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Originally Posted by ZZT86
Yes I know & I agree, it happens to even the best car makers. But don't get me wrong, I LUV Toyota & Subaru products & can highly recommend them to anyone. I have driven them for long enough to know what to expect, it's just that the quality control on this car surprises me a little.
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If you've ever had any involvement in QA type work you'd know that whenever you release a GEN1 product there's always an element of "Suck it and see" and very rarely will it be released with 0 issues (and if it does, that's good fortune rather than good planning.)
QA will never be foolproof as you dont output that many examples to determine bugs with vs when you go to the masses (its not cost viable.)
Furthermore... this is a 30-40K car... in effect you're buying towards the bottom of the food chain (despite the 86's current hero status) its not a 200K Merc/Audi/Beamer
And lastly... the amount of confirmed/suspected cases vs the overall scheme of things.. i would as a finger in the wind guess say is well under 5% of cars in the market.
I'm curious as to how this is a major failing on toyota/subaru... its just sensationalist journalism because of the publicity the 86 has had they know it will attract attention > Readers > advertising $$'s
