Toyota Auto-Biography

My husband just started a new job.  He has to commute about 80 miles each way into Boston.  He will eventually have a company vehicle, but for now he is driving my Toyota Corolla S, Roxanne.  Much to my dismay.  I've been driving around another brand...a 10 year old small SUV.  It's OK - but it is super loud.  There's nothing wrong with it.  The aerodynamics are just crappy.  Plus, the seats don't fit me live a glove - not like Roxanne.

*sigh*

I've been thinking a lot about Toyotas since posting My Toyota Story.

We don't just own Roxanne.  We also have a Tacoma that we sent to Aruba over 8 years ago.  It was a few years old when we shipped it, so I'm thinking it's circa 1999ish.  My husband was given a work vehicle to use at the time and we no longer needed it here.  He didn't have the heart to get rid of it.  He gets a little attached to his vehicles.  Are all men that way?  Or just him?

Anyhow, this Tacoma, Blackie, it's a great little truck.  Perfect for us to have on the island.  It seriously just keeps going and going and going.

Since posting the original article, I've heard from a number of family members.  They, too, love their Toyotas.  They are blog-shy though and won't leave a comment. 

My husband's first new car was a Toyota Corolla.  He commuted to work an hour each way every day.  It's the vehicle he drove when I first met him.  He needed to upgrade to a truck and bought the Tacoma.  He was so attached to his Corolla, he would only agree to sell it to a friend.  He was even a little angry a few years later when she traded it in for a new model.

In the late 80s/early 90s, my grandparents had a great little Corolla as well.  My older cousin drove it for years when she first got her license.  My sister drove it for a bit, too.  Although the only memory I have of that is her puking out the window.  We were in high school.  PMS...or so she said.  That was a great car.  I think my cousin drove it to Florida with her when she moved years and years ago.

So, the feedback I have received: Toyotas are reliable, dependable, comfortable vehicles that are quailty in line with price.

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