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Sure, ask anyone with a Toyota.

Yep. My 2012 Tundra still runs well and looks good. The only issue is that over time the steering wheel has been polished smooth by all my driving over the years. I am at 160,000 miles and expect to get to at least 250,000.

My 1997 taco (Tacoma) had over 300k miles on it when I sold it. And it was still going strong. Literally zero mechanical issues, ever.

You'd be in the minority then. There are almost none of those left here, they all rusted away a decade ago because Toyota cheapest out on metal prep.

Toyota might be the exception.

Considering Toyota's worldwide marketshare, making them the exception might not be helpful.

Its like 12%; certainly not a majority.

You're using a BMW as an anecdote yet quibbling about Toyota's marketshare? Of course not every single care manufactured today will last forever. Some are junk. Some, like Toyota are quite good and with proper care and maintenance survive a long time. I could add Nissan and Honda to this group. There are other makers that are also building very good automobiles.

Today's automobiles are generally very reliable and with proper maintenance, long lasting.

My anecdote was about how new cars, including BMWs, aren't reliable as my old BMW.

Generally, I think a lot of older cars were built to be more reliable than cars are today.

The automatic transmission fluid in a new BMW is considered "lifetime" by BMW. BMW defines "lifetime" as 100000 miles. They advise to never change the fluid unless the transmission is being rebuilt.

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