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- From: warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw)
- Subject: Re: CR's auto ratings (was Re: Before Buying Japanese.)
- In-Reply-To: aland@informix.com's message of 26 Jan 93 05:35:49 GMT
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 15:26:24 GMT
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- >>>>> "Colonel" == Colonel Panic <aland@informix.com> writes:
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- Colonel> The only info they use is reader questionnaires (which in
- Colonel> itself I find odd; I've been a CR subscriber for 8 of the
- Colonel> past 12 years and *never* got a questionnaire),
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- Last year I received a CR questionaire asking for my experience on
- everything from cars to stereos, etc. I've only subscribed for 2
- years; my guess is that its pretty random and you've been "unlucky"
- :-).
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- Colonel> Look closer at the ratings breakdowns. Many just Don't
- Colonel> Make Sense.
-
- I've noticed this myself. Also, their criteria for "Best Buy" and
- "Recommended" status is confusing. The Geo Prizm in the '93 guide
- gets (this is from memory so appol. for inaccuracies) 54 total points
- and the Saturn gets 59 total points and appears to have generally
- better marks on things like economy and braking. Why would the Prizm
- get a Best Buy and the Saturn only get a Recommended?
-
- I think you can use CR as a tool, but not the only tool when making a
- purchase.
-
- -B
-