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Posted by Eric B. on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 23:16:10 :
In Reply to: Re:"Who Reports on Consumer Reports" posted by Mike Stone on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 23:05:07 :
To judge a current publication? If there was evidence of bias back then (or whatever behavior this article complains about), and Consumer Reports was still doing the same thing, wouldn't there be a more recent article about it?
Regardless, I trust my own experience, and in general their reliability ratings match what I have found in my own vehicles, and those of my friends.
As far as I understand it, they send a survey out once a year to all members, who fill out the survey, and send it back. Obviously not everyone is careful to note every good or bad detail about their car, but I would guess it all averages out in the end. Individual experiences will always very, but I like my chances of getting to 150,000 better in the higher rated cars from any maker.
If you are complaining about the reporting, and how they judge good and bad, I agree. They have a specific set of test criteria, that may or may not match the needs of every person. On the whole though I find it a useful place to check, among other sources.
Eric
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