German brands’ apparent individuality is a strong selling point.
Further blows towards success came in the form of badge engineering. Three of the original Japanese Lexus offerings (the IS, GS, and SC) were originally offered as Toyota models, and at a lower price point as well.
Though it’s understandable considering that we here in the states have seen similar with the likes of the Land Cruiser/Lexus LX, one must not forget that when Lexus made it’s debut here it offered a car that seemingly had no ties with the “lesser” Toyota. The LS.
Our take? Considering that the brand was originally designed for the US market anyway, the lack of success in Japan may be excused. America after all, is world’s away from any other market.
OMG SIR “FORD G SERIES” WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLDWIDE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY YOU OBVIOUSLY MUST BE A CEO OF FORD USA OR SOME OTHER LAMEDUCK AUTO.COMPANY THAT HATES ANY OTHER CAR CO. THAT DOES WELL (WHAT IS THE AUSTRALIAN VERSION OF A REDNECK? WHATEVER IT IS MATE YOU ARE IT .YOU W.NKER)GO BACK TO YOUR CLASSROOM BEFORE YOU GET INTO TROUBLE FROM YOUR TEACHER.
Yep I’m a CEO Sir Dennis, do you hate reading the facts about Toyota recalls and world wide failure, or are u blind like all your toyota mates on this site, prime example: just read dingo’s (Toyoda supporter) redneck dribble, your IQ must come from the same mine’s too, keep digging pal the hole is not deep enough yet…
Quite agree on the Lexus thing, mate. The LS400 was only sold in Japan as a Toyota Celsior until only 2 or 3 years ago, when Toyota finally made Lexus open for business in Japan. Same with the IS250, LS300, RX (oops, Toyota Harrier) and SC400.
O look the teletubbies are still at it, over 100 posts in a hilux topic, lexus make a hilux luxury model do they??
you guys are morons.
Ford FG – i can paste and post countless negative articles affecting any automotive manufactuer particularly associated with General Motors, Ford Motor Co or Crysler but at the end of the day – Ford, GM and Crysler are in dire straights while Toyota is in an influential position driven by it’s solid reputation for engineering robust, quality, reliable, dependable and durable motor vehicles and it is people like yourself who are challenged in accept market reality.
In recent times Toyota has certainly been faced with an increase of challenges yet Toyota executives have acknowledged and accepted these flaws and in response have dedicated greater resources in rectifying the problems to ensure future occurances are maintained to a minimal.
Oh yeah – and we all know who have themsleves in deep holes and it certainly isn’t Toyota … is it – NO !!
Recently alone GM has been returning constant heavy losses in the value of billions. Infact, last year alone – GM returned the greatest corporate loss in the history American manufactuering recording a whooping $40 billion blow in one foul swoop. That said, Ford Motor Co hasn’t been doing any better.
In any effort to steamline operations and gain much need financial support – Jaguar and Rover were recently sold while Volvo and Mercury are next to go. In Ausralia – Fairlane gone, L6 to cease and even discussion wether it is viable to maintain the V8 option and this comes on the back of the worst sales for not only for the Falcon and Commodore but for Ford and Holden in general. Today we witness sales strength from Toyota that outsell Holden more then 2 to 1 while Ford plays 3rd fiddle a further distance behind.
geee …. i wonder who has got themselves in a hole !!
2007 Leaked Oz Survey :
While Toyota scored ‘above average’ or ‘dominate’ in each and every segment, Holden failed in everything scoring ‘below average’ in every category while Ford didn’t fair much better. Infact, Holden and Ford even scored more wooden spoon awards then any other manufactuer … ooch !!
referance – DRIVE.com, click onto ‘features’ and the topic is listed.
2007 RAC Australian National Survey :
While Mazda, Honda and Toyota ranked as the top 3 manufactuers for the least problems and most satisfied customers – Holden and Ford were infact described as ‘below benchmark’ scoring poorly against many of the Japanese and European manufactuers.
OH! WHAT A FEELING! TOYOTA! #1 AGAIN (HO HUM)
Official 2007 JD Powers ranking for automotive manufactuers sold in the US :
Lexus – 5 stars
Toyota – 4 stars
Scion – 4 stars
Ford – 3 stars
GM – 3 Stars
Crysler – 3 stars
I will repeat the same dribble like you do Dingo whether my posts are cut and paste or not, people need to know what is happening with Toyota’s global market which is substantially bigger than OZ.
Caradvice don’t give us the global news so I will step in and “make hail while the sun shines” we don’t care about your stupid Nascar results and you forget Toyota has flooded the series with Camrys just so they recieve some false recognition, do any production Camry’s come with V8′ whooooops no what pathetic way to advertise a vehicle.
Ford is not in dire straits fool, they are on a come back restructuring markets and vehicle quality which I might add is much higher than Toyota at present.. as Toyota grows bigger the more problems they will face, funny theory, for me though every Toyota built is bland boring motoring selling face value not genuine like Ford, in the end Ford has more history, more race wins, more reputation, more value, more respect, something dingo Toyo supporter lacks..
When Lexus was originally formed, it had many ties with Toyota but in recent years those links have been lessened to further distant the two brands apart which has been successful at the least. Infact, the corporate structure of Toyota and Lexus today are now completely individual with each having to justify it’s own exsistance and that means Lexus is now sold in Japan and not as a Toyota.
Today, the most popular luxury brand in the world’s largest market – USA – Lexus is comfortably the leading luxury/prestiage brand which is now regarded as one of the greatest automotive brands of all established upon it’s reputation for engineering impeccable quality motor vehicles. Infact, the CRATSMANSHIP of a typical Lexus is arguably the best in the world.
Ford FG – just to prove how much of a clown you truely are, you claim the quality of a Ford is higher then that of Toyota which is nothing short of total rot and my comment is backed and supported by countless amounts of quality/customer satisfaction surveys all over the world.
You truely do live in la, la, land with the fairies.
Ford or GM are not renouned for engineering quality motor vehicles. Infact, some of the most disgraceful and troublesome vehicles to have ever graced the road have come from General Motors and Ford and today is not much different.
With regards to ‘paste and post’ – you aknowledge as much as myself i can follow suit with countless examples of negative and down grading articles on either Ford, GM or Crysler for that matter but i need not to because we all know who has got themslves into that big hole of sh*t and it ain’t Toyota by a long shot.
Face value … what sort of rot is that !!
Ford is suffering miserably today because the world finally came to it’s senses and relised how poor quality, unreliable and troublesome they really are with much, much better cars able to be purchased elsewhere and that’s exactly what the market has decided to do. That said, they really sucked hard when it came to monitoring the shifting market and reacted when change had long began not to mention corporate incompetance.
Market Reality must be killing your aspirations … oooch !!
The greatest judge of all – The Market – is the undisputable telling factor of all and you hate it with a passion that Toyota is screwing your beloved Holdens and Ford right up the ar*e with a whooping size 20 steel capped boot and it tears your heart out … doesn’t it.
Get used to it because ain’t gonna change anytime soon.
With regards to Toyota’s hassles in recent times, i agree because they grew to quickly but in-defense to that, Toyota executives have acknowledged the exact thing and have stated that greater resoures and attention will be dedicated to fix the current issues and ensure repeats are comfortably controlled in the future.
If there is any current automotive manufactuer in the world that has the talent, expertise, resources, wealth and corporate brains to achieve such results – Toyota would unarguably have to be the choice.
They are taking the challenge to far more markets in the world then any other automotive manufactuer that exsists today and generally have been having a win bar a few problems that require additional attention but once those have been fixed – watch out because Toyota will not be playing for second place.
The days of Ford and GM ruling the motoring world are long over and apart from Toyota surging forward in a vicious (spelling)manner, so are many other manufactuers.
Better still – if Ford has more respect, more reputation and more value … then please ‘o’ please tell the rest of bloggers why thier sales suck so much today not to mention that Toyota now outsells Ford on its own territory in the US while selling about 2.5 cars to Fords 1 in Australia.
Gee wiz Ford FG … you really are in a spin !!
With referance to NASCAR – who cares if it is a Camry, Yaris or even an electric Prius because fact is, Toyota is having wins not to mention arguably the most competitive brand in NASCAR at the moment winning exactly 50% of all events completed this year alone while Chevy, Ford and Dodge between them make up the other 50% …. oooch !!
oh yeah – how is that hole going, getting bigger !!
I’ll tell what – when you do hit rock bottom like Ford Oz, i’ll drag you out with a hanky … he, he, he !!
Ford FG – did you know that the Toyota Way (Kaizen) is studied all over the world by university students not to mention is becoming increasingly adopted by more and more corporations throughout the world including the company i am employed by – Rio Tinto.
Walk around the offices of a Rio Tinto biulding and Kaizen is posted everywhere.
YEEEHAAAAA!!!!
COP THAT FORD “G” BOY.
Ooops – i forget to correct you on Camry’s flooding NASCAR.
AGAIN … just to prove how little you know because your head floats around with the fairies, Chevy and Ford by far have many, many more cars in the series then what Toyota does so do some quality research and pass factual comment instead of utter rot.
Ford G Boy – what’s the odds that the FG will revive Ford’s declining fortunes… my bet, jack all.
The Mondeo comes to market and Ford states they will sell 500 per month but they haven’t even be able to achieve 400 yet.
Better still, i remember when the Holden Epica was launched people taunted that it will be the Camry killer but today it is undoubtedly one of the biggest flops of all in modern times.
Fairdinkum – you clowns have got nothing.
Hoorah Dingos back!!!!
FORD G SERIES U ROCK!!!
Bogans,Teletubbies,Hankies etc Love it.LOL.
Dingo, Mondeo sales have only been held back by supply, not demand. Demand and sales are strong.
Clearly you have been doing all jacking lately.
u’ll find dingo is wrong on many issues but that doesn’t deter him. He is just one Toyota lovin mother !!!
Probably why the Chinese Government will end up owning Rio Tinto eventually.LOL.
Gotta love Toyota. Give commonsense a mystical name,patent it and then sell it to other companies. Perhaps they should just copy and not pay for it i.e ignore the patent just like Toyota did years ago when they copied British and German car makes.
Bret – WRONG !!
Ford stated that they will be able supply 500 Mondeo units per month but to date have Not even cracked 400 per month.
Pretend Cars – the market speaks and i am loving with a passion.
OH WHAT A FEELING … TOYOTA !!
Ford Passes Toyota in J.D. Power Initial Quality Rankings – Car News June 2007
Ford supplanted Toyota—taking the top spot in five of 19 segments—in the 2007 Initial Quality Survey (IQS) by J.D. Power and Associates.
Ford earned segment awards for the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mazda is 33.4 percent owned by Ford.
Toyota, which grabbed the top spot in 11 segments last year, captured only four in 2007 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma and Lexus RX350/RX400h.
Porsche again dominated the overall ranking of brands, averaging 91 problems per 100 vehicles as it had last year. That compared with a 2007 industry average of 125 problems per 100 vehicles. Last year it was 124.
Ford’s Lincoln brand jumped from 12th in 2006 to third in overall nameplate rankings, averaging 100 problems per 100 vehicles. It was behind Porsche.
For the study, Westlake Village, Calif.-based J.D. Power collected responses from more than 97,000 buyers and lessees of new 2007 model year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. This year’s survey included 228 questions and asked for information specifically about design and production, such as defects and malfunctions.
Late 2007 USA Consumer Choice Awards :
While Toyota recieved some critism with faults recorded with the Tundra Truck and V6 Camry, they still managed to rank all 3 of it’s subsidaries sold in the world’s largests market – Toyota, Lexus and Scion – within the top 6 meaning Toyota occupied half of the first 6 positions alone.
Ford managed to rank 13th, 14th and 15th respectively while Buick (or was that Caddy) for General Motors ranked 10th but with all remaining GM subsidaries perfroming poorly ranging from ‘mid to end of field’ only.
Freak show. Toyota “wont” stay top of mouintain as you believe always or for many a year.
Dingo, nope your’e wrong (yet again…….). Ford’s estimation of the model mix was wrong, the demand for the Mondeo is strong, but customers want a specific model (Deisel), and are holding out for increased supply of the model that they want. No matter how you want to spin it, Mondeo sales are restricted buy supply issues. (And Ford have vowed to address the shipping model mix).
Having owned toyotas since I started driving and being very happy with every model that I have had, I thought I should try a change of car manufacturer and bought a ford territory. What a mistake that was, I had nothing but mechanical trouble, servicing was above average in cost and so many little components within the interior and exterior where of a poor quality. In one service at a Ford service department, my car went back 3 times. I was using fuel at a rate of 17.7L to the hundred with predominantly only myself in the car and no towing. I sold it towards the end of 2008 and bought a TRD Hilux and have been amazed by the reliability, the practicality, the torque, the simple quality components and the fuel efficiency. I am currently getting based on mixed driving, towing and a load in the back of around 13L to the 100. I absolutely love it and have kept an eye on the value of the car based on the condition and klms that I have travelled and I am also amazed at how the vehicle retains its value! Unless I am buying a classic, vintage car, or a ferrari (unfortunately highly unlikely!) I wont be swapping car manufacturers again!
..but now drive Ford and Subaru.
Funny how you experience is so diiferent than mine. After owning a string of Toyotas, and finding the reliabilty and build quality worse with each successive one I tried a Falcon. Imagine my surprise at the durability of the Ford product after experiencing two Toyota engine failures under 160,000 km. A string of Falcons latter and would never change back to Toyota. My wife even decided that she was sick of things falling off the Camry so we tried Subaru. Now on our second. Again we wont be back to Toyota for the small/mid size car either.
Nice try with the 13L/100k.
The 4cyl Hiluxs return that, and the V6’s are even worse.
A mates newish SR5 V6 averages 17-18/100…yikes! Interior plastics are from used oil container, gearbox shifts abruptly, already had a wheel bearing failure and overcharging alternator. A vastly over rated car that is only good for interior and tray space. I would rather a Mazda BT-50/ Ford Ranger any day1