We start each round of surveys on the first Tuesday of the month. So a few days remain to gather responses for the August results, which will cover members’ repair experiences through the end of June. This has been a difficult month. Response rates have been down compared to previous quarters. Just a few percentage points, but that represents hundreds… More →
Month: July 2008
A UK vehicle reliability survey
This morning I received an email from Britain’s Auto Express magazine, announcing that the results to “Britain’s top car reliability survey” had been posted here. Intrigued, I clicked through to check it out, and found that some European models do quite well. At the model level, the top four are the Skoda Octavia (related to the VW Jetta), Land Rover Discovery… More →
What’s GM thinking with the Saturn Aura Hybrid’s pricing for 2009?
Last year GM introduced a “mild hybrid” variant of the Saturn Aura sedan. A relatively simple hybrid powertrain improved fuel economy by a couple miles per gallon on the EPA cycle compared to the regular four-cylinder. Not much of a gain, but then GM only charged $2,400 more for the “Green Line” version of the Aura. And this extra cash… More →
Another source of reliability information
From ehsnils at Subaru Legacy forum LegacyGT.com I just learned of another source of vehicle reliability information. The Swedish government agency that inspects all cars three or more years old posts its results to the web, here: Bilprovningen Inspection Results. They post not only the percentage of cars that failed the inspection, but which part was responsible for the failure.… More →