Why are Japanese engineers so good in terms of vehicle longevity? Do they not care about planned-obsolescence and the investors' portfolios? Is that why their economy is shit?

They don't care, otherwise they would be making electric cars instead of rube goldberg machines.

>>28486889
you will never be a woman, EV tranny

>>28486889
Anti-antisemitism is not welcome here.

>>28486874 (OP)
>Is that why their economy is shit?
something like that

>>28486874 (OP)
Too much passion and pride.

>>28486874 (OP)
They design their cars with the average American maintenance schedule in mind, which is to say none at all. Other manufacturers expect proper maintenance, a foolish expectation.

>>28486874 (OP)
They live on an island, so it's not as though they have a lot of space to landfill broken crap in.

>>28486874 (OP)
>Is that why their economy is shit?
Basically yeah. They're not trying to come up with a clever way to always be extracting cash from consumers and potential consumers, they want a good product to be durable and something to be proud of owning. The top priority isn't minimizing costs and maximizing profits.

I think it was Honda and Toyota that had a similar engineering philosophy of "if something breaks, find out why, then make it better so it doesn't break".

American engineering is "how cheap can we make it while still working for the length of the warranty period?"

German engineering seeks to make something simple as complicated as possible because autism or something.

English engineering was "Don't bother me during tea time"

>>28487016
>English engineering was "Don't bother me during tea time"
Ahm watching EastEnders, luv. Can't be bothered.

>Why are Japanese engineers so good in terms of vehicle longevity?
If you never give a car any power it can last a lot longer. All of their cars are anemic as fuck and that's how they last longer.
Factory crippled performance, sold as a "benefit".

>>28486894
>>28486896
Why are you Indians up so late? Don't you have a train to catch early tomorrow?

>>28487130
>Teslaaaaaaar shill projecting
go beg for more bitcoin on twitter, shitjeet

I don't drive Japanese cars. I don't think they're as long lasting as others think they are. I think they've been psyoped into thinking Japanese cars are actually good.

>>28487292
I bought a brand new Honda in 2015 and have only had to replace oil. Nothing has gone wrong at all. Works on my machine.

>>28486874 (OP)
Because they equip nothing. You overpay for a seat and steering wheel. But at least it never breaks!
>>28487016
>German engineering seeks to make something simple as complicated as possible because autism or something.
Also germans expect you follow the maintenance schedule to the letter if you want the car to last.

>>28487312
You should be replacing all fluids.

>>28486874 (OP)
High quality parts and pride in reliable products

>>28486874 (OP)
Explain the Tundra engines blowing up. Lets hear you defend 0w8 oil while you're at it.

>>28486874 (OP)
>Why are Japanese engineers so good in terms of vehicle longevity?
Oh, they are?

>>28488255
that's something I will never ever understand.

>make cars that can easily hold up DECADES and run a million miles
>cheap out on a bit of wax for some unknown reason so your car turns into a pile of sorry ass brown dust in just a couple years
why? they even live near the sea with salt water everywhere. they SHOULD know better.
it's infuriating.

>>28488257
>wax
From what I recall, those 2000s Mazdas had almost no effort at zinc galvanization or other anti-corrosion treatment. Once the rusting starts, it's going to be everywhere soon.
Most decent brands did at least electroplating if not hot dip galvanizing by the 1990s, some fancy ones as far back as the late 1970s.

>>28488019
>Tundra
That's as Japanese as the Toyota Cavalier

>>28488265
Lexus GX 550 has the same problem.

>>28487032
>Factory crippled performance, sold as a "benefit"
It's almost as if they gave the engine power proportionate to the intended durability.

>>28486874 (OP)
If they fuck up they have to commit sudoku.

>>28488257
I live near the sea and cars don't rust like that.

>>28487016
Italy is "lets design a gorgeous fast vehicle and let the factory work out how to actually engineer it later. Also why use copper wires for electrics when pasta noodles will do fine"

>>28488255
The Mazda diesel engines are ticking time bombs as well

Japs have pride in their work like no other. Even if the job makes them want to neck themselves from working 7AM to 9PM they still put every effort into doing their job properly. The Japanese stuff that I've worked on (not cars) always makes me think, "how the fuck did they make a profit from this?" there's so much hand finishing and hand assembling to a very high standard. Not sure how many other countries can say that about their workers.

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>>28486874 (OP)
>so good in terms of vehicle longevity? Do they not care about planned-obsolescence
They literally have motorcycle engines and throw their cars away after ten years wtf are you talking about

>buying new corolla
>want to see videos of the toyota factory in action
>well presentable fit men doing major assembly
>cute thin girls assembling door cards
>lots of pride shown during the whole thing
>employees rewarded for innovation
>every action is repeated like clockwork
>accidentally click video of american toyota factory
>bunch of fat spics, coons, and sheboons waddling around slamming shit together
Holy fuck am I glad I got a J VIN and not a 1 VIN

>>28488520
>tfw going on year 26 of my Toyota

>>28487292
just drove my 200k mile 98 corolla 400 miles in one day yesterday to help a friend pick up a car and it didn't skip a beat. i'm sure catastrophic failure is gonna happen any minute now though right?
>>28488550
Kek. There are dozens of videos like that of ford factories. This is why I will NEVER own a domestic unless it was given to me for free. https://youtu.be/198uATe0gbo?si=ze9oqN3jRYRYo_VY&t=255
>>28488640
Based.

>>28488697
Thanks :) and it's only gone 86'000 miles so far

>>28488550
>drive 15 year old toyota
>original everything but wear items and starter
>look at VIN
>starts with 5

>>28488550
I also have a J VIN ;) does that mean made in Japan?

>>28488550
>shitbox japan good
>shitbox mexico bad

>>28488550
Are the Canadians any better? I have a RAV4 that came from Japan but I know they also build them in US and Canada and all the Klugers are made in US

>>28488697
>even the car wants to kms

>>28486874 (OP)
>Japanese engineers so good in terms of vehicle longevity

>>28488697
funny that all the cars weebs post as having made it to a million miles (or a million kms) were not made in japan.

>tfw australian
>tfw everyone knows to only buy japanese

>>28487843
>Also germans expect you follow the maintenance schedule to the letter if you want the car to last
This is eurotard cope. Every German car from the early 90s on was built to be disposable depreciation dumpster fire

>>28489014
>canada
Odd, I don't have this problem on my Japanese car in my country which never gets snow. I wonder why it isn't turning into a pile of rust on its own? Must have just got lucky I suppose.

>>28489733
there's a kiwi dude that delivers newspapers in a 94 corolla wagon, bought it with something like 35-40k miles on it, and reached 700,000 miles on it two years ago. does 3000 miles a week just delivering newspapers.
>fortnightly oil changes
>20 timing belt changes
>factory engine and gearbox
>wheel bearings replaced once

>>28486916
Holy cope

>>28488697
Based? For a crappy 86,000 mile toyboata?

I own a 61 year old V8 Ford with 300k+ miles.
A 16 year old Turbo I6 ford with 250k miles, and a 15 year old Mazda with 100k miles.