You left out engineering and design. I also own two Toyotas and will be sticking with them until Toyota gives me a reason to quit buying them.
The 1964 Malibu had an SS version with a 396ci engine which to this day is still my all time favorite muscle car. If they could take this same Malibu and have options from a 4 cylinder engine that gets over 35 mpg to a small V8 that blows everything else off the road, they might have something. Also, they might take some time and make sure it handles and feels as well as a Camry or Accord before they go too far with my ideas :)
How about 5.7L engine failure recalls with the new Toyota Tundra truck, or catastrophic steering column failurs with the new Toyota Avalon sedan? There is a price to pay in quality, when sales volume is pursued above all else, and Toyota has been guilty of that, according to certian executives with Toyota itself. This is coming from someone who drove Toyotas for twenty years. I don't like the styling of the newest Toyota models, which ranges from bland to peculiar, especially the Tacoma. I owned and loved Tacomas for many years, but didn't care for the looks of them after the 2000 model year, the last one I purchased.
“1964 Malibu had an SS version with a 396ci engine which to this day is still my all time favorite muscle car”
When I think of a Malibu, that 1960’s SS version is what I still think of.
People may slam the Malibu now, but in its heyday, it was quite the car.