[net.auto] Consumer Rpts.

goldman@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Ken Goldman) (09/04/85)

> Second, what is the opinion of the net about the impartiality of Consumer
> Reports . (I know CR is very touchy on this subject). 

My wife and I went car shopping this spring.  We used CU before going to
the showroom only to find out what models were available and what the
names were.  We did not read the report.  Then after seeing the car, we
read the report.  It was incredible how accurate they were.

We bought the Toyota Corolla and agree with their one complaint; the
front seat is a bit short for me (5-10) although my wife (5-0) loves it.
They were a bit pessimistic about the back seat; we routinely put 3
people back there with no complaints.

> ? Do U.S. auto executives ever read Consumer Reports?

Apparantly not. (:-)