Problem is some people buy a Toyota purely on their reputation for reliability.

They are not at the belleding edge on design or driving dynamics.

And when there is a quality issue on a Toyota, it's probably like seeing a wart on the face of Helen of Troy.

It's good that Toyota put's up their habd and acknowledges the issue.

But on the other hands ity's bad that they are limiting fixes to cars under 6 years old,

When there is an inherent design issue with a component, I think Toyota should replace a defective component Free of Cost, as long as the rest of the car still works fine.

Maybe they can charge for the labour or something.

That would really bolster their reputation, rather than limiting fixes to cars under 6 years old.

Shame though, because they are otherwise such good cars...

Amazing that a company with Toyota's provenance has a problem with basic technology such as pistons and ring packs. It's not the first time either, wasn't there a problem with their diesels a few years back?

The Toyota hybrid now very popular with Taxi drivers especially now in some towns local driving doesn't suit diesel cars with DPFs. Many are doing starship mileages and servicing costs are low (eg with local driving brake pads last and last as most of the braking is regenerative).

I know quite a few people running Toyota Hybrids in various cars (2 X Prius, 1 X Auris and 1 X Yaris) and all love them. The oldest Prius in this bunch did start burning oil but this was a broken PCV valve causing oil to be blown past valve oil seals (easy fix).

I did consider one for myself when I last changed cars but didn't for three reasons

1. My tall and ample frame doesn't seem to suit Toyota seats
2. When I bought my 14 plate Superb petrol (year old at the time) I got such a good deal a similar age Prius was £10k more!
3. My wife doesn't like the look of them (and the new Prius is super ugly now!)

I am however impressed with how the hybrid oily bits work - mechanically suprisingly simple with very clever electronic management

When I next change my car things may be different - Back in 2015 (before dieselgate) no one wanted a big petrol car so you could pick them up cheap - times have changed !

Edited by Big John on 08/10/2017 at 12:17