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jeffnvme · 08-06-2007, 09:44 PM

Consumer Reports Tow Tests and Ranks Half Ton and Heavy Duty Pickups. By: Mike Levine

Posted: 08-06-07 15:00 PT
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Consumer Reports has just released its latest rankings for full size pickup trucks and the results prove one thing – pickups are a pain in the arse to compare.
I've got a lot of respect for Consumer Reports. Some folks say CR has a bias favoring import vehicles, but there’s no reason to believe the hype. What’s in it for them? They don’t receive a penny in advertising from the automakers and they purchase all of their test vehicles directly from the same place you or I would, at a dealer. And CR examines all the vehicles it tests at its own world class facility in Connecticut, where cars and trucks are subjected to 50 different performance tests with the best vehicle instrumentation money can buy.

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jeffnvme 2.2 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Drives: 2005 Chevy 1500 CrewCab Z71 with H.O. 5.3 Vortec Posts: 68	Consumer Reports Tow Tests and Ranks Half Ton and Heavy Duty Pickups. Consumer Reports Tow Tests and Ranks Half Ton and Heavy Duty Pickups. By: Mike Levine Posted: 08-06-07 15:00 PT © 2007 PickupTruck.com Page: [1] [2] [3] Consumer Reports has just released its latest rankings for full size pickup trucks and the results prove one thing – pickups are a pain in the arse to compare. I've got a lot of respect for Consumer Reports. Some folks say CR has a bias favoring import vehicles, but there’s no reason to believe the hype. What’s in it for them? They don’t receive a penny in advertising from the automakers and they purchase all of their test vehicles directly from the same place you or I would, at a dealer. And CR examines all the vehicles it tests at its own world class facility in Connecticut, where cars and trucks are subjected to 50 different performance tests with the best vehicle instrumentation money can buy. Read More.. www.pickuptruck.com/html/news/miscnews/cr071.html __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ 2005 Chevy Silverado CrewCab with Vortec H.O. 5.3L 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 2002 Chevy Camoro SS