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Originally Posted by kydsid
True but a Cohiba is made from the same tobacco as many other cigars but it is still better. I wasn't saying Lexus/Toyota aren't the same so and so more that a 1 ton truck compared to a less than 1/4 ton (class not weight) sport utility is unfair. More so when you compare amenities. The main reason to not compare is that neither vehicle is or should be doing the same things. If you are pulling the horse trailer with the GX then lets compare. 
The main reason is that personal comparisons are already invalid because of too small a sample size. Every automakers makes a lemon now and then. Ask anyone with a 2000 Tundra and rusty frame. When you start comparing different class vehicles you just make it worse.
I think this is more true in trucks than with cars too. They just don't and shouldn't do the same things.
When you buy a truck why you buy it should be based on what you are going to do with it. It's reliability against a vehicle that cannot do the same thing is just a weird comparison to me. |
Hey man, no worries, he asked for opinions and experiences, and I gave him mine! Other people have talked about their 4runners here, and you haven't said anything to them. My GX470 is essentially a dressed up 4Runner, it's pretty much the same vehicle with a nicer interior! I never tried to say that my GX470 does the same thing as my truck. In fact, if you reread my posts, I talk about pulling a horse trailer with my big ass diesel; well, no kidding my little SUV can't pull a 4 horse gooseneck, that's why I got the truck!! I use both vehicles for their intended purposes - the Lexus for light to moderate camping, trail driving, city driving, and light towing, and my F350 for heavy work and towing. My Lexus is better at what it's designed to do than the Ford is, does that work better for you? The OP wanted our experiences with the reliability of both Toyota and Ford. My experiences have been different than yours, so what?? Why are you coming after my experiences and noone elses?! Also, my father has a Tundra, so if we are only talking F150 and Tundra here, then he loves his and has over 200K on it with no major engine or tranny issues. Kydsid, I'm not trying to say Ford sucks or anything like that, I'm just showing my preference for Toyota - no more and no less man.