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Originally Posted by trueog
I love my mercedes, and not my toyota. The toyota is just a commercial vechicle for work. But this toyota with all the neglect has proven to me why toyota keeps winning the most relaible brand awards. Also it flies through emissions testing also, got it done last month, received a 35 second quick pass on a I/M240 test. But then again for every shocked toyota owner like me, their's a dissapointed customer angry at toyota for false advertising their quality. I think alot of it might just be you're luck of the draw.
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Reliability depends on a number of factors. How the car is driven. How it was maintained by the original owners and other factors. Im sure you bought your Mercedes new right? Japanese cars are designed to have gas put in and driven. Mercedes makes a much more complicated car. They are completely different cars built for completely different purposes and are not able to be compared.
Where do you think your Toyota will be in 15 years from now? Do you think it will have its original engine and transmission and 380K on it like my 300SD? I have owned many Japanese cars in the past and have found that one generally throws them away at 275K because they become impossible to maintain. Japanese car makers like American car makers drop parts support for their cars as soon as they can. You can by any part on most any Post WWII Mercedes at the dealer down to an ashtray or knob.