" krp" <krp2457k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Dave and Trudy" <dtdodson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Well I just got my 2008 Consumer Re****ts Survey Form. As usual I am
>>> shocked by how little information they gather and dismayed by how
>> ///snipped///
>>
>> I gave up on CR years ago Ed. I am convinced (cant prove it) that they
>> have their re****ting minds made up in advance and collect just enough
>> data to look good and use only those data that fit their
>> preconception...I know this will start a firestorm but that is my
>> opinion.
>
>
> They claim to be neutral in their "testing" and re****ts but down a
> whole laundry list of products you can see where they were obviously
PAID
> OFF by some manufacturers. One of the BEST examples of that was that for
> MANY YEARS the standard Hoover Vacuum was rated as their "best buy" when
> it was a veritable piece of crap. They'd fall apart often within 6
months
> of purchase. CR also rated the Kirby the "WORST" vacuum ever made. YET
you
> frequently see Kirbys that are 20, 50 or even 100 years old, still
working
> and still getting FAR MORE crap out of carpets that the whiz bang
> computerized Hoovers you see in Target Stores, and again 6 months later
> you have a bag of parts and are going back to Target for a NEW Hoover or
> Dyson or whatever. No wonder they have a 30 day guarantee.
>
> Oh and don't get me started on TOASTERS..........
>
> The only thing they are close to being right about is the Honda. We
> have 3 of them. They are great cars. They couldn't very well attack
them.
> BUT they DO rate some others higher. Much of what you see is really
> slanted. CR spares on amount of negative ink for American cars,
> particularly Chrysler products that have been among the better cars on
the
> road for the past decade. Yeah they have made some stinkers. But FORD
> still owns the repair shops, They are the mechanic's favorite cars. But
> did you ever notice that the mechanics don't drive them themselves?
>
> CR - CLAIMS not to be in the pocket of the manufacturers. OH
BULL****!
Oh, come on. Perhaps a $60 Hoover doesn't last as long as a $1200 Kirby
vacuum, but for $1200 you can buy 20 Hoovers. (and not pay a healthy
****tion of the sales price in salesman's commission.)
Glad YOU like Chrysler products....but it puts you in the minority of
buyers.
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