Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 02:08 pm:

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I've seen the JD Power report long ago.
It is very useful for people who don't give a shit about what they drive,
and very misleading for those who do.
For instance, compare two wheel drive with a four wheel drive vehicle.
Of course there will be more failures on a 4WD! Just because there's
shitload more parts there to break. Besides, 4WDs tend to come with
more amenities than regular family sedans.
Similarly - compare 321 fault in an average jeep with 441 in a Land Rover.
Do you know that about 50% of jeeps on the road are 2WD?
LR doesn't make a single 2WD model. So, the LR quality is actually
better than jeep's, which is what I'd think.
The regular passenger cars in the bottom five are real turds - and have
always been! In this country, VW was a symbol of poor quality until
it nearly disappeared and reappeared in the mid-90s - but the production
hasn't changed that much. 'Zuki, Daewoo, and Kia can't possibly be
any good because they are cheap as dirt.

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