Jeep tops 'Consumer Reports' list of worst car values

 

Only the base version

 

Yeah, but look what they base it on, and at the cars on the top of the list.

They base this stuff on things like five-year ownership costs, depreciation, fuel, insurance premiums, interest on financing, maintenance and repairs and sales tax. So the top convertible is a Mazda Miata... A car with a base msrp of 23k vs an Infinti with a base of 48k. Two totally different ballparks! So it cost more to own, fuel, insure, finance, maintain, and repair an Infinti than a Mazda...No crap! And it doesn't take a lot of math to figure out that you stand to lose more in depreciation and spend more if you finance, even if the rates are lower.
So what dose my Infiniti have that I couldn't get in a Miata? Hmmm, twice the HP 325 vs 158 and 267ft/lbs of torque vs 140, driving comfort (I'm 6'8" and can't physically drive a Miata), hard top convertible, back seats, 10.3 cubic feet of trunk space vs 5.3, and well it's an Infinti not a Mazda. Do I really need to go on.


But what do I know? I spent 10 years driving a Jeep Wrangler, the car that topped the list of worst cars to own. Oh, and I loved every day of it.

 

If I wanted an sensible car I would've gotten a Camry. I'd rather have the fun of owning a 37 vert any day. Worth the extra cost!

 

BAM!! Rdog said it all right there.

 

The Jeep Wrangler still has a solid front axle.

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I know the verts get knocked alot by the Car Rags for body flex, but are they any less reliable than the coupes/sedans? Is this 'avoid' rating based entirely on cost of ownership as related to insurance/fuel? Maybe everyone should drive Hyundai Elantras. Cost of ownership is extremely low on those.

Also, I thought depreciation would be minimal on the vert since they are somewhat rare.

 

I'm glad my wife's care is a lease because I am thoroughly unimpressed by the rattling convertible top and Infiniti's **** poor attitude toward fixing the noise. I really wish when the lease came up in a year she would get a mustang GT or C7 convertible but she just thinks her little Infiniti walks on water. The only time I want to be in that rattle trap is on a sunny day with the top down.

 

Consumer Reports are really useless and for people that don't want to spend real time researching something before they buy. They base things when the car is brand new and project numbers and data. I avoid Consumer Reports at all costs. Often times, it's not real research they are doing, but yet, people eat this **** up.

 

My dealership is the same way. I will not go back to them for anything since my car is out of warranty. I'm having some heater issues with my car where only certain vents are blowing out warm air. They suggested replacing the heater core without any real evidence it was the heater core. At $1600, who the hell can afford to throw parts at the car without sound evidence of resolution.

 

I would generally agree, except it's a proven fact outside of CU that the convertible top on the G is a rattle trap POS and Infiniti has a lackadaisical attitude towards it even when under warranty.

 

As a long time subscriber to Consumer Reports I find their annual issue of rating cars quite useful. Each year they send me a questionnaire asking me to rate the cars I own in around ten categories where I may have had repairs made or have had other problems. The data, collected from all subscribers, is the basis for their reliability charts published in the annual automobile issue. I have found the results to be quite helpful, especially for those interested in buying a new car.

As for the Infiniti section, they rate eight models but do not include the convertible. This is due to not enough of them being sold to meet CR’s data threshold. That is to their credit.

However, in last year’s auto issue (April 2014) in a section on what to expect from luxury models, they did say this about the Infiniti G :

Take it for what it's worth.

 

^^^^^^^^^

I've been a Consumer Reports subscriber for over 40 years

When first married the washer, dryer, and refrigerator that we purchased based on Consumer Reports testing all lasted over 35 years.

Their reports are a tool to assist in making a purchase decision.
One also needs to do their due diligence for a major purchase.
Automobile magazines that accept advertising dollars from automobiles that they test are suspect when they fail to call something a piece of s#it and advise not to buy it.

Telcoman

 

As an update, I received this year’s auto issue of Consumer Reports (April 2015) today, and there’s not much good to say about the Q50. Without going through the whole narrative, among other issues they gave it their poorest rating for reliability, including black marks for suspension and the audio system.

 

^^ I saw that too, but I have to say that Nissan products in general did not rate well at all. IDK what's happened to them, but they've definitely seemed to have lost some of their mojo.