What did you think of the Matrix?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by tarkus

The further away from Japan they're built, the less I trust them.

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I agree somewhat, but I tend not to trust any completely new design in its first 1-2 year release cycle, before refreshes/fixes are made to the initial release version. The 2007-2008 Yaris, for example, had more intrinsic issues versus the 2009-2011 versions, even though both were built in Japan. The 2006-2008 Civic has a LOT more issues than the 2009-2011 refresh (namely fixing the cracked engine block issue, the flaw with the manual 6-speed on the Si, etc.). Heck, it took Toyota until 2015, on the 3rd refresh cycle (2007 - 2009 - 2012 - *2015*), to finally put a decent clutch into the Yaris.