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ConsumerReports responds to pickup comparo criticism - 8/14/2007 5:51:49 AM    HankL   Posts: 2719 Joined: 8/20/2005 Status: offline mainly about how they select engine sizes and axle ratios to test http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2007/08/pickup-truck-te.html Post #: 1

RE: ConsumerReports responds to pickup comparo criticism - 8/14/2007 6:19:48 AM    Altair DodgeForum Moderator Posts: 4639 Joined: 3/10/2007 Status: offline I still don't agree with how they did it.  If they wanted an apples to apples comparison they needed to equip all the trucks as similarly as possible, it's that simple.  I lost respect for them awhile ago anyway... _____________________________ quote: ORIGINAL: batman13 i liked the first clinton, he shot from below the belt..... (in reply to HankL) Post #: 2

RE: ConsumerReports responds to pickup comparo criticism - 8/14/2007 9:07:48 PM    Jr. Mechanic Posts: 4216 Joined: 1/10/2007 From: Lima, Ohio Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Altair I still don't agree with how they did it.  If they wanted an apples to apples comparison they needed to equip all the trucks as similarly as possible, it's that simple.  I lost respect for them awhile ago anyway... +1, The people that write these probably don't even know what a axle ratio is... _____________________________ ~Garret 1997 Plymouth neon 1983 Camaro Z28 (in reply to Altair) Post #: 3

RE: ConsumerReports responds to pickup comparo criticism - 8/15/2007 6:06:08 AM    HankL   Posts: 2719 Joined: 8/20/2005 Status: offline the guy in charge of Consumers Reports testing is David Champion: http://www.rightonthemoney.org/experts/champion.html or http://tinyurl.com/yt9kqy Notice he is an ex-Nissan and ex-Land Rover employee but he did not give the Titan pickup a good grade compared to the Ram. After 7 years of endurance testing 4x4 Land Rovers in the desert he might know what a differential ratio is. Somewhere in the past show archives here there is a video interview with him: http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/autoline/archives.php < Message edited by HankL -- 8/15/2007 6:12:28 AM > (in reply to Jr. Mechanic) Post #: 4

RE: ConsumerReports responds to pickup comparo criticism - 8/15/2007 6:39:29 AM    Altair DodgeForum Moderator Posts: 4639 Joined: 3/10/2007 Status: offline Well he might know what it is but he obviously picked the wrong ones.  I still say you can't fairly compare two trucks unless you spec them out to be as close as possible to each other.  If Toyota only offers one or two options then you pick the other trucks to match that (I also see that as a weak point for Toyota, you don't get much choice for the specs). _____________________________ quote: ORIGINAL: batman13 i liked the first clinton, he shot from below the belt..... (in reply to HankL) Post #: 5

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