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JD Power Initial Quality Survey 2009 Arrives
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Edward Niedermeyer
(IC: employee)
Published: June 22nd, 2009
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And we don’t care. Again. Still. If there’s a more nebulous concept out there than “ initial quality,” we’re not aware of it. Check minus.
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Published June 22nd, 2009 5:38 PM
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Lokkii, thanks for the article -- an interesting read. One variable not part of the report is mileage. Porsche is on the top of the list due to the fact that their owners have one or two other cars and don't put a lot of miles on "their baby". I'm guessing a 20 year-old Porsche has fewer miles than a 10 year-old Toyota. It would be interesting to compare longevity and dependability from a mileage rather than a time perspective. Twotone Lokkii : June 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 am Here is an interesting study of dependability as measured in terms of longevity from November 2007…. http://www.desrosiers.ca/2007%20Update/Documents%20and%20Reports/2007%20OBS/Trends%20in%20Vehicle%20Longevity.pdf
I agree that the mileage factor is very significant here, as is that supposed intangible "desirability". People with Porsches want to take good care of them. I think that it's better to throw out the outliers in the data sample....