[schoolhousefred]

Each year the University of Michigan puts out a comprehensive survey of how satisfied car owners are .... following is a link to the statistical summary:

http://www.theacsi.org/index.php?op...147&Itemid=155&i=Automobiles+&+Light+Vehicles

There are a few noteworthy things:
1.) the "luxury" cars all seem to achieve higher ratings
2.) the Japanese car makers still rank significantly higher than AMerican makers
2.) Toyota corporation has seen a marked deterioration in their score, leaving an opportunity for American car makers to catch up
3.) VW, while showing some improvement in the last year, still struggles in the bottom half of the survey.
Thought you all might be interested!

 

[GOgg]

Funny you should mention reliability. I was just reading a poll from owners of convertibles (EOS doesn't feature, to new?) about their reliability and repair costs. Last in the class was the Audi convertible and 2nd last is the Porche Boxter.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/galleries/view/motoring/themostreliableconvertibles/browse/11

The UK built Toyotas are very good for build quality and reliability still and I'm not sure how they compare to the US versions. I would say the number 1 for these attributes, however they don't feature in this list???

Cheers

 

[SoCalMan]

The UK built Toyotas are very good for build quality and reliability still and I'm not sure how they compare to the US versions. I would say the number 1 for these attributes, however they don't feature in this list???

Cheers

For U.S., this might help:
[http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/dependability-ratings