Comments by "fialee8" (@fialee8) on "Is Toyota Quality Going Down? Here's the Truth." video.

  1. It's not "difficult"... the answer is yes, quality is way way way down since the 80's, 90's and even early 00's. Quality today is likely trying to build to last about eight years of of not well taken care of car. Why? It's because the typical car loan is now (67.4mos) nearly six years (72mos). So the failure point is slightly longer than a car loan. We are fortunate that USA has very varied climates (wet, dry, snow, sun, humidity) and terrains (mountains, deserts, coastlines, mountains, etc) , so car mfgs have to build to the worst conditions (to avoid warranty work), and should last through the car loan. If one was to live in a a moderate climate state such as California, drive reasonably (no hard starts, heavy towing, not driving up hill all the time, etc), and do proper maintenance... the car should still last well over that eight year mark. That said, if someone drives hard, lives in the upper northeast with snow, road salt, sea salt, and towing loads up hill often, that car or truck prob won't last that long.
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