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Originally Posted by christian370z Consumer Reports basically views every car from a viewpoint of people who are not enthusiasts and has no clue that different cars appeal to different audiences,

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Old 06-28-2011, 12:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Consumer Reports basically views every car from a viewpoint of people who are not enthusiasts and has no clue that different cars appeal to different audiences, that these different audiences have varying interests, and that maybe those factors should be considered when they review cars.
Enthusiasts go to other rags for opinions. That's not cr's market
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Old 06-28-2011, 01:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Enthusiasts go to other rags for opinions. That's not cr's market
True, unfortunately the wife who more often than not holds veto power reads CR for car buying advice, as opposed to said rags
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True, unfortunately the wife who more often than not holds veto power reads CR for car buying advice, as opposed to said rags
That varies from relationship to relationship.
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What's more important, the wife, or the car??????
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True, unfortunately the wife who more often than not holds veto power reads CR for car buying advice, as opposed to said rags
Lol, but there is lots of truth in that statement. Unfortunately C/R has earned a reputation with the "masses" and aloooot of them take what they report to heart and go by there advice, sad but true. Enthusiast as most of us are here take it with a grain of salt most of the time.
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