Summary statistics have been added to the repair histories. These report total repair and (if entered) maintenance expenses since the beginning of the calendar year, for the past year, and since the car was purchased. Also, if costs are reported per repair or maintenance item, and not just for the repair trip as a whole, the same statistics are reported… More →
Category: Site Changes
Site Changes
Upgraded Car Repair History Survey
I originally created the Car Repair History Survey to serve as a supplement to the main survey, the Car Reliability Survey, for people who wanted to report on cars not yet in the main survey or to report on repairs that occurred before they joined. The original Car Repair History Survey was minimalist–to a fault. There was no easy, intuitive… More →
So close
We headed into yesterday with 61,876 cars signed up for the Car Reliability Survey. The previous day, 147 cars were enrolled, among the best days ever. So 62,000 was within reach. And if we got there, it would only be ten days since the 61,000th car was enrolled. The previous record for growing by 1,000 cars: 13 days. Ten days… More →
Hondas and Toyotas continue to predominate
Antoine of MazdaForums asked me which five models have been most researched recently. Turns out I hadn’t updated the Most Popular Car Price Comparisons list in a while. Since last July, in fact. Since it has been eight months, there must be quite a few changes, right? Well, not exactly. Hondas continue to dominate, followed by–despite the current crisis–Toyotas. Both… More →
Specs for 2000s and 2001s added to the database
It was long overdue, and I’ve now added bodystyle and powertrain specs for 2000 and 2001 models to the database. What this means–it’s now possible to participate with 2000 and 2001 model year cars in all surveys, including the “Why (Not) This Car?” survey, Gas Mileage Survey, and Car Repair History Survey. It took me about 33 hours to enter… More →
New stats: Nada-odds and Lemon-odds
When buying a car, you probably wonder: what are the odds it will turn out to be a lemon? Does it have a shot at requiring no repairs at all? Traditional sources of car reliability information have never answered these questions. They’ve only provided vague dot ratings that indicate how a car compares to the average for all cars. Even… More →
My Garage
People have been asking for an easier way to get to the previous responses and surveys for all their cars. It has been possible to get to a list of your cars by going to any survey, but there hasn’t been one centralized car list. Well, now there is one. Just click on “My Garage” in the navigation bar, log… More →
So, how efficient are the new diesels? UK powertrains now in database.
Thanks to tax incentives, diesels now account for a large percentage of car sales in many European countries. These engines tend to be more powerful, smoother, and quieter than the diesels of even five years ago. The most extreme example: the 5.9-liter V12 monster Audi offers in the Q7. It produces 500 horsepower at only 3,750 rpm, and 737 pounds-feet… More →
Upgraded navigation
I’ve been hearing for some time that the site isn’t the easiest to navigate (to put it mildly). We’ve been making tweaks here and there for some time. But more remained needed. So I’ve spent much of the past few days making some additional changes: Box near the top of all results pages that includes links to the other results… More →
New Vehicle Reliability Comparison pages
When we posted the first set of results for the Vehicle Reliability Survey, only 35 models were included (and only 21 if you weren’t logged in). So it made sense to provide all of the results on a single page, in a single table. Now, as we prepare the tenth set of Vehicle Reliability Survey results, this format has become… More →