I wonder if they read mine returned JD Power survey. DAMN! WHAT A TRUCK!
DODGE HAS DONE IT. (comment)
I about to turn over my Chebby also for the Sport Trax for the better half.
How do you spell L E M O N? Chebby mini-vans.
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
Office: (760) 725-2296
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven T. Ekstrand [mailto:cyberlaw@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:45 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Consumer Reports!!!!!
In one of my MBA classes, I have both the editor of an automotive industry
publication (who drives a Grand Cherokee with the 4.7L) and an executive
with JD Power. We were discussing my new Dak and they both agreed it was
the best thing going. They both liked a maxed out Silverado extended cab
over a Ram Quad cab, but anything short of the maxed out Silverado (a $32K
2wd 1/2 ton truck) they would take a Dak. I had to give them a little
crap about the Chevy over Ram comments, but truth is I've driven the 2000
Silverado with the bigger Vortec and its a hell of a truck. HUGE back seat
for an extended cab and the most comfortable seating of any truck I've been
in. I'm sure the 2002 Ram will reestablish supremacy. The JD Power exec
said that the surveys that come back from Dak owners are about the most
"fanatical" of any model car or truck she's ever seen.
BTW-When I bought my Z28 M6 back in 95. It was a featured best buy in
Consumer Reports. That car had a lot of bang for the buck! Until the
first time it visited the dealer for repair. Then I never saw the car
again. How do you say.... LEMON!!! Last GM product I'll ever own.
Steve Ekstrand, Pasadena, CA Driver: '00 Dakota CC SLT+ 4.7L 3.92SG 255's
Stacey's Driver: '00 Inferno Red Intrepid ES-3.2L-24V Autostick w/Leather
Race Car: 69 1/2 Road Runner 440-6 (ex-NHRA SS/GA future B or C/SA???)
Project Car: 69 Barracuda Notchback (Orig. 318, now 360w/Edelbrock Heads)
Homepage: http://sites.netscape.net/professormopar/homepage
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 6:42 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Consumer Reports!!!!!
| One thing, I laughed at the Consumer Report postings and with some of the
| products which rated poor where the best products I ever used. Dodge
| products as a whole was rated by the JD Powell, who has a better
reputation
| than Consumer Reports, that Toyota was no different than the Chrysler
| products on complaints. But a real concern was the Mercedes and BMW were
no
| different either. A real surprise was the Buick line was better than
| Toyota. Not a surprise was the Honda was rated at the top five best ever.
|
| I reported the complaints per thousand about three months ago on this web
| site, depicting Trucks and vans (remove the cars). Go to the JD Powell
web
| site for further information. This was the reason I stopped subscribing
to
| the Consumer Report and not listening to RALPHO NAAARRDER.
|
| -----------------------------------------------------------------
| Steven St.Laurent
| Test Engineer
| Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
| MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
| mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
| mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
| Office: (760) 725-2296
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: msnbcnnbcbs@juno.com [mailto:msnbcnnbcbs@juno.com]
| Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:10 AM
| To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
| Subject: DML: Consumer Reports!!!!!
|
| Today on Good Mroning America they were talking about the best cars for
| 2000
|
| Guess who showed up as best truck for 2000?
|
| TOYOTA TUNDRA!!
|
| I'd love to know how they did that because the Tundra has only been out
| for about a year and usually reliability problems dont come out so early.
|
| Second Pick: Ferd F150
|
| Here comes the dinger: Unfortunately, they "could not reccommend the
| Chevy or Dodge trucks because of RELIABILITY PROBLEMS"
|
| all I can say is "Yikes"
|
| I dont like consumer reports and I never will. I've never taken any of
| their reviews seriously either. One time they said the Ford Expedition
| "handled excellently" ("yeah, compared to what, a schoold bus??")
|
| el Guahiro
| 99 RC V6
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