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There they go again. Their Japanese bias is so unbelievable. They chose the G35 over the 3 series. Funny how Car and Driver just chose the BMW. Oh yeah, Consumer Reports - the same people that flubbed the baby seat test.


Sedan, $30,000 to $40,000
Infiniti G35
Cost: $35,000 to $39,000The G35 is available in rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive.

The G35 "really blows the BMW 3-series away at its own game," said David Champion, head of auto testing for Consumer Reports. "It's extremely fast - 306 horsepower, zero-to-60 in 5.4 seconds - really agile handling, great steering, reasonable amount of room inside and really easy to live with on a day-to-day basis."

Its reliability has also been excellent, Champion said, although the record for parent company Nissan has been spotty.
 
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Aren't there several 'blunders' with CR? Haven't they been successfully sued for fraudulently representing products on dozens of occasions?

Does anyone really take their opinion seriously? I'm with ThatOneGuy; hec, I'll go even further; I wouldn't even look to them for washing machines. The internet baby!!!
 
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I really stopped ready CR many years ago. It sad that a lot of new car buyers still use them as a reference.
 
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Yeah, CR certainly are not "car guys". As Tom said, it's a shame that the other "non-car guys" (about 80% of the population?) puts so much faith in their car reviews. I just don't believe that in all those categories the Japanese cars can come out on top in a fair, objective comparision.

Their most recent screw up was the Child Car Seat 35 mph test standard that was performed under 75 mph simulated conditions!
 
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Well, I think CR just compiles owner satisfaction surveys and publishes the results. Objectively, Japanese cars do offer a better overall, bang-for-your-buck value when you strictly look at just what you get & what you pay for and ignore specifics such as driving experience and/ or other aspects of luxury vehicles that make people like German cars etc. For example, a nicely equipped 3-series is easily pushing low $40K's, whereas a comparably equipped Acura TL or Lexus is $5K+ cheaper.

Not exactly apples to apples, but not all car buyers are car enthusiasts and picky like us. So, in the lowest common denominator of buying demographics, I think CR still serves the wider public to some degree. Just my .02 anyways...
 
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Big Daddy said:
Not defending CR, but our tax dollars goes to colleges, welfare, Am Track, Union Pacific and other railroads, National Public Radio, and many many more places...
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Well 100 % of income taxes goes directly to paying the national debt.
 
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Detrich said:
Well, I think CR just compiles owner satisfaction surveys and publishes the results. Objectively, Japanese cars do offer a better overall, bang-for-your-buck value when you strictly look at just what you get & what you pay for and ignore specifics such as driving experience and/ or other aspects of luxury vehicles that make people like German cars etc. For example, a nicely equipped 3-series is easily pushing low $40K's, whereas a comparably equipped Acura TL or Lexus is $5K+ cheaper.

Not exactly apples to apples, but not all car buyers are car enthusiasts and picky like us. So, in the lowest common denominator of buying demographics, I think CR still serves the wider public to some degree. Just my .02 anyways...
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Well said. I too, am not defending CR, nor do I subscribe to or read CR anymore. I do however agree with Detrich, that CR does do a fair job for the "majority" of car buyers. There's a reason that almost every MBZ model, or many SAABS, the 03-05 7 Series, etc... are blacklisted on CR and not recommended. They're generally bad cars. So if someone is truly looking for a basic car for transportation and reliability, then CR does it's good recommending a Camry, an Accord or almost every Lexus (if you're looking for a pure "luxury vehicle"). My 2 cents.
 
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