Large amounts of spare parts made? Manufacturing process? Design differences?
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No one seems to mention lack of innovation.
Look at the Tundra. Every other truck manufacturer is refreshing their trucks every few years.
The Tundra? Hasn’t been refreshed in 14 years. They still use the same engine as 11 years ago. The transmission is the same one they used 14 years ago.
Have you been in a new Toyota? It’s like driving a car from 2010. It’s surreal. Get in a top of the line RAV4 and notice how stiff the seats are, how boring the interior is, how behind the times the technology is.
But all of that is part of quality. Sure, the new Rams are impressive, but all that new shit breaks because it hasn’t been perfected. Meanwhile, the Toyotas that are running the same platform as 10 years ago will last a million miles.
There’s a lot of factors, but no one seems to mention this one. As a Toyota fan who has switched to Mazda, figured I’d mention it.
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