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Some may say its a hollow victory, but I'll take it! 
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Man we suck, but boy they suck a lot more !!!
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But look at that owner satisfaction! We adore our sucky trucks!
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What's being compared?
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Consumer Reports is very woke. These ratings are aimed at eco-zealot soccer moms who value their creature comforts.
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Bunch of different stuff. I didn't want to get into the weeds on it though. All that ever does is bring out the stupid back and forth about Consumer Reports and other junk.
edit: As evidenced above.
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I will say, that no matter who you are, you tend to like your vehicle to run.
I don’t see one eco friendly vehicle on that entire list. There are no EVs, only a few hybrids, so not sure about how ”woke” this is or even what that would mean when talking about a vehicle, but what I do see are a bunch of softer, boring, people movers which manufacturers must ensure are very reliable and not too radical with styling. Why? Because most people are very boring.
The more fun the car, the less reliable, less efficient, and usually more exciting it is (outside of a Hummer which has always just been lame GM trash).
So, not sure if the Bronco is “woke“ or ”asleep?” But it sure is fun as hell which is what I bought mine for.
If I wanted reliable, comfortable, and safe, I’d a bought a Camry and for the record, I absolutely hate Toyota, so if that tells you something about me, then there you have it.
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Yeah. I do recall an early episode of Dirt Every Day where they showcased a Swedish rig that was blacked out (even no chrome) because they passed really strict laws on gas consumption and what you could do with it (e.g., nothing fun!), and to off road meant to be impossible to see, even by moonlight, because the laws were strict with penalties. That was one of the cooler rigs, but it was a farm truck they hid in a barn, not a new vehicle with a warranty.
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I had a hyundai santa fe sport once (2.0T), good suv. Surprised the Honda CRV isn't on this list somewhere.
I also wonder what other things they're testing, and if it's for general population doing "normal" every day things (mall, groceries, pavement commutes) I can see how the bronco scores low. Performance is so subjectively based on the testing criteria.
But like any test, when in doubt, miata.
I also wonder what other things they're testing, and if it's for general population doing "normal" every day things (mall, groceries, pavement commutes) I can see how the bronco scores low. Performance is so subjectively based on the testing criteria.
But like any test, when in doubt, miata.
I've never understood CR scoring and I recently re-subscribed for appliance guidance. You'll have two similar products with similar "color" check marks but then the numerical scores are way different. How did you get there? Some of their cars they love feel like you're driving a tin can.
Can't wait for Todd from Project Farm to start expanding his empire on YouTube. He's got the market cornered on hand and power tool reviews.
Can't wait for Todd from Project Farm to start expanding his empire on YouTube. He's got the market cornered on hand and power tool reviews.
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Also, that Perfect Strangers episode where the one guy goes through the all effort to rate the cars Balky might buy and the one he rates highly turns out to be a clunker? And Balky ends up with the sports car he really wanted that was dead last in the rating?
Ahh, the late 80's/early 90's.
Also, Kubrick once said if everything is beautiful, nothing is beautiful. If we all had badass, nothing would be badass.
Ahh, the late 80's/early 90's.
Also, Kubrick once said if everything is beautiful, nothing is beautiful. If we all had badass, nothing would be badass.
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I was just having fun with this small sliver of the new 2023 Auto Issue that just came out and I didn't want to turn it into a CR debate, but since the questions are being asked, here is some of the stuff they are looking at. The CR-V is in there, just in a different category.
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