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Old 05-12-2008, 09:34 PM
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It's likely a combo of Ford improving and Toyota slipping. Toyota's quality has fallen quite a bit in the recent years. Back in the good ol' days, Toyotas were built well and the pieces inside and out were screwed on tight, gaps were small and well-aligned.

Then we had a '05 Toyota Avalon, which was still nice but the quality was worse than that of our '92 Toyota Previa. Then we got a '07 Toyota Camry as a loaner once and that car was awful. I was surprised at how far the brand has fallen.........the plastics were thin as a dollar bill, panels were misaligned all over the place, and everything felt like it was built to last 4 years.

On the other hand, Ford still has issues with material quality. But the panel gaps have gotten a bit smaller and are lined up fairly well, even if the window glass still rattles. But more of the pieces have a substantial feel.
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