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11-01-2012, 12:59 PM | #25 | |
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11-02-2012, 06:38 AM | #26 |
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36k on '11 35 M Sport. No, repeat, no issues. CS is a moronic publication. Their reports are unreliable regarding auto testing. They need to stick with toasters & waffle irons.
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11-02-2012, 05:29 PM | #27 |
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I don't see the same ratings that you're finding. Here's the ratings I see listed currently. Don't look bad to me, though the score of 80 isn't as good as the Lexus (88). I test drove both and would NEVER purchase the Lexus (though I understand why ladies like it).
Oddly enough, I didn't see the 2012 X3 3.5i listed, only the 2.8i (even though the graphic clearly shows 6-cyl. turbo). |
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11-03-2012, 12:27 PM | #28 |
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If you looks at CR's latest overall reliability report by brand they look at 28 brands. Eleven of those brands are Japanese or Korean. Nine of the top 10 rated brands are Japanese-Korean. Only Audi makes the top 10 for non J-K and the only J-K brands in the bottom 18 are Nissan and Hyundai. As far as I know this dominance in CR rankings for Japanese-Korean cars has been going on for two decades. I can only think of three reasons for it- either non J-K car makers are so inept technologically they can't compete, or CR has a conscious or unconscious bias towards J-K cars, or the reporting methods are skewed or manipulated.
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11-03-2012, 01:36 PM | #29 |
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11-03-2012, 02:22 PM | #30 | |
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Nop. It is because the J-K cars work well and don't break.
It is very easy for manufacturers to get on the top ten/twenty list... build good product. It is that simple. My car prior to my X3 was a Honda Accord and nothing broke or failed in 8+ years and 230K kms... nothing Add gas, change the oil and brakes and the car never failed. If BMW builds cars that way they'd make the list too. Quote:
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11-03-2012, 05:03 PM | #31 | |
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I've only just subscribed to CR this month so I don't know how things work with them getting input on repair frequency. But if the sales sharks I've met at Toyota dealerships have anything to do with reporting on repairs to CR then I'd suspect the numbers are padded. Just purely speculation on my part. If it's all fair and square then you'd have to choose option #1, that other car makers are inept. |
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11-03-2012, 10:00 PM | #32 |
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Idk but, I'm throwing eggs at them next Halloween !
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