A bit of a shocker for Toyota, and good news for Ford.
Link: CONSUMER REPORTS ANNUAL REVIEW: Toyota loses ground in reliability report; Ford models make impressive showings (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071017/BUSINESS01/710170385)
Toyota Motor Corp.'s quality reputation got dinged in the latest Consumer Reports survey of new-vehicle buyers, as glitches in new models pushed the company from the top of the magazine's rankings and canceled the automatic "recommended" rating bestowed on new Toyota, Scion and Lexus models.
Schneed10
10-17-2007, 08:59 AM
Nice link Matty. Honda and Toyota still rank the highest, but it's interesting to see the American makes starting to catch up.
cpayne5
10-17-2007, 09:05 AM
More evidence for what I said here...
http://www.redskinswarpath.com/359572-post27.html
saden1
10-17-2007, 09:19 AM
Nice...It's definitely a good thing when there is competition.
Speaking of Ford, I was at a party this past weekend at the house of Allen Mullally's daughter (Ford's CEO) and she was banging. Anywho, as I was waiting for the bathroom to open up I said "she is hot" to this guy waiting in line next to me. He didn't say one thing and he put on a smirk. For the rest of the night the SOB was everywhere I was and where I wanted to be was next to Mullally's daughter chatting her up. Talk about the perfect buzz killer...I head after the party she had a boyfriend and I'm thinking he might have been her boyfriend.
Monkeydad
10-17-2007, 09:40 AM
Nice link Matty. Honda and Toyota still rank the highest, but it's interesting to see the American makes starting to catch up.
This has been a trend over the past few years that has been mostly ignored. Ford and GM have closed the gap and are as reliable if not more with some models as their Japanese competitors. Chrysler has not made as significant progress, but they now offer a lifetime powertrain warranty that INCLUDES their achilles heel, their transmissions. Toyota and Honda have been slipping, so their reliability does not outweigh their ugliness anymore, plus they cost significantly more to repair.
cpayne5
10-17-2007, 09:53 AM
...plus they cost significantly more to repair.
100% false
Subaru is expensive, as are the Germans. But Toyota and Honda are about equal to Detroit when it comes to parts.
EternalEnigma21
10-17-2007, 10:54 AM
speaking only from experience, Hyundai is actually making a far better car than the perception as well.
Schneed10
10-17-2007, 11:05 AM
This has been a trend over the past few years that has been mostly ignored. Ford and GM have closed the gap and are as reliable if not more with some models as their Japanese competitors. Chrysler has not made as significant progress, but they now offer a lifetime powertrain warranty that INCLUDES their achilles heel, their transmissions. Toyota and Honda have been slipping, so their reliability does not outweigh their ugliness anymore, plus they cost significantly more to repair.
Honda has not been slipping, read the article. They own the top spot this year according to Consumer Reports. Their luxury line, Acura, is 2nd.
1-2. Definitely not slipping.
Toyota did slip. Ford gained. But Toyota only went from 1st to 5th. Ford is still listed below Toyota. If the trend continues, then Ford will be a more reliable car. But improvement should not be confused for "better than Toyota."
If Ford were better than Toyota, it would rank higher on the list. It does not. We'll see how each company responds over the next year.
Daseal
10-17-2007, 11:22 AM
I think it's funny how we define "American" now. GM / Ford make nearly all their vehicles in Mexico. Toyota makes more cars in the United States than any other company.