That's funny. Toyota quality has fallen off a cliff. Retightening the nuts over welding spall will only delay the loss-of-axle issue until after the warranty expires. They need to drop the axle, grind the surface flat and then bolt it up properly with new U-bolts and nuts.
Ranger is midsize. Tacoma is midsize. Maverick is compact.
Well I guess nobodys perfect, but they're better then Ford. I don't own any Toyotas. I buy American!
You got me there, I try to buy American, at least it's built in North America. (I think Toyotas are built here)
That's debatable. Even though it's built, manufactured, assembled in Mexico many parts are manufactured in the USA. Of course it can be reversed a vehicle assembled in the USA but parts are manufactured around the world. What matters the most, is follow the money. To me that determines if is American or Foreign. Just for the record that also determines which country makes money off of taxation of that money or profit.
I'm replying to my own post here because I just rode in a Toyota product today. OMG those seats are designed to inflict major back pain on a round Midwest bred torso. We flew over to Oahu for a CT scan. And had to go take a taxi to the facility. The first one was a Kia Soul, surprisingly roomy in the back and a good seat shape. The taxi back to the airport was a Lexus RS350 late model. It was a bit of a neck crane to get in the car once inside my head hit the ceiling and with ever moment the pain in my lower back grew and grew. It was almost like the seat had no lower back and the shoulder cushion was vertical while the seat bottom had too much slope. I have only a handful of times ridden more than a mile or so in a Toyota, and to be honest with you I think I will actively avoid it from now on. No thanks, they just aren't built for me.
You better tell Toyota. Their own press release say "Tacoma number one small pickup in America for the 19th consecutive year"
