11 Worst Cars - Page 4

rcracedriver · 03-07-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ciciusss

Some of these vehicles such as the Jeep Wrangler, Hummer H3 and Toyota FJ Cruiser are penalized because their greatest strength, offroad ability, is not figured into CR's final score. Since ride quality typically suffers because, of the compromises made for offroading, it hurts their score even more, because that category, along with fuel economy is weighted quite heavily by CR.

Apparantly according to CR cars are basically appliances soley used for the purpose of onroad use on perfectly manicured asphalt.

GM-Joe · 03-07-2008, 07:22 PM

Consumer Reports is Crap.

2012Aveo · 03-07-2008, 07:28 PM

Small vehicles like the Yaris or Aveo are great as commuter cars, or a second car to perform routine errands with. That is assuming you also have another vehicle for other purposes. In my case that is the 2001 Mercedes C240.
If gas rises to $5 per gallon it is still cheaper to buy and operate a used Yaris or Aveo than a new hybrid

gardnet1 · 03-07-2008, 10:10 PM

The union of concerned retards posing as consumer reports scientists and engineers have cooked up another urban legend to push their unproven sky is falling manifesto. Next year the 10 best cars will have a segway, vespa, Scwinn and a pair of Converse included!

Wanna cure global warming? Stop the hot air that is emanating from constooges reports.

gopedxr7 · 03-07-2008, 10:15 PM

the trailblazer doesnt deserve to be on there. either does the jeep. i have had the Trailablazer for almost 3 years now and it has never seen the dealership since we bought it. meanwhile my neighbors 2006 accords a/c has not worked since he bought it, and the airbag light has been on as well since he drove it home with 3 miles on it. and the dealer cant seem to fix either

people buy what they want period. if they want a SUV they will buy a SUV. poor fuel economy should not be a factor in chosing the worst car. a owner will know just by looking at the window sticker what it is rated at

BrickTamland · 03-07-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gardnet1

The union of concerned retards posing as consumer reports scientists and engineers have cooked up another urban legend to push their unproven sky is falling manifesto. Next year the 10 best cars will have a segway, vespa, Scwinn and a pair of Converse included!

Wanna cure global warming? Stop the hot air that is emanating from constooges reports.

Since when has Consumer Reports been a hawk of global warming?

**GMCSonoma** · 03-07-2008, 11:12 PM

TWO TOYOTAS???? That's it...I'm cancelling my CR subscription!!!! oh wait???

jvsoske · 03-16-2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GM-Joe

Consumer Reports is Crap.

When it comes to their car reports, I would certainly tend to agree with you. The way they collect their data when it comes to reliability bothers me, and often their complaints tend to be rather nitpicky. Trailblazer? Yaris? I driven worse than both of those. However, I would say they made a pretty good call on a GE washing machine that unfortuantely tends to eat clothes. Too bad I bought it first without reading the article : 0

BusyBody · 03-17-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitesky

This list is just plain stupid.

I can't believe there are actually people out there that still use consumer reports to make their buying decisions.

Unfortunately there are alot.

03-07-2008, 07:22 PM	#47 (permalink)
GM-Joe 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Drives: 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 1997 Saab 900 2.0 Turbo Posts: 1,431	Re: 11 Worst Cars Consumer Reports is Crap. __________________ Current: 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 1997 Saab 900 2.0 Turbo(148,500 Sobbing Saab on blocks) 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 10 (retired 11/12/2007; 219,986 mi.) Dead: 1983 Datsun 280 ZX by Nissan (146,857 mi.) 1986 Lincoln Mercury Lynx (64K mi.) 1979 Chrysler Cordoba w/ Corinthian Leather seats (130K mi.) 1976 Dodge Charger (130K mi.)

03-07-2008, 07:28 PM	#48 (permalink)
2012Aveo 1.8 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Drives: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 1990 Honda Civic EX 1990 Posts: 55	Re: 11 Worst Cars Small vehicles like the Yaris or Aveo are great as commuter cars, or a second car to perform routine errands with. That is assuming you also have another vehicle for other purposes. In my case that is the 2001 Mercedes C240. If gas rises to $5 per gallon it is still cheaper to buy and operate a used Yaris or Aveo than a new hybrid __________________ Present Vehicles 2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 1990 Toyota Celica ST 1990 Honda Civic EX Future Vehicle 2012 Chevrolet Aveo Past Vehicle 1981 Buick Regal (20 years of service)

03-07-2008, 10:10 PM	#49 (permalink)
gardnet1 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Drives: 2008 Ford Escape Limited 2006 Ford Focus ZX4 Posts: 1,129	Re: 11 Worst Cars The union of concerned retards posing as consumer reports scientists and engineers have cooked up another urban legend to push their unproven sky is falling manifesto. Next year the 10 best cars will have a segway, vespa, Scwinn and a pair of Converse included! Wanna cure global warming? Stop the hot air that is emanating from constooges reports.

03-07-2008, 10:15 PM	#50 (permalink)
gopedxr7 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 390	Re: 11 Worst Cars the trailblazer doesnt deserve to be on there. either does the jeep. i have had the Trailablazer for almost 3 years now and it has never seen the dealership since we bought it. meanwhile my neighbors 2006 accords a/c has not worked since he bought it, and the airbag light has been on as well since he drove it home with 3 miles on it. and the dealer cant seem to fix either people buy what they want period. if they want a SUV they will buy a SUV. poor fuel economy should not be a factor in chosing the worst car. a owner will know just by looking at the window sticker what it is rated at __________________ 2003 Impala LS 2004 Monte Carlo LS 2005 Trailblazer LS 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE

03-07-2008, 11:12 PM	#52 (permalink)
GMCSonoma GMI Fixed Ops Contributor Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,946	Re: 11 Worst Cars TWO TOYOTAS???? That's it...I'm cancelling my CR subscription!!!! oh wait??? __________________ certified GM Dealer Parts Manager since 1994 GM Dealer Parts employee since 1987 AMC-Jeep-Renault Dealer Parts employee 1987-90 holder of many GM accredations, too numerous to list and not giving a damn!

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