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Originally Posted by alltherage

Stick to imports man, you pay more initially but they have lasting appeal. If you want to buy used, then whatever you want, but residual value is always stronger in imports.

You may want to read this:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=2043

At some point, Toyota became a victim of its own success. The company’s double quick expansion, from perennial underdog to voracious overlord, has compromised their unique selling point: product quality. Specifically, Toyota has suffered a plague of recalls around the world. In 2003, the automaker recalled 200k American vehicles. In 2004, the number increased fivefold, to a little over one million vehicles. In the following year, the number leaped again, more than doubling to 2.2 million. So far this year, Toyota has announced five recalls affecting approximately 900K vehicles.