[javadog]

Okay, I'll break it down.

Consumer Reports is not a magazine written by car guys. It is written by, and for, people concerned with squeezing the most (whatever) out of the least (dollars.) Sort of the antithesis of a car guy.

So, it's fair to say not all that many car guys subscribe to it. Therefore, it is unlikely that a car guy is their average reader, and I'd further bet that their average reader knows **** about cars.

Just between you and me, I always want to hear the opinions from the people that know the least about something. Right?

Read the owners reviews on the Tire Rack web site, or go read Yelps reviews. Some of the most useless, contradictory crap you'll ever waste time reading. Same deal.

What would be significant is having the manufacturers share their failure rates for given components. Rest assured, they know the failure rate of every part in every car they make, at least through the warranty period. That would be useful.

Instead, you get complaints from people that had a problem with something, or were to stupid to use it (Referring to what killed Honda this year.) They don't differentiate between the two...

JR