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Yeah no, not anti-Lexus. I just call it like I see it, this engine is very complex and it has had some issues. You said yourself Jill you would take the 4.0...because its less complex and will be more reliable.
Whether its a manufacturing or a design issue, both issues would be Lexus/Toyota's fault so I'm not sure how one or the other makes me anti-Lexus...
thanks for sharing that video. i watched it all and in particular it's great that ford offers warrantied supercharger kits for f-150s.
great if you want an incredibly loud straight line monster. not so great when you want to, you know, turn a corner.
i also don't see you in an f150.
I actually have an 840hp dodge that I built back in 2017-19 around this concept, it's idiotic but fun and is my "muscle car" but man it's stupid......7mpg and will spin at 60 mph in 2wd even with the LSD
So funny enough I started with domestic muscle trucks lol!
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You're correct Jill. For some reason I thought it was the Tahara plant.
I didn't know the Yoshiwara plant exclusively makes the LX.
‘Toyota moved the LX from Tahara a while ago. A little strange to move it when the Land Cruiser 200 and 300 were built in Tahara. I believe the new Tundra engine uses parts that are made in Japan but are assembled in the US. Early Tundra 4.7 engined were made in Japan, and then the assembly was made in the US. Same happened for the 5.7
you are just being anti Lexus for the sake of it. Has nothing to do with that. The 5.7 iForce had an issue that had to do with manufacturing camshafts back in 2007. These things happen
No we aren't. This thing is a failure and literally a worse design than a 1997 Audi V6 and blows up far far far more
More 2024 Tundras having major engine issues. GX 550's are built in Tahara, Japan. Hopefully they don't have the same issue. We'll find out soon.
typically toyota has been good at isolating the good aspects of what mercedes has done and replicating them at a reduced cost, this is not one of those things worth replicating (talking about the W206 C43 specifically lol)
It's design, the fact this is their first bedplate engine is comical. Ford was doing that and solved these issues back in the early 2000s using an abandoned Porsche engine design from the early 90s that also had similar issues being a bedplate engine.
Difference was they fixed it before the engines actually were out in cars and the other FAR less commonly occurring problems were solved quickly and the engine ended up as the current cyclone V6......that at worst had intercooler freeze, cam phaser rattle, and carbon issues with a fairly rare case of a rod being ejected. However I already did and continue to make fun of them for all those issues and even still the rod out the side of block issue is FAR MORE RARE than this.
I said he tows it places because he has posted pictures of it being towed places lol, I never said it couldn’t be driven. Those bolt ons still reduce reliability and void the warranty.
AGAIN, I’m glad you enjoy that. None of that appeals to me at all…that doesn’t mean I’m not a car enthusiast. I just like stock cars.
Well my V8 is on an engine hoist out of the car right now lol. Has nothing to do with V8 vs V6, it has to do with complexity. What makes Toyotas reliable is a lack of complexity. Now that they are complex, watch the reliability will be nowhere near the same.
It’s a trade off though, having had a TTV8 I don’t want a NA V8 any longer so complexity is the name of the game.
I tow my car because the tracks I visit are 4-10hrs away. Plus having a trailer I can/will push harder on the track knowing if something breaks and I can’t fix it there, I’ll just load it back in the trailer.
Nothing wrong with driving a stock car. If my next car is a LC, it most likely will stay stock minus maybe a few aesthetics. But if I pick up an A90 Supra, it will see mods/more boost.
Reading stories like yours is why we won’t be going back to Mercedes. Have family and close friends who have traded their Mercedes for Lexus. Toyota/Lexus may have shot themselves in the foot going away from NA engines. The only other Toyota/Lexus I would buy at this moment is the 5.7 or a NA PHEV. Interested to see what they do going forward.
Have family and close friends who have traded their Mercedes for Lexus. Toyota/Lexus may have shot themselves in the foot going away from NA engines..
I have a friend who has a S-Class. While it hasn’t been a nightmare, there have been issues with her car. Hesitation starting up on acceleration which thet could never correct. And constant pairing of her cell phone issues. When there is a problem, it does seem t0 sit in the shop for quite a bit of down time.
Reading stories like yours is why we won’t be going back to Mercedes
GX 550's are built in Tahara, Japan. Hopefully they don't have the same issue. We'll find out soon.
