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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Well, with a current industry-leading market capitalization of $131 billion, I don't think they're losing too badly...  |
True, true.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I understand you had a bad experience, but that was with a car manufactured 30 years ago and was 7 years old when you bought it.
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Well, sure, I agree. But even at the time, Toyotas had a pretty good track record. Anyway, the thing is, if and when my awesome Silverado dies (which I will do everything in my power to prevent), I surely won't go looking for a Toyota to replace it!
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
(But now I'm beginning to wonder if that mechanic who bought it for $300 got another 10 years out of it....)
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It wouldn't surprise me. Evidently, I just got the lemon of all Toyotas, but a decent mechanic could probably get it running just fine. At the time I was a happy, fun, single young thang in LA with zero car knowledge and even less interest in the hassles a sickly old car presented, so I was quite happy to hand it off and get something far more functional and reliable (on sale
and 0% financing!).
