# Consumer Reports 10 Worst Cars **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 10, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719 "2008-03-10T07:01:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/1 "2008-03-10T07:01:59Z")
[http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/104561/11-Worst-Cars-Consumer-Reports](http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/article/104561/11-Worst-Cars-Consumer-Reports) Go America! /sigh ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/2 "2008-03-10T07:08:01Z")
> Dodge Nitro SLT > > Score: 33 > > **Highs: None** hahahahaha. I hate that fucking thing. ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/3 "2008-03-10T07:11:40Z")
Ahh, America. (I think I’m gonna make that my slogan) ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/4 "2008-03-10T07:16:30Z")
That list sucks. Most of them consisted of “This vehicle was designed to excel in xxxx. unfortunately, xxxx wasnt included in this study.” No offroad ability for SUV’s? No reliability for a subcompact? What did they include? ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/5 "2008-03-10T07:19:23Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > That list sucks. Most of them consisted of “This vehicle was designed to excel in xxxx. unfortunately, xxxx wasnt included in this study.” No offroad ability for SUV’s? No reliability for a subcompact? What did they include? **Jeep Wrangler Unlimited** **Score:** 17 (out of 100) **Highs:** Off-road ability **Lows:** Ride, handling, braking, noise, fuel economy, fit and finish, visibility, frontseat comfort, access, reliability huh? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/6 "2008-03-10T07:22:06Z")
Consumer Reports performs off-road testing at its Connecticut proving grounds, but off-road ability doesn’t factor into the final scores. That’s part of the reason the Wrangler Unlimited gets the lowest score of any vehicle the magazine currently rates. While the H3 is credited with good off-road capabilities, the magazine does not include its off-road tests in the final score either. While the H3 was specifically criticized for acceleration, fuel economy and handling, it does not appear on any of Consumer reports lists of the worst vehicles in those areas, said Hummer spokesman Nick Richards. The FJ Cruiser scored well in reliability and for off-road performance, but neither of those factors is included in Consumer Reports’ numerical score. 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. I reiterate. That list sucks. What did they include? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/7 "2008-03-10T08:20:19Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > What did they include? Payoffs? Seriously. They docked all the SUV’s and economy cars for being SUV’s and economy cars. Morans. ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/8 "2008-03-10T08:23:49Z")
wow that sucks, the dodge nitro dose suck. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/9 "2008-03-10T09:11:33Z")
That’s a really shitty list. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/10 "2008-03-10T09:19:39Z")
CR is really better served for microwaves and washers than cars. ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/11 "2008-03-10T09:25:20Z")
They were probably based on safety, ergonomics, build quality and reliability. As much as people like to believe SUV’s are safe, they are not. The H2 or H3 actually scored one of the worst frontal crash ratings of all new vehicles. Don’t know what the ergonomics on most American cars are like but I know they don’t hold a candle to ze Germans or Japan. Build quality? Heh. Should I even go there? How about reliability? Yeah right. Total Recall has a whole new meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/12 "2008-03-10T09:29:36Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > They were probably based on safety, ergonomics, build quality and **reliability.** As much as people like to believe SUV’s are safe, they are not. The H2 or H3 actually scored one of the worst frontal crash ratings of all new vehicles. Don’t know what the ergonomics on most American cars are like but I know they don’t hold a candle to ze Germans or Japan. Build quality? Heh. Should I even go there? **How about reliability? Yeah right.** Total Recall has a whole new meaning. Read post #6 and/or the article ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/13 "2008-03-10T09:35:42Z")
Oops, missed that. That definitely doesn’t make sense but I would assume they only compare aspects that all vehicles share. You can’t say the Corvette is better than the Range Rover because it’s the best handling and you can’t say the opposite because the Rover is the most capable off-roader. See where I’m going with this? ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/14 "2008-03-10T09:35:44Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > CR is really better served for microwaves and washers than cars. True! Want a car review? Pick up a car magazine, or several for that matter and read them all. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/15 "2008-03-10T09:41:46Z")
yay no cobalt ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/16 "2008-03-10T09:57:05Z")
CR’s opinionated stuff sucks… Their test results aer usually the only thing worth reading over. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/17 "2008-03-10T10:12:13Z")
Look at the people that would read CR for a car review. For that demographic I can understand them not giving points for off road capability. Anyone who’s serious into off roading is going to be reading off road mag reviews, not CR. For the other 95% of truck/SUV buyers it makes a lot of sense to disregard off road performance since the vehicles will never be more off road than a crushed stone parking lot. CR is for the median purchaser. If you’re looking for a fringe product like real high end A/V stuff, ultra high performance tires, top of the line gaming computers or anything outside of the average consumer’s spectrum they aren’t the mag for you. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/18 "2008-03-10T10:17:17Z")
that test was gay… most car magazines are stupid too. most of the writers are wine and cheese crybabies. you know, like the hippies on here that piss and moan if the interior of a car isnt totally covered in leather, platinum and diamonds and whine about other useless stuff. brian ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/19 "2008-03-10T10:24:57Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > They were probably based on safety, ergonomics, build quality and reliability. As much as people like to believe SUV’s are safe, they are not. The H2 or H3 actually scored one of the worst frontal crash ratings of all new vehicles. Don’t know what the ergonomics on most American cars are like but I know they don’t hold a candle to ze Germans or Japan. Build quality? Heh. Should I even go there? How about reliability? Yeah right. Total Recall has a whole new meaning. :lol: Gotta love NYSpeed. A place where admitting to having no knowledge of something and passing judgement on it in the same sentence is normal. :picard: Yeah, SUV’s are not safe. You can’t build a safe one. There has never been one that has done well in a crash test. No sir. There’s no such thing as momentum either. Nope. :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719/20 "2008-03-10T10:26:04Z")
Yea… so they don’t fit with the typical NYSpeeder? Is that because they are testing new cars… and not 12 yr old NY winter beaters? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-reports-10-worst-cars/44719.md?page=2)