that is why people and marketing created this “perfection halo” among japanese brands, they hold up and look greate for about 3-5 years, and after they gave them away (traded them in) the post owners struggle more like they would do with used mopar`s, im not talking about reliability, treate good a mopar and last for decades, im talking weare-off parts like brake-pads or rubber-isolators, hard to find and at high prices, most Toyota Owners are not aware of that cuz they dont keep their cars for long, ironicly in the 80′s American Cars were liveing up by their good fame from previous decades, now the japanese cars do the same, the real Toyota Work Horses, are the old trucks 80′s early 90′s, or old corollas, take a late 90′s 4runner, damn that is a troublesome engine, and im talking by experience.

The most important thing that DCX most recognize is that the quality of their vehicles is important to improve, but improveing the way they treat US is much more important, i bet we wouldn`t mind if our car brakes down if the dealership or manufacturer acted respectfully and FAST, not like we are trying to cheat on them.

It’s not that I don’t like the Civic or the Corolla, the Accord or the Camary… I just don’t need everything I drive to be a race car… and I certainly don’t need to pay rediculous part costs WHEN I have to repair them…

Last point, and maybe its just a Canadian thing… but why is that something simple like an alternator, a coil pack, a control arm or heaven forbid a wiper-arm NEVER available for my sisters 2001 Civic.. they’re always back ordered, and ALWAYS overpriced when they do come in. I guess thats the cost of quality… oh wait its 6years old. Is that regular maintanence creeping up on it?

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