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Volvo 240 replacement by Toyota 200

posted by  hodgeac on  Tue Jul 19 13:23 CST 2005
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This is exactly why these threads are so great! While what you say about J.D. Power is semi-valid, not entirely. You see they do just tally statistics, but you fail to recognize the fact that they do indeed take into account the type of failure. They break it down as follows:

Mechanical Quality
Feature & Accessory Quality
Body & Interior Quality
Overall Quality

Overall Quality is what it takes to win the best in "initial quality", and is a cumulative result of the other three category scores. So while feasible that a car my get a poor mechanical quality score but excellent in the other two and still get a good overall score, it takes a great score in all three categories to get anywhere near the top ten. Not to mention that the individual score for each category is available to anyone looking for it. Like you say, best to do your research thoroughly before buying any car. Anyway, the initial quality only covers the first 90 days of ownership...That should get people talking...






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