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#391 of 393 A note about car magazines by misterme Mar 25, 2005 (7:20 pm)
When I was researching hybrid vehicles back in '03 my father showed me a car magazine, I don't recall if it were C&D, R&T (etc) but it had a 3-1/2 page review on the Prius and the HSD system. The review was mostly glowing, but also noted some minor "issues".   My confidence in car magazines "unbiased" reviews was shattered when I read, in magnifying lens type: "Paid Toyota Advertisement" I thought it interesting that they'd toss in a few quirks to make it look like a legitimate review.   I'm sure all car MFG's do this, and the magazines make a killing. To me, these magazine reviews are nearly meaningless since they're often paid off. Replies to this message: backy (Mar 25, 2005 8:26 pm)
#392 of 393 Re: A note about car magazines [misterme] by backy Mar 25, 2005 (8:26 pm)
Replying to: misterme (Mar 25, 2005 7:20 pm) This clearly wasn't a magazine review. It was an ad. Companies do this kind of advertising all the time in magazines, and not just with cars.   Anyway, all reviews in car magazines are biased in one way or the other, depending on the bias of the editors of the magazine. The better mags, like C/D, at least are honest and upfront about their biases.   If you want to read car reviews in a magazine that has no support by third-party advertisers, there's always Consumer Reports. Which, by the way, (to try to get back on topic), is very favorable towards the Prius.
#393 of 393 OK - back on track by Sylvia STAFF Mar 28, 2005 (7:51 am)
There was a discussion about Consumer Reports and other car mags in the News & Views board. I'll see if we can't get that revived if you want to continue to debate how car mags operate.   Thanks!

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