Re: Magazine ratings

[Orin Eman <orin@wolfenet.com>]

> The last weeek or so ther has been a lot of concern over what C&D, JD Power
> and a few other mags are saying about the Audis. Here in the states the
> mags may make ok reading but quite often what they down rate a car for is
> something that I think enhances the vehicle. 

They tend to like Honda Accords :-P  Say no more...

> Unfortunatly too many people buy what someone tells them they need or want
> rather than discovering for themselves what they want. An example of this
> is the SUV crase and the lack of manual transmissions in A6s and A8s. To
> really make my point how could anyone respect the opinion of a mag that
> could claim the Renault Alliance as "Vehicle of the Year"?

Apart from Scott's own experience seeming to match C&D in the current
argument, C&D usually has the worst reputation around here and
the NW list... (eliot, you around?)

Orin.