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Originally Posted by Sliver
I get it. They're as reliable as a refrigerator and just as much fun to drive.
I guess I have higher expectations for my life.
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Toyotas are reliable and I totally get that for a specific demographic. For me though, the Camry and Rav4 were the most frustrating vehicles I've ever driven.
When there was that wet ice storm a few years back, even with winter tires, I couldn't drive faster than 50-60kmph on Stony and take advantage of the fast lane, because the GD traction control kept kicking, chopping the power which would then contribute to the back wobbling etc. to "maintain safety". This set up is perfect for the white knucklers, but frustrating as hell for someone who has a better grip for evasive driving. I cashed out immediately after that storm and got into something that for sure would be less rage inducing. Hell, even if I was driving the Odyssey that day, I'm sure I'd be less angry than the Camry.
Agreed the Rav4 is inexplicably cheap. It's the only damn vehicle I've ever borrowed where things like the tension on the hinge of the sun shade was broken, so it kept flapping in my face like a mud flap. I've seen 20-30 year old totaled cars that that didn't have the hinge on the sun shade fail. I sat in two that had this issue.
I will at least give credit to Toyota in that the Lexus line of vehicle doesn't typically have these same issues as the Toyotas.