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Often PSers will post questions regarding car reliability. I think this may be a good reference for those that don't want to pay for the Consumer Reports (did you all know they're owned by Sears now?) info.
FROM THE ARTICLE
As someone who has spent several years inspecting, appraising and selling over 10,000 vehicles a year for an auto finance company, I have seen countless vehicles that have been traded in because the owner can’t afford an unforeseen and expensive repair. More times than not, this expensive repair happens beyond the warranty period.
Three years ago I decided to do something about this. Along with statistician Nick Lariviere, we developed what would become known as the Long-Term Quality Index. This study now has over 820,000 trade-ins from all over the United States.
And if you’re kicking the tires on a used car, here’s a not-so-short list of the biggest weak spots in every major brand:
CLICK THRU FOR LIST, BOTTOM HALF OF ARTICLE https://www.yahoo.com/autos/yahoo-autos-guide-to-every-used-car-brands-128645171772.html
ENTER YOUR CAR INFO FOR GRAPHS http://tradeinqualityindex.com/find.html
TOP RATED AND LOWEST RATED http://tradeinqualityindex.com/QualityIndexRating.html
So for those considering a new or used car, you may want to bookmark this guy's site for future reference.
Don't say I never did nothin' fur ya.
FROM THE ARTICLE
As someone who has spent several years inspecting, appraising and selling over 10,000 vehicles a year for an auto finance company, I have seen countless vehicles that have been traded in because the owner can’t afford an unforeseen and expensive repair. More times than not, this expensive repair happens beyond the warranty period.
Three years ago I decided to do something about this. Along with statistician Nick Lariviere, we developed what would become known as the Long-Term Quality Index. This study now has over 820,000 trade-ins from all over the United States.
And if you’re kicking the tires on a used car, here’s a not-so-short list of the biggest weak spots in every major brand:
CLICK THRU FOR LIST, BOTTOM HALF OF ARTICLE https://www.yahoo.com/autos/yahoo-autos-guide-to-every-used-car-brands-128645171772.html
ENTER YOUR CAR INFO FOR GRAPHS http://tradeinqualityindex.com/find.html
TOP RATED AND LOWEST RATED http://tradeinqualityindex.com/QualityIndexRating.html
So for those considering a new or used car, you may want to bookmark this guy's site for future reference.
Don't say I never did nothin' fur ya.
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