It's that time again! Consumer Reports is listing the '11 worst' cars for the year.

http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/104561/11-Worst-Cars-Consumer-Reports

Enjoy.

3/9/2008 4:34:05 PM

consumer reports means nothing since half the consumers are wack jobs

3/9/2008 4:36:47 PM

see jeep on there a lot which makes me happy cause i always hated jeep

3/9/2008 4:37:55 PM

so they don't rate off-road vehicles for off road capability and reliability doesn't factor in. Also, on several models, competing publications ranked them highly. makes me not want to put a whole lot of stock in this.

3/9/2008 4:48:36 PM

I like how they just arbitrarily don't include certain things in their scoring...

They should grade each car relative to how it performs in its category and pick the 11 worst cars with respect to their category overall. While many people don't take trucks or jeeps offroad, they still buy them because there's something they like about them (whether it's because it drives and handles like a little truck, because they're gay, or perhaps because they drove the previous version of the same vehicle and wanted another one). Definitely not a helpful guide when making car buying decisions.

3/9/2008 5:09:22 PM

Sorry but practically ever car on that lists deserves to be there because they're shit.

3/9/2008 5:16:40 PM

Wranglers hold their value pretty well I thought.

3/9/2008 5:18:39 PM

Quote :

"It actually ranks at the top of the list in both reliability and low cost of ownership, but those factors are not included in Consumer Reports' basic vehicle score"

3/9/2008 8:23:13 PM

i bet honda accord and toyota camrys are their best picks

3/9/2008 8:46:55 PM

Yeah, those cars suck.

3/9/2008 9:05:02 PM

A lot of those cars are crap.

But, would anyone expect the yaris to be fast? or for an FJ to be quiet and ride like a caddy?

it always pisses me off when consumer reports rates say a corvette as having a "loud engine" or "too stiff a ride"

3/9/2008 9:19:02 PM

The criteria they use is stupid. Granted, many of the cars would still be on the list, but no one guys a yaris expecting good acceleration.

3/9/2008 11:27:48 PM

Quote :

"Toyota Yaris (base, manual transmission) Score: 36 Highs: Front access, turning circle, hatchback versatility Lows: Acceleration, handling, vague shifter The Yaris is the smallest and least expensive car Toyota sells in the United States. It actually ranks at the top of the list in both reliability and low cost of ownership, but those factors are not included in Consumer Reports' basic vehicle score. The Yaris base model with an automatic transmission ranked higher, earning an overall score of 50."

14 points less because they tested a car without an automatic transmission.

[Edited on March 10, 2008 at 7:46 AM. Reason : b]

3/10/2008 7:45:59 AM

Quote :

"The Yaris is the smallest and least expensive car Toyota sells in the United States. It actually ranks at the top of the list in both reliability and low cost of ownership, but those factors are not included in Consumer Reports' basic vehicle score."

well then what are they using to rate the vehicles? hopes and dreams?

3/10/2008 10:26:40 AM

Consumer Reports is the worst place on the planet to look for advice on a car purchase.

Everyone knows they've been paid off by certain companies more than once anyway. That magazine is pure garbage.

3/10/2008 11:20:36 AM