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PabloN · 11-13-2013, 02:54 PM

Boxer486: Wow I didn't realize there was such a difference between Subaru & Toyota service. There are 6 other cars in the rankings between the FR-S and the BRZ. If service is the difference, then it seems to me a case of lies, damned lies, and statistics. Suppose 10 people take their cars to service for condensation in a taillight. Five take their FR-Ss to Toyota and get them fixed immediately. Five take their BRZs to Subaru and they don't get fixed so they have to take them back a second time. I suppose in this case CR would say the BRZ is twice as unreliable because all they do is add up and divide numbers. If they took the time to look at what's going on it would be obvious there's no difference in the inherent reliability of the cars. Probably every one else already realizes this--I'm just slow to get the picture.

11-13-2013, 02:54 PM	#52
PabloN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S, M/T argento Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 133 Thanks: 109 Thanked 71 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Boxer486: Wow I didn't realize there was such a difference between Subaru & Toyota service. There are 6 other cars in the rankings between the FR-S and the BRZ. If service is the difference, then it seems to me a case of lies, damned lies, and statistics. Suppose 10 people take their cars to service for condensation in a taillight. Five take their FR-Ss to Toyota and get them fixed immediately. Five take their BRZs to Subaru and they don't get fixed so they have to take them back a second time. I suppose in this case CR would say the BRZ is twice as unreliable because all they do is add up and divide numbers. If they took the time to look at what's going on it would be obvious there's no difference in the inherent reliability of the cars. Probably every one else already realizes this--I'm just slow to get the picture. Last edited by PabloN; 11-13-2013 at 05:05 PM.