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Automakers top three in reliability
bartman45
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Consumers Reports, accepting no advertising, therefore, no dog in the hunt, annual reliability report lists the Toyota brands as the top three in reliability. Ford/Lincoln nose dived.
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My 2006 Taurus has been annoyingly reliable. I've had it for six and a half years and 60,000 miles and nothing has gone wrong. Well, besides the bumper, radiator, and condenser that were taken out by a huge raccoon.
Was that raccoon ACE certified?
My 2006 Taurus has been annoyingly reliable. I've had it for six and a half years and 60,000 miles and nothing has gone wrong. Well, besides the bumper, radiator, and condenser that were taken out by a huge raccoon.
Ford tanked due to persistent glitches, and the new Escape, Fusion, and Lincoln MKZ did not have any history due to newness. Should recover after those have been in production for awhile.
I think I will stick with what works. I never payed much attention to CR. There is no way in hell they can tell you how reliable a vehicle is before they even come out yet that is what they do. That tells me they are nothing more than BS. My 52" flat screen, CR said that it was un-reliable, a month before it was available to the consumer. Been working fine for the last 3 years for me.
Around here, there are more Chevy trucks on the road than anything else. If they were unreliable, that would not be so. My current Chevy Silverado has 212,000 miles on it and is still going strong. The S-10 I had before this one had 167,000 miles on it when I sold it. I sold it, not because it was problematic, but because my boys outgrew the jump seats. I saw that truck on the road around here for 5 years after I sold it.
I remember when CR first tested pickup trucks, back in the 1970s. The article was FUNNY! They actually stated that they saw no reason for anyone, other than a building contractor, plumber, or landscaper, to buy such a vehicle, that they had no utility for the average buyer.
What can one expect from a bunch of liberal Yankees operating out of New York City?
I may read Consumer Reports to help pick out a toaster or a dishwasher, but not a vehicle.
Consumer Reports has always rated Chevrolet trucks as less than reliable, so I don't pay much attention to their vehicle ratings. I find them to be skewed in favor of the Japanese vehicles anyway.
Around here, there are more Chevy trucks on the road than anything else. If they were unreliable, that would not be so. My current Chevy Silverado has 212,000 miles on it and is still going strong. The S-10 I had before this one had 167,000 miles on it when I sold it. I sold it, not because it was problematic, but because my boys outgrew the jump seats. I saw that truck on the road around here for 5 years after I sold it.
I remember when CR first tested pickup trucks, back in the 1970s. The article was FUNNY! They actually stated that they saw no reason for anyone, other than a building contractor, plumber, or landscaper, to buy such a vehicle, that they had no utility for the average buyer.
What can one expect from a bunch of liberal Yankees operating out of New York City?
I may read Consumer Reports to help pick out a toaster or a dishwasher, but not a vehicle.
I have a Silverado and a Cadillac CTS. Both have been manure-boxes since the day I bought them new, like most of the GM vehicles I have owned in the past. They will be the last GM products that I will ever buy. My wife wants to stay w/ Toyota and I will give FoMoCo a try next, Super Duty and Lincoln.
My Tundra is doing just fine thanks, and soon headed for the Tulsa show having just had its 5000 mile service.
Mine is too. I have to to go on business travel in a few weeks and when I get back from the airport it'll have 5kmiles on it. By this same milestone with my last truck (2003 Chevrolet) I had to have the radio, computer, and one of the emission control products replaced, if you go off of mileage. If you go by time (June-November) add another radio and climate control panel to that.
There is absolutely no compatison between the 2 trucks in any way, and the payment for the 2012 4wd tundra is $5 per month lower than the 2003 2wd silverado with comparable equipment.
Had nothing but F-150's for past 30 years. They USED to be unbeatable. My last one however, $300 ered me to death. Last year bought a Toyota Tundra, we'll see.
That's about how I was with Chevy Silverados until I got my Tundra.
I would've loved for me last chevy to $300 me, I was happy, excited (orgasmic even) if a repair was "only" $1000, have a few dozen of those it tends to change your brand preferences
Consumer Reports has always rated Chevrolet trucks as less than reliable, so I don't pay much attention to their vehicle ratings. I find them to be skewed in favor of the Japanese vehicles anyway.
Around here, there are more Chevy trucks on the road than anything else. If they were unreliable, that would not be so. My current Chevy Silverado has 212,000 miles on it and is still going strong. The S-10 I had before this one had 167,000 miles on it when I sold it. I sold it, not because it was problematic, but because my boys outgrew the jump seats. I saw that truck on the road around here for 5 years after I sold it.
I remember when CR first tested pickup trucks, back in the 1970s. The article was FUNNY! They actually stated that they saw no reason for anyone, other than a building contractor, plumber, or landscaper, to buy such a vehicle, that they had no utility for the average buyer.
What can one expect from a bunch of liberal Yankees operating out of New York City?
I may read Consumer Reports to help pick out a toaster or a dishwasher, but not a vehicle.
pre-96model year chevy/gmc trucks are bullet proof and dang near indestructible. IMO when they began the 96 model year quality/reliability took a nose dive.
My Datsun pickup, which I figure the CU people should like because it was Japanese, was on its last legs at 87,000 miles when I got rid of it.
My Ford pickup I drove for three years, and it barely made it onto the lot of the Datsun dealership so I could trade it in. It was a piece of crap from day one, and I got no help from the dealer or from Ford Motor Co.
I may one day buy another new truck, but if/when I do, I will not seek the advice of a bunch of Yankee New York liberal Democrats who don't even understand what a truck is.
If you want to have a lot of fun and learn a few new cuss words buy a dodge
Well, they are advertised as "Imported from Detroit". Probably a very true statement.