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Originally Posted by theg69
I don't know. I did a lot of research on vehicles before I bought mine and they have all consistently ranked Toyota much higher than Nissan or Fords. Fords are comparable to Nissan IMO though. But in my view, you can't compare Nissan to Toyota or Honda (Nissan has had its share of mechanical issues with their cars in the past).
There has been absolutely nothing that would rate Ford as good as a Toyota. Agree that Ford is passed the "Fix Or Repair Daily" phase, but to compare it to Toyota in terms of reliability is foolhardy.
I don't even know why I am defending Toyota/ Lexus so much.. I don't even have one.. LOL
Here are a couple of links:
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...nues-fall.html
Certainly disproves the theory that Ford is catching up to Toyota.
http://www.mymoneyblog.com/consumer-...ty-charts.html
(the chart is quite useful, shows how bad VW actually is. Toyota and Honda are still in a class of their own, you can't compare Nissan to Toyota, Nissan is rated around Ford's reliability).
http://autos.jdpower.com/content/pre...lity-study.htm
Lexus far exceeds everyone else below them. Ford, though not bad, is still below the industry average cut-off line for dependability. |
In terms of reliability yes Toyota still has the slight edge over Ford. Ford more than makes up for this slight difference by giving you far more in the car. I drive a Toyota, and it is boring and dull. Toyota has made no effort to change this.
You basically get a lot more bang for your buck with the lower level Fords than you do with the Toyotas. The reliability difference beetween the two brands is very marginal, and, like others have said, noone knows what the long term picture is.