"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:


Consumer Reporst can't test a wet napkin.


Thanks for your wisdom. Next time I'll forgo my subscription and call
you for advice.....not!

The tests that CR runs are now real world and their depth of testing is
cursory.



I tend to give credibility to the Consumer Report tests.

Exactly what do you not agree with their testing protocol on autos and
trucks?

The problem is that they take a new vehicle or item and test it and see how
it performs. Well, I don't just use my vehicle for the first three months or
any other items I buy.

I laugh every time I hear the name J.D. Powers! This "initial quality"
rating is useless. What about 1 year quality? What about 2 year quality?
What about 5 year quality? Most everything can be rated very good in the
first three months.

With the last vehicle I purchased I was asked by the dealer to discuss my
responses with them if I could not answer excellent on all questions so that
they could get me to the point where I could responed in the excellent
column on the initial survey. I laughed and when the survey arrived I
responded the way I truely needed to and wanted to based upon my usage and
impression.