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Old 13 Dec 2008, 04:13 am
Dave Plowman (News)
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Default Re: Consumers Reports Seeks Bailout

In article <ttp5k4dj5g9b2uubiq7ocl27570v6aqqbc@4ax.com>,
edward ohare <edward_ohare@nospam.yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
> >and we have a commitment to report the experiences our subscribers
> >share with us.



> How nice. They're reporting the "experiences of our subscribers", not
> the reliability of the cars.


How else? The only ones that might have more accurate data - ie from a
larger sample - would be the makers via their dealers, and they're not
going to be honest about such things in public. Quite the reverse - they
lie through their teeth.

It's often the case that those who criticise a consumer body findings on
the reliability of a particular model - ie the one they own - due to a
small sample are basing that criticism on a sample of one...

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