The cars Americans love best

Cacti · 06-26-2008, 07:41 AM

No mention of Prius?

J.D. Power and Associate's annual Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey measures just how much owners like their brand-new cars.

The cars Americans love best - Measuring your car's APEAL (1) - CNNMoney.com

MadHungarian · 06-26-2008, 08:33 AM

Ah, American democracy--where the majority of the people believe "truth" is determined by majority vote . . .

GreenGene · 06-26-2008, 08:41 AM

The first page of the story includes this:

Quote:

For the first time in the survey's 13 years history, the average total score dropped slightly. The average this year was 770 on a 1,000-point scale, down 2 points from last year.

The biggest single reason? Disappointment with fuel economy.

"Even though more consumers are now achieving the gas mileage they expect compared with previous years," said David Sargent, vice president of automotive research for J.D. Power, "the increased cost of filling their vehicles still leads to a greater level of dissatisfaction with fuel economy than in the past."

So, with that said, you'd think at least one really gas-efficient vehicle would make the list, right? That's what I thought, and so I went through all 18 pages .... nothing!

Yoda-chan · 06-26-2008, 08:42 AM

...and it was interesting how page after page referred to premium/luxury cars (that most Americans can't afford to buy?), but no mention of the Prius or any other hybrids...

KayakerNC · 06-26-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoda-chan

...and it was interesting how page after page referred to premium/luxury cars (that most Americans can't afford to buy?), but no mention of the Prius or any other hybrids...

I haven't gotten my JD Powers Survey yet. Come to think about it, I've NEVER gotten a JD Powers Survey.

They probably send them to the same people that determine the "best" TV shows.

freshmtt · 06-26-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KayakerNC

I haven't gotten my JD Powers Survey yet. Come to think about it, I've NEVER gotten a JD Powers Survey.

They probably send them to the same people that determine the "best" TV shows.

I got a JD Powers survey in the mail yesterday.. it was for the experience at my Toyota dealership and how it compared to the other Toyota dealerships that are in my immediate area.

DaveinOlyWA · 06-26-2008, 09:48 AM

looking at that survey was the biggest waste of my time... maybe EVER...

BIGGDOGG · 06-26-2008, 12:41 PM

I think I just got the same survey in the mail yesterday! I haven't opened it yet cuz it's not a bill and I was busy mountain biking yesterday after work through till the evening.

PriusSport · 06-26-2008, 12:51 PM

The only way fuel economy can increase is if the government mandates it. They neglected this for 30 years, and the consumer is now paying for it.

Godiva · 06-26-2008, 01:16 PM

Who paid for the survey and who wrote it.

If this was a "choose one of the bullets" the choices may have been extremely limited and.....biased.

06-26-2008, 07:41 AM	#1
Cacti Poleikleng Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 58 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The cars Americans love best No mention of Prius? J.D. Power and Associate's annual Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey measures just how much owners like their brand-new cars. The cars Americans love best - Measuring your car's APEAL (1) - CNNMoney.com

06-26-2008, 08:33 AM	#2
MadHungarian Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 82 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: The cars Americans love best Ah, American democracy--where the majority of the people believe "truth" is determined by majority vote . . . Last edited by MadHungarian; 06-26-2008 at 08:34 AM. Reason: typo

06-26-2008, 08:42 AM	#4
Yoda-chan Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 84 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: The cars Americans love best ...and it was interesting how page after page referred to premium/luxury cars (that most Americans can't afford to buy?), but no mention of the Prius or any other hybrids...

06-26-2008, 09:48 AM	#7
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,254 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: The cars Americans love best looking at that survey was the biggest waste of my time... maybe EVER...

06-26-2008, 12:41 PM	#8
BIGGDOGG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Morristown,NJ Posts: 297 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: The cars Americans love best I think I just got the same survey in the mail yesterday! I haven't opened it yet cuz it's not a bill and I was busy mountain biking yesterday after work through till the evening.

06-26-2008, 12:51 PM	#9
PriusSport Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 541 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: The cars Americans love best The only way fuel economy can increase is if the government mandates it. They neglected this for 30 years, and the consumer is now paying for it.

06-26-2008, 01:16 PM	#10
Godiva AmeriKan Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,024 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 3 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	Re: The cars Americans love best Who paid for the survey and who wrote it. If this was a "choose one of the bullets" the choices may have been extremely limited and.....biased.

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