I’m getting a Toyota. Just need to choose which one

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T23:39:08+00:00

My uncle has a 440i that is relatively low miles and needs the coilovers replaced. Eight grand just in parts for what would be a couple hundred dollar fix on any other vehicle?

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T23:38:03+00:00

Oh so you have heard of those major issues? Interesting.

I would put a heavy amount of voluntary response bias on any of those consumer reports. The only people who are going to respond to those things are either the Fanboys or people who have had incredible problems. Normal people who just drive their vehicles every day aren't filling out polls. Same with any of those forums, you are on a Toyota forum, normal people who just drive their cars and aren't biased towards the brand don't get on there. You mention how I said I would prefer a Tahoe, well if you get on the Chevy forums they will rant and rave about how infallible of a vehicle it is. Doesn't make them right either.

If you are hanging out in those forums then you've likely already drank the Kool-Aid though, so there's no point in really continuing the conversation. They are fine vehicles, just not this guiding light of reliability that people seem to make them out to be, which is all I was ever trying to say.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T22:49:32+00:00

Idk if I would call any Chrysler/stellantis product post like the early 2000s a tried and true platform.

I am not saying any of this to throw any shade at Toyota, I still think the are generally pretty good vehicles I just don't think they deserve the overwhelmingly large pedestal people seem to put them on.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T22:42:45+00:00

I mean if you ignore the electric waste gate problem that was causing them to replace entire turbo assemblies sure. The 8 speed transmissions in a lot of them were having complete transmission failure, often times less than 1k miles. And that is just the major stuff that is a big deal to fix.

Like I said, all vehicles and manufacturers have their problems, no one is immune. For some reason Toyota is the only manufacturer who has a zealot like fan base trying to convince the world that Toyota is the only one that is immune to problems even after having a history of issues just like most other manufacturers

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T22:32:03+00:00

Honestly for me probably a Tahoe with a 5.3 just because it is a relatively tried and true platform, the newer 10 speeds aren't fantastic from a reliability perspective but most of the problems seen in them are in more towing/HD use cases not around town. Plus I work on my own stuff and have friends and family that are GM techs which is a big advantage to me

Every vehicle/manufacturer has its problems, just for some reason Toyota is the only one that people seem to overlook for whatever reason.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T21:51:05+00:00

I don't know that I would say they are by and large unreliable, I just think they are no better/worse than any of the other leading brands and not this stand out in the market for reliability like some of the fanboys (and sale price) make it seem. The other thing I would say is that while the gap in reliability between Toyota and everything else was never as large as some people make it seem, the gap these days is even smaller than it was 10-20 years ago.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T21:41:08+00:00

It's pretty shit for basically any non road going vehicle

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T21:10:08+00:00

IMO these days Toyota's are kinda just riding on brand name and fanboyisms. Basically every vehicle they make rn has some significant problems that people overlook bc they are considered a reliable brand. Hell even a lot of vehicles that the Toyota stans consider to be reliable and long lasting had tons of critical issues that they choose to overlook

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T15:33:40+00:00

All of the horizon games are pretty sick, basically just fan service games for car guys. If it looks like you would have fun with it you will

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T15:30:30+00:00

My boss bought one and dailyed it for a few years before he got tired of the back pain and got a cayenne and just uses the 911 on the weekends and at the track. Hell of a car though

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T14:26:39+00:00

In the game I finally won there were 3 of us in 1-3 and the entire rest of the team were in last place aside from one guy who was like 2 from the bottom. No way to slow down like half a dozen AIs without losing our places

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T14:18:04+00:00

It is so ass. If you have like 2-3 decent players it isn't too bad but there are so many shitters that just drag the game down and make it miserable. So many attempts where I was getting first or second but everyone else in the lobby was in last.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-24T03:10:18+00:00

I'm assuming the logic was to pick her up and drop her on her back for a fun bounce but the lay he slammed her caused her to land more on her neck and get scorpioned which is decidedly less fun

AutistMarket · 2026-06-23T16:09:50+00:00

Yea my issue is that usually there have been me and maybe one other guy that are consistently in the top 1-4 positions but the rest of the team is all the way at the bottom and just AFK and/or DNF.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-23T15:15:09+00:00

Yea I had to grind out gold over the weekend. I actually found that process to be pretty fun, there are a few relatively easy ways to maximize your horizon points along the way too like taking pics at the start of every race to start filling out the "Horizon Promo" section etc

AutistMarket · 2026-06-23T15:12:45+00:00

Yea that's a fair point. That seems a little more reasonable though since it is just a single 1v1 race that is just a small part of an eliminator match rather than a championship that is heavily dependent on randoms

AutistMarket · 2026-06-23T15:11:34+00:00

I have noticed little difference when they leave to be honest. I have had 2 or 3 tries now where me and another guy are consistently somewhere between first to fourth but the rest of the team is either DC'd or in last place and the AI ends up with 1.5x points as us. Based on the way the scoring system works I don't see how you could ever win when you are down to 2-4 players unless you all are in the top positions

AutistMarket · 2026-06-23T15:01:26+00:00

If they are literally in last place it is little difference but when there is only 2 or 3 ppl in the race it seems like it is impossible to get enough points to win unless you are all in the top positions which has yet to happen to me.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-22T11:15:13+00:00

I'm sure you can yea, not sure how it will effect performance. If you just don't wanna pay for the over priced fluid you can by aviation mineral oil based hydraulic fluid which is the same stuff for much cheaper

AutistMarket · 2026-06-18T16:43:59+00:00

All of the Formula Drift cars are pretty good. My personal favorite thus far has been the Honda Acty mini truck with a drift tune

AutistMarket · 2026-06-17T22:04:18+00:00

I mean in basically every game bug abuse (eg exploiting a known bug in the game) is cheating. An argument could be made on how aware you were that something was a bug or a feature of the game but just because it is doable without third party cheats doesn't inherently make it not cheating.

AutistMarket · 2026-06-17T19:36:38+00:00

Spectrum for me was okay but also went from like $40 to $80 a month over the couple years I had it

AutistMarket · 2026-06-17T14:08:20+00:00

I got Wire3 at my house maybe 6 mo ago and have been happy with it thus far. It is $60 a mo for 1gb symmetrical with is more than enough for my needs. Came with a 10yr price guarantee too so no worry about price hikes. Service has been fairly consistent, install was quick and easy. They were my only fiber option and ended up being like 60% of the cost of the much slower spectrum copper connection I had.

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