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HitterD · 04-14-2009, 11:38 AM

http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/new...spx?ID=2009043

http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings...tings-by-brand

I just wanted to fuel the fire a little bit here. For those not Familiar with JD Power and Associates, they publish vehicle dependability studies annually.

For those of you in this thread defending Toyota, they have scored very well consistenly over the years, as has Buick, however.

If you look at this years results (based mostly on the 2006 year for vehicles as they need 2-3 years to guage the dependability), you will notice a pretty even mix of domestic vs imports in both the top and botton half of the dependability study.

I've long thought that the common belief that import cars are more reliable than domestics was overblown. While this is only one study, it does indicate that the dependability of both imports and domestics are pretty close.

04-14-2009, 11:38 AM	#11
HitterD Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In my office...is it 5:00 yet??? Exp:	http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/new...spx?ID=2009043 http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings...tings-by-brand I just wanted to fuel the fire a little bit here. For those not Familiar with JD Power and Associates, they publish vehicle dependability studies annually. For those of you in this thread defending Toyota, they have scored very well consistenly over the years, as has Buick, however. If you look at this years results (based mostly on the 2006 year for vehicles as they need 2-3 years to guage the dependability), you will notice a pretty even mix of domestic vs imports in both the top and botton half of the dependability study. I've long thought that the common belief that import cars are more reliable than domestics was overblown. While this is only one study, it does indicate that the dependability of both imports and domestics are pretty close.