On Dec 11, 7:24*pm, "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@lycos/com> wrote:
> That does not change the fact that what CR is showing as a 'list' of which
> is above or below average is actually showing that ALL manufactures vehicles
> are falling within the standard statistical methodology of the 2% failure
> rate for ALL manufactured products over an identical time period.
>

What you state is not true. At least not in our universe.

> In any event one chances of getting one of the 98% that are trouble free is
> far greater than ones *chances of getting one of any particular manufactures
> vehicles that is within the 2% failure rate. * *That is why they all offer a
> warranty, even Rolls Royce. * *Paying 20% to 30% more to drive home
> something with those odds makes little sense. * You are for more likelyto
> get one of any manufacturers 98% than you are of getting one ot their 2%
> regardless of the name on the hood. * *
>

So your claim is that there are no differences between makes in terms
of reliability? That's so far-fetched, I doubt even you believe it.

> "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...@my-deja.com> wrote in messagenews:41511661-d7e2-4dfc-bea0-3f76c0ddc73e@e1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
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> > Mike Hunter wrote:
>
> >> Could they not just continue the statistical MYTHOLOGY they are currently
> >> using? *To correct the so called 'below average' thing why not simply
> >> state
> >> the PERCENTAGE of failure rate that is actually what the current ratings
> >> are
> >> reflecting?
>
> > CR does show the percentages of failures, but you have to look at the
> > very beginning of their tables to see them.
>
> >> Come to think of it, that would not work. *Subscribers would wise upand
> >> no
> >> longer subscribe if they realize what CR is showing as a 'list' is
> >> actually
> >> showing that ALL manufactures vehicles are falling within the standard
> >> statistical methodology of the 2% failure rate for ALL manufactured
> >> products
> >>
>
> > But all cars don't fall within that range, and the differences in
> > reliability increase with age:
>
> > *http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/...71d9a42f_o.jpg
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> > How do you explain that?
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