
The grand debate in the auto industry is which brand makes the most reliable car, but in all honesty, Toyota seemed to have settled that argument quite some time ago. A mechanic on TikTok recently asked his colleagues whether that long-held belief still stands today, and their answers were far more divided than most people would expect.
There’s nothing quite as stressful as a young person buying their first car. That anxiety is so universal they literally built the billion-dollar franchise Transformers around it. When faced with that decision, there’s a flood of advice on how to get it right. First, you’re told to check the Carfax if the car is second-hand. Then you’re warned about navigating conversations with mechanics and avoiding being overcharged. It’s a whole process with one comforting rule of thumb: if you settle on a Toyota, you supposedly won’t have to worry about constant breakdowns.