Mazda 4th says Consumer Reports

Feb 29, 2008 | 10:54 AM

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Mazda 4th says Consumer Reports

According to the new list, this year the top five are

1. Honda
2. Toyota
3. BMW
4. Mazda
5. Tie- Nissan
Volkswagon

Good Job Mazda

Interesting to note on the Domestic Side of things. Ford has had what id call a huge jump in rating

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Detroit car companies had among the lowest overall scores, but there were significant gains, the magazine said. The percentage of Ford (F, Fortune 500) vehicles to earn the magazine's recommendation jumped to 64% this year from 54% last year. 93% of Ford's vehicles have shown average or better reliability in Consumer Reports' owner surveys, a large increase from 63% last year.

Feb 29, 2008 | 11:51 AM

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4th is pretty good! link?

Feb 29, 2008 | 11:58 AM

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I'm kinda surprised to see BMW up there, and to an extent, VW.

Feb 29, 2008 | 01:54 PM

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oops http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/28/auto...ion=2008022905

Feb 29, 2008 | 01:55 PM

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i was actually going to highlight BMWs position as well. thats really good for them

Feb 29, 2008 | 02:02 PM

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4th: pretty damn good considering how much we love to bitch and complain.

Feb 29, 2008 | 02:15 PM

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If there were a RX-8 Mazdaspeed, Mazda would have been third.

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Feb 29, 2008 | 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by opus_opus

If there were a RX-8 Mazdaspeed, Mazda would have been third.

you obviously have NEVER read Eviltwinkie's Mazdaspeed8 Facts thread ( <--- click me)
The MS8 always finishes first.

Feb 29, 2008 | 05:08 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zoom44

According to the new list, this year the top five are

1. Honda
2. Toyota
3. BMW
4. Mazda
5. Tie- Nissan
Volkswagon

Good Job Mazda

Interesting to note on the Domestic Side of things. Ford has had what id call a huge jump in rating

Top 5 reliable? Top 5 customer satisfaction? Top 5 fun to drive?

What top 5?

Feb 29, 2008 | 06:52 PM

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good job mazda! thank goodness for the mazda 3 and 6, cx7, cx9, mx5 and mazda 5... cause if this was based on just the rx8... mazda wouldnt be up there.

Feb 29, 2008 | 08:40 PM

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Ha ha I went to a BMW shop last week and the owner/mechanic recomended buying a Mercedes instead.

Feb 29, 2008 | 08:48 PM

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best built ice

Mar 1, 2008 | 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by zoom44

best built ice

I was about to call BS on 3-5 on the list, until I realized that we're not talking about reliability of initial quality ratings. I don't even know if this is best built, it seems to be "best Cars", which is a bit vague... I didn't even know CR did such a list.

Mar 1, 2008 | 12:59 PM

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How did Nissan get 5th place? Every Nissan i've been (new Altima, Murano, G35, FX) in has creaky cheap plastic that seems to fall apart with ease.

Mar 1, 2008 | 03:52 PM

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Only 7 points between the top 5/6 makes, I call it close to a draw..well almost.

Mar 2, 2008 | 03:16 AM

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The Sync is doing wonders for Ford i'm sure... now if it would just drive down the aftermarket double din navs

Mar 2, 2008 | 09:27 AM

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How much is CR paid by Honda? If anybody has ever read one of their Honda reviews, there is no doubt that they are paid, but I'm wondering how much it is that they get paid.