They note the date of the issue with the last review. If you want to read
the actual review of the tested car, visit the library and read it. No date
then they are just summarizing it for buyers of used cars.


"marx404" > wrote in message
...
> LOL, this comes up so frequently on every Saturn BB that it should be a
> mandatory FAQ sticky, lol. Let me clarify what CR does and doesnt do and
> what the majority of the public doesnt recognize.
>
> I collect annual CR magazines and have noticed this long ago as well as
> currently, and this is why I will never trust CR for anythign more than a
> TV
> or toaster, which IMHO is all they are qualified to review.
>
> 1.) Since CR has begun reviewing Saturns they have not updated nor
> thoroughly tested newer model years. They just simply and lazily continue
> to
> post the same verbatim information from the original article over and
> over.
> If you look, you will read what year they last reviewed each Saturn
> product
> and you will see that they have NOT actually tested the latest model year.
> If you can find an original '02 thru '-05 CR Saturn review you will laugh
> at
> how they have been only repeating verbatim the same tired old article year
> after year. They may add in that they noticed a new facia, ect, but case
> in
> point, CR's '05 VUE review on the 4cyl automatic was still noting a CVT
> transmission! The '05 review on the Relay was a joke and was evidently
> clear
> that they really didnt drive the vehicle for any length of time. The '06
> ION
> review neglects to mention the many major changes.
>
> 2.) This is one and the same magazine that has recently been sued by
> Consumer Agencies for putting the Ford Focus as a top rated "safe" and
> reliable vehicle! Hmm, unbiased and unpaid? Says who? them?
>
> I alway refer ppl to more reliable resources (and yes, even these sources
> may not put Saturn on the top of thier lists, but they actually DO test
> drive them and dont rehash old articles year after year) such as: Motor
> Trend and Consumer Guide.
>
> marx404
>
>