Exactly what made Toyota's so legendary. I have 178k on my '90 and the fit and finish is as good 15 yrs later as the day I bought it new. This could be an exception since I am meticulous about maintaining my rig, however it has been the same for the last 4 Toys I have reconditioned over the last 18 mos(3 of which were headed for the junkyard when I got them). Between the 4 they had over 1.2 million miles and 73 yrs of use. With the exception of cleaning and new seats, the interior was perfect, all of the switches and knobs worked, and all of the door handles/trim pieces were still on. You just can't beat a Toy. As far as the new ones, Detroit has a long way to go(or Toyota has a long way to fall before), before any of the domestic labels even reach Toyota quality.

It is sad that the country that basically invented the automobile, can't build one that can last, this isn't a slam against the factory worker, but the rest of them who are more concerned with the bottom line than building a quality car.

Unfortunately for the Domestic labels, those people who are/were only willing to buy Domestic are literally a dying breed. I have 2 great uncles that fought in the Pacific against the Japanese, 20 yrs ago they swore they would never buy a Japanese automobile, and Today they all(those still alive) drive nothing else. When I have talked to them about why they bought one, most of them have replied the same, they are tired of buying a new car to only have it start falling apart within 3 yrs.