Honda, Toyota, Mazda, (and maybe Mitsubishi) in that order.
I refuse to buy any other brand of vehicle if I can avoid it.
This a result of growing up in shops, working on every brand available in the US, and a large family having owned or driven pretty much everything out there.
American and European cars are just garbage in comparison. Even Mitsubishi is better (and they were really diminished by the Chrysler merger).
Along with the car theme, Nokian tires if you live in a climate with real winter.
Milwaukee cordless tools, but only because I like their vast variety of tools that use the same battery. I’ve had other brands that have been fine (and I’m not nice to the tools): Dewalt (still have some 20-year old tools with Milwaukee adapters), the store brands from Home Depot and Lowes, etc.
Work clothes: Carhartt is really hard to beat, but Dickies are damn good too.
Idk about Toyota now, I just got a new Toyota (a pretty expensive one 2x my last new car 10 yrs ago) and they are making some bad choices. Their infotainment system is terrible, their app is terrible and costs a monthly fee, Android auto drops all the time, and I’ve blown 2 fuses already doing pretty normal stuff.
Honda, Toyota, Mazda, (and maybe Mitsubishi) in that order.
I refuse to buy any other brand of vehicle if I can avoid it.
This a result of growing up in shops, working on every brand available in the US, and a large family having owned or driven pretty much everything out there.
American and European cars are just garbage in comparison. Even Mitsubishi is better (and they were really diminished by the Chrysler merger).
Along with the car theme, Nokian tires if you live in a climate with real winter.
Milwaukee cordless tools, but only because I like their vast variety of tools that use the same battery. I’ve had other brands that have been fine (and I’m not nice to the tools): Dewalt (still have some 20-year old tools with Milwaukee adapters), the store brands from Home Depot and Lowes, etc.
Work clothes: Carhartt is really hard to beat, but Dickies are damn good too.
Idk about Toyota now, I just got a new Toyota (a pretty expensive one 2x my last new car 10 yrs ago) and they are making some bad choices. Their infotainment system is terrible, their app is terrible and costs a monthly fee, Android auto drops all the time, and I’ve blown 2 fuses already doing pretty normal stuff.