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Originally Posted by stovt001
It should be pointed out that Consumer Reports has already decided what brands are reliable and what ones aren't, and so their reliability ratings are based off of those preconceived conclusions rather than actual results. With most "Imports are perfect, Domestics suck" people, they only drove a domestic in the late 70s, early 80s and had a bad experience, then drove Japanese products ever since and never bothered to see if anything changed. They assume it hasn't and still insist American cars suck. A good number of people are coming around, but it takes time. Even consumer reports is beginning to reconsider its blanket approval of anything Japanese after the Toyota summer of endless recalls (I worked at a Toyota dealership during that. What a nightmare) and the Tundra failure. Honda and Mazda are still doing OK, but the lines aren't as clear-cut as they used to be.
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Just plain wrong-
Consumer Reports results are based on surveys sent to readers in the mail or online. You tell them what you own and ask you to check off any problem areas. Sometimes they will project, but they have masses of solid survey data. Check things out before making false statements. My whole purpose of bringing all this up is so the new Camaro will be a world beater. They are deciding now whether to spend 1 dollar on a part that is pretty reliable, or 1.50 on avery reliable part. I'm just saying choose the better, more reliable part.