Re: 2006 Toyota Avalon

You missed the point, one does not need to spend 20% or 30% more to drive
home a Toyota to get a reliable vehicle. There are plenty of vehicles of
many brands on the market that are reliable that cost a lot less to drive
home. If you actually think that a Toyota 20% or 30% more reliable than
other brands you are if for a rude awaking. Given your belief that it will
run longer, before it brakes down, will be off set by the much higher cost
of repair for which Toyotas are noted. Let say for the sake of argument
that a Lexus power steering pump will last twice as long as the pump in a
Cadillac in 200K miles. The PS pump for a Lexus cost around $1,500, the
pump for a Cadillac cost around $500. The average new car buyer in the US
replaces his vehicle, with another new vehicle, in three to four years. Any
car will run for three or four years, even given marginal maintenance.

mike hunt

>It is not a matter of "lasting." An automobile can last forever given
>sufficient maintenance. It is a matter of reliability (needing >to fix
>things). BMWs, MBs and other European cars are no longer known for high
>reliability.

Merritt









































mike


"Merritt Mullen" <mmullen8014@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:mmullen8014-A5EFDB.17473817092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <uhCdnf4-FdloHrHeUSdV9g@xxxxxxx>,
> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Last beyond the warranty, is a feeble rallying cry. The fact is any
>> vehicle on the market today, given the proper maintenance, will easily
>> last
>> to 200K or more even the Korean cars. One need not spend an extra 20% to
>> 30% to buy a vehicle that will last a long time. The Crown Vics that we
>> serviced for police departments far out lasted the warranty that's for
>> sure.
>> Many went on to be converted into Taxis and were run up to a million
>> miles
>> or more. ;)
>
> It is not a matter of "lasting." An automobile can last forever given
> sufficient maintenance. It is a matter of reliability (needing to fix
> things). BMWs, MBs and other European cars are no longer known for high
> reliabilitY.
>
> Merritt


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