Hey Scotty,
Just purchased a new 2022 Toyota C-HR XLE ( Not by choice, got into a bad wreck and my 2021 C-HR was totaled.) Still can't believe a used 2020 C-HR was just as expensive as the 2022 model, anyway, in one of your videos you opened your door and noted how your Toyota was made in Japan. I just checked my C-HR and it said 'Made in Turkey.' Does that matter? Are there certain places that are known for making shoddy vehicles?
Thanks for the advice and keep doing what you're doing.
I haven't visited the assembly lines to verify the quality and workmanship myself, but given the choice, I would take a Japanese made product over Turkey any day of the week.
Toyota is on point. Japan is a bit better. But any Toyota built in any country is better in terms of quality than any other make. Quality is a primary tenet of Toyota. Profits are a primary tenet of others.
All CH-Rs imported the US are made in Turkey.
Although Turkish cars usually aren’t built as well as Japanese and I’m really not a fan of Toyota using cheap labour, they aren’t bad at all.
Some of the best Euro cars were made in Turkey (Fluence), and it didn’t have the same fit and finish issues as cars that I have/had from Belgium and Spain.
It may not be as well built as a Japanese one, but they usually aren’t bad at all.
At least it’s not built by Toyota of France - ones I saw built there (mostly Yaris Cross) looked funny (the door gaps weren’t aligned, the paint looked aged, new cars really looked like they been on the road for a couple years and possibly in a wreak).
I know a lot of people ask about if they should be concerned about a Toyota made in the US vs. one made in Japan or one made in Mexico. So the same with this one made in Turkey; while I would definitely prefer one made in Japan, but still it's Toyota quality so I wouldn't be concerned (unless at some point they start having big problems with ones made there).
