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Replying to: petl (Oct 13, 2004 5:29 pm) Actually, that is incorrect. I just find it difficult for Consumer Reports to recommend a vehicle as some consumer take EVERYTHING the magazine states for granted although their reviews are inconsistent and conflict with one another. CR reviews a car like it is an appliance and what it overlooks is usually more important than what they generally emphasize. You can rely on the personal opinion of any magazine, but then there are the crash test and they are what they are. Fact is if a consumer is driving a 2004 Toyota RAV4 without side airbags compared to a 2004 Honda CRV with side airbags, the occupants are going to suffer great injury. Side airbags save lives and obviously Toyota is not as concerned with safety as Honda; very disappointing. |
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Replying to: 719b (Oct 14, 2004 8:10 am) Consumer Reports needs to retract it's recommendation of the Toyota RAV4.
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I just bought a 2005 Rav4 I have noticed, with the window down, there is a squealing sound from the engine, at low speeds.I didnt notice this when test driving, But might have been distracted.. Is this a normal thing.. I love the car But need to know , if this is something I should be concerned with, or do I just keep the windows up Thanks if anyone has an answer. Also the fan seems to turn on very frequently. Much more than my other Toyotas Normal or Not PS... It is a fun car
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Replying to: revit (Oct 16, 2004 7:33 am) I wonder if CR is dipping it's hands at Toyotas deep really realy deep pockets to recommend a Toyota Rav4. Wonder why the comparo didn't involve the CRV, is it because it will be a no contest with CRV garnering the top honors.CR, are you listening?CR / Toyota you may fool as once and shame on you, but if you can do it twice in a row shame on us. CR do us a favor, how about a shootout between the CRV 2005 and a RAV 4 2005.You can also include the Sieena 2005and the Odyssey 2005. If your shootout will show the same results with Car and Driver magazine, as well as Edmunds then I'll shut up my whining mouth.
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Replying to: 55535432 (Oct 17, 2004 5:08 am) Of numerous emails I have sent to them, I have yet to get a response, yet they present themselves as open to consumer feedback and so forth. |
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Replying to: smllfry1 (Oct 16, 2004 4:37 pm) |
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Give it a break. I doubt either of you have any intension of ever purchasing a RAV. Your only purpose for posting on this board is to discredit Toyota and Consumer Reports for their method of recommending vehicles (Toyota vehicle's in particular). I'll repeat one final time CR recommends vehicles based on how well they perform and their reliability. Crash test information is also provided in the Consumer Reports to assist readers in their vehicle buying decision. Unlike CR, the fact remains Car and Driver accepts money from manufacturers and includes more subjective criteria in evaluating vehicles (to arrive at the desired conclusion). Although not perfect I'll accept CR's method before the other car mags. Fortunately, intelligent people can and will think for themselves. I'll allow you the last biased word, that's it for me on this topic. Oh and by the way, I never disputed the fact that side air bags were beneficial (they are only one of many safety features that should be considered as reported in CR).
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Crash test information is also provided in the Consumer Reports to assist readers in their vehicle buying decision. Give me a break...they manipulated the actual test results as they always do to favor Toyota. Read the article and compare the terminology that they use...they are obviously bias and now recommend an unsafe vehicle...very disappointing. Consumer Reports has lost all credibility. |
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Replying to: petl (Oct 18, 2004 6:53 am) I'm not out to descredit Toyota, am just a concerned consumer merely stating a about my suspicions of Toyota and CR in cahoots to sway customers to their not so safe top dollar products. I's a free country you know, if a potential car buyer doesn't believe what I say in this forum, or believe it, it's his/her choice. It is my noble intentention as a health care worker who have seen a lot of missing/ mangled bodyparts that I may spare a person or two the pain of loosing someone, or see a loveone suffer just because he /she choose a vehicle which is less safer the RAV 4 than the many other options out their. |
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I don't think your conspiracy theory passes the sniff test. And most consumers don't want to pay for safety - the government had to force seat belts on the manufacturers because few people wanted to buy them when they were optional. Maybe you should start your crusade with motorcycles? Steve, Host
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