Why are Toyotas so reliable (and boring).

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Have experienced their engineers/quality department, can confirm they don't fart around regardless of how insignificant something might be in the grand scheme.

Even with all OEMs, the difference between what the aftermarket will accept and what an OEM will are chalk and cheese, aftermarket are all cowboys in comparison.

Trying to get an OEM to make a change, you better have a bloody good reason to get it in front of their engineers, and once you do you gotta throw in the kitchen sink to get them to sign off on a design change.

Toyota have never been innovators that's for sure

As far as reliability goes, their modern stuff is like everyone else's modern stuff - built to meet a time line

Then again, go and ask quite a few Land Cruisers owners how reliable the V8 diesel is in dusty conditions

As far as the 70's series goes - "would you like an air conditioner with that"