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Car of the Year Selection Process
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Frank Williams
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Published: July 3rd, 2009
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Published July 3rd, 2009 7:42 AM
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Durwood - have you also noticed that their comparison test write-ups have shifted from mainly text to almost 60% pictures and a brief write-up? (...unless it is an M3.) It's a comparison test - I want to know how it compares to others, not rehash the same data that was in the last issue when it was on a road test. Every car rag has turned into floor-mat and tire/wheel ads with articles secondary. It's been posted a million times before, but for $10, it's good bathroom reading and not much else. I'll keep my Automobile and R&T subscriptions since they focus more on racing and the international side of things, but when my C&D subscription ends in 2015 sometime, barring a turnaround, that's it. So I do my own research on the subject. Car rental joints have a huge variety to choose from now so I can do my own 400 mile trip and recommend cars to others. Case in point - I had never considered the new Malibu to be worthy of anything, especially after suffering through the 2005-era ones, but the new one is far better than the Camry and I think ties the Accord in many categories families are looking for. 1000 miles in a rental will do that to you!