@moanalua “My next new vehicle doesn’t have to be “perfect.” Last I checked, there’s no such vehicle. So: Chevy is superior to Toyota? That’s a pretty bold statement. I’m not saying that Chevy is a poor brand, and I’m certainly not trying to carry Toyota’s water. It’s just that Toyota has set the standard for so long.”
Sure it doesn’t have to be perfect. But are you really going to sacrifice the quality of the car you drive for the sake of some worldview? Are you really going to invest in an inferior car because of a philosophy?
For the most part, Chevy vehicles are better than Toyotas. In 2010, after selling a business of mine, I had the opportunity to take a year and a half off. I decided to take the time off… and mostly drove cars for fun. I think I drove at least half of all cars made today. But mostly, I drove Chevys, Toyotas, Nissans, and Fords. I made a deal with a few local dealerships to drive their cars, two each day sometimes, and compensated them for it.
My result: Chevys look (subjective), drive, and handle better than comparable Toyotas and Hondas. They have better technology. They are more safe. You have to drive them back to back to understand this and see it for yourself.
Chevy has more “life” to it – for me. It’s not soul-less, like Toyota and Honda are. Once Chevy gets the new Impala, new Silverados, new Colorado, and a couple more crossovers – all of which are on their way according to the GMA blog, they will have a better lineup than Toyota through and through. Yes, better. Period.
Just so you understand where I’m coming from (and I don’t mean to come across as a show off), before I embarked on this experiment, I drove a Porsche 911 Turbo S. I could have bought myself five loaded Camaro SSes for the amount I paid for that car. But I got a Chevy Camaro.
