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Posted by CWilson (more from CWilson) on Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:46:27
In Reply to: Yawn!, Noel, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:57:57
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They collect information only from their readers. The reliability ratings are based on an annual survey that is sent to subscribers. One flaw with the survey is that it is rather vague. What I consider to be a major defect, another reader may not. It is very subjective. Also, you have people who can not differentiate between the product and the service. For example, someone may rate the car poorly based upon a lousy dealer experience but the car itself is reliable.
As far as talking w/ a dozen current owners of a car I question that as well. What do they consider reliable, what are their standards, etc.? And, people being people, they typically don't like to admit they made a mistake buying a bad car.
CR is good as one of many research tools. I would consider the reliability rating to be pretty accurate. Many of the cars I've owned are very representative of the CR rating. In the 8+ years and 180k miles of ownership, our Toyota Corolla visited the dealer once. In the past year and 6k miles my Saab has visited the dealer three times. Of course this doesn't mean that I would ever buy a Corolla again – just the opposite. Anymore, for me, there is more to a car than reliability.
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Posts in this Thread:
- CR bashers, Aero'ed, Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:24:42
- They recommended Columbia Crest wine too. What a joke, Schu, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:48:21
- I remember their review of point-and-shoot cameras..., dmz789aa, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:24:43
- They only get bashed when the rating isn't liked, saw, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:14:38
- here's the article, Aero'ed, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:54:11
- sometimes..., oldsaab, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 13:40:15
- Alleged bias..., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:53:18 - Re: CR is the reason I OWN a Saab in the first place.., anthonySF, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:29:55
- CR: Milwaukee's Best and Strohs... Best beers in US, mikey, Tue, 1 Aug 2006 00:09:04
- Re: CR bashers, jp, Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:33:28
- Re: CR bashers, yaofeng, Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:41:13
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