Select to expand quotebjw said..FormulaNova said..I was reading something on Quora where someone compared BMW and Toyota. Arguing that the Germans used hi-tech interesting stuff and Toyota was using reliable stuff that did the job. I think that's the difference and it makes sense. Why change something when it works well and lasts?
I have heard an exec from BMW confirming this. Toyota's are just so reliable.
I think the big brands have stopped advertising their technologies. It's all about lifestyle pretty shots. I heard recently that within the VW parent company, VW has the most basic safety systems, Audi has better and Porsche has their premium.
I wouldn't have assumed this. Because all cars look somewhat similar inside and out, therefore why would I buy and an Audi when an MG kinda looks similar? When in reality their price isn't just a badge.
One of the principles at Toyota is to be wary of new technology .That's me all over.
Recently we bought a new Toyota RAV4 hybrid.
The two main reasons we bought it were reliability and fuel economy. So far it is consuming 5.7 litres of petrol per 100 kilometres. I've read and viewed that petrol hybrid Toyotas are some of the most reliable cars out there. The main reasons for their reliability is the engines does not need anti pollution filters & other stuff on them because the cars meet emission regulations with the hybrid system. The engines are lower stressed and simpler. The transmission on them has been refined and simplified over the years to become more reliable and smooth.
It is a very good car to drive in both the city and country. We will probably keep it for at least ten years.
It is the second from the top grade and cost $55k. I looked at Chinese cars and they might be around $10k cheaper and look flash but I don't think they will last with little turbo engines in them. Nissan is like this too, powering fairly big cars with a little turbo engine. They won't last.
