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Consumers Report send their reliability survey around April of each year and
they publish the auto results on the April Issue NEXT YEAR. So this means that
the recent 1995 Auto Issue has data that is one year old. Why does it take
them that long to publish the data? |
| Hi All,
Even though its generally accepted that Japanese cars are, on average, more
reliable than American brands, I wonder if Consumer Reports magazine is
biased against American car makers.
For example, in the recent April annual auto issue, Saturns SL models did
not receive a Recommended rating (the SC did). Saturn was also not on the
list of recommended used cars and their reliability was rated only about
average for models more than a couple of years old.
I thought Saturn was a more reliable make than CR is suggesting, at least
their reputation and resale value seem to suggest so. Do you all think CR
is telling the truth, or are they biased in favor of Honda, Toyota, and
other Japanese car makers? Your feedback is appreciated.
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Eugene Fan |
| Gee, Charlene, if Chrysler and its products are so bad, why are they even
on this list. Oh yeah, thats right - Consumer Reports knows not of what
it speaks because owners are not truthful. Give me a break! |
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Alan Coogan wrote in message 366B70DE.B56A2D1E@spiritone.com...
Consumer Reports On Line ranks the ML320 lowest of the 20-plus SUVs
listed in terms of reliability.
I am interested in hearing from others who own or have owned ML320s.
What is your opinion of the car? When I pay top dollar for a vehicle,
I do not expect to have to deal with fit-and-finish problems or other
more serious mechanical defects. Im in line for an ML320, but Im
hearing enough negative information that Im considering bailing out.
What is your advice?
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One thing I wonder about the Consumer Reports Auto issue. I am a
subscriber and I usually get their surveys on April or May of each year.
So this means that the 1996 Auto issue contains data that was collected
April or May of 1995. This does not seem to provide much data sample of
1995 cars and of course none of 1996. So what is the use of this
data which is one year late? |
