You’ve know doubt heard, likely many times, that buying a car in the first year of a new design can be risky, especially early in its production run. But how soon does the risk dissipate? To track cars closely as they age, TrueDelta promptly updates its car reliability stats four times a year, not just once a year after a… More →
Month: November 2011
What is a TSB?
One question on TrueDelta’s Car Reliability Survey asks how the car owner learned there was a problem, and a couple of the options involve TSBs. But what’s a TSB? A TSB is a “technical service bulletin.” Manufacturers issue these to dealers to describe a common problem and how to repair it. Some people think they’re the same as recalls, but… More →
Hitting the Numbers
It’s a crazy November in our house, so much so that I’ve given nary a thought to my 44th birthday, now just days away. Our daughter, the oldest of our three children, is having her bat mitzvah this weekend. The complexity is just short of a wedding. At the same time, even as she organizes the bat mitzvah Gayla has… More →