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Cars are just getting more reliable...
Posted by Charles [Email] (more from Charles) on Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:39:21
In Reply to: Trouble in Honda paradise?, mikef, Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:53:47
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I don't think it is such a shock to see a manufacturers newest models fall below the industry average in the first year of production. Because the bar has been raised so high. The fact that the RL is still average indicates the CR test vehicle is well below average reliability wise.
In the long term the Japanese cars still prove more reliable because they don't have the electrical problems that tend to crop up on many European makes. A graph in the new CR car issue shows that even VW/Audi has, on average, only 1.8 problems per car OUT TO EIGHT YEARS. I find that mind boggling, considering how the press has trashed the reputation of VW/Audi vis-a-vis industry-wide reliability.
I know the SAAB 9-5 shows a huge drop off in the JD Powers reports as you move to the longer range analysis.(i.e. 3 and 5 year studies)
Consumer Reports and JD Power are the best information that is readily availible to the consumer making new and used car buying decisions. I think ignoring it is a foolish idea.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 9-5's good reliability vs. 9-3SS bad reliability., J, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:23:28
- Trouble in Honda paradise?, mikef, Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:53:47
- Vanilla japanese car or Saab?, Scott, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 17:01:55
- Agree with Ian on Consumer Reports Flawed Methods, dtech, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:04:33
- by 2001 most problems were fixed?, DW, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 14:03:30
- Consumer Reports is NOT Reliable, Ian Glenday
, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:58:20- Re: Consumer Reports is NOT Reliable, Dan in NY, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:48:42
- Why I place no stock in Consumer Reports' car tests..., MI-Roger
, Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:58:38 - So, what other information source do you trust?, J, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 17:41:15
- Re: Consumer Reports is NOT Reliable, Saab4, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 17:00:45
- Looking in the ratings..., Mike Lynch
, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:11:09- Re: Looking in the ratings..., JTW, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 06:53:22
- hmmm, you must have a different CR than me, Aero'ed, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:38:27
- bias plays a part, tonystarks, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 14:52:20
- Re: Looking in the ratings..., mikef, Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:44:44
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