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1/5/2009
Monday morning
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Im going to be car shopping soon, and was thinking of putting
down the $20 or so for the Consumer Reports CD-ROM. The thing is I
know which models I have in mind (Honda Civic, Saturn, or Mazda
Protege), and I was planning to use the pricing service to get the
invoice price and wheeling & dealing tips. |
| I believe that Consumer Reports IS extremely biased against American cars. You
have to remember that Comsumer Reports (CR) is basing their results on MAILINGS
from their readers, and there is nothing scientific about it. The readership of
CR is made up of import rs. The magazine and the editors are fully aware of
this. |
| Rankings: Highlights from Consumer Reports auto-reliability surveys:
Reliability (1995 models, from best to worst): Acura, Infiniti, Honda,
Geo, Subaru, BMW, Toyota, Mazda, Volvo, Saturn, Nissan, Eagle, Lexus,
Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Oldsmobile, Jeep, Pontiac, Ford, Buick,
Dodge, Mercury, Plymouth, GMC, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Saab and Cadillac. |
| The problem is that they are biased and refuse to admit it.
Consumer Reports is far from perfect, certainly. They are not car
people like some of us. But they are far less anecdotal than some of the
recommendations from people on the street. For *certain kinds of data*,
they are more probably more objective than the rest of us. |
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