Screwed by Consumer Reports

[P T]

Okay this is off topic.

In early March, during a transfer in the Philadelphia airport, I thought
to buy a copy of the CR auto issue to read. I found it in the racks at
Borders or some similar store. I'm shopping for a newer car, and was
dismayed to find no reviews for a Camry or a Miata. It seemed like
other cars were there, like my Forester, so I assumed maybe the Miata is
no longer in production. Maybe the Camry too? To further confuse me,
my brother later told me that the issue he received in the mail _did_
have the Camry and Miata.

I spent a couple of hours over the next few weeks reading it, and
noticed more cars were missing, indeed, most family sedans were absent.
This became more and more puzzling, until I noticed some of the summary
charts only included wagons, suvs, and pickups. I looked at the cover
and it slowly dawned on me. The top of the magazine reads "Consumer
Reports" and next to it, in black letters 1.25 inches high, "cars" with
a picture of a sleek red Mazda CX-7 hatchback. However, that's not a
car!

On the second line, less noticeably is printed "Best & Worst SUVs Trucks
Minivans Wagons."

I'd been snookered! It's not the Car issue at all. Seven dollars
squandered. Thanks CR.

 

[isquat]

Okay this is off topic.

In early March, during a transfer in the Philadelphia airport, I thought
to buy a copy of the CR auto issue to read. I found it in the racks at
Borders or some similar store. I'm shopping for a newer car, and was
dismayed to find no reviews for a Camry or a Miata. It seemed like
other cars were there, like my Forester, so I assumed maybe the Miata is
no longer in production. Maybe the Camry too? To further confuse me,
my brother later told me that the issue he received in the mail _did_
have the Camry and Miata.

Miata was renamed to MX-5 ages ago. As for subaru camry, small loss
really.

 

[JD]

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you

Miata was renamed to MX-5 ages ago. As for subaru camry, small loss
really.

It's a Toyota Camry and it is still very much in production.

 

[isquat]

It's a Toyota Camry and it is still very much in production.

yes. that subayota is in production.
i should've been more explicit by saying that it's a small
loss that it was not in the contrafeit issue of consumer resorts
that the op was referring to

 

[CompUser]

You weren't snookered by CU...you were snookered
by the news stand that charged you SEVEN bucks!

The CU Auto edition is the April one...this year,
same as last year, and the year before that...and
before that...

The Camry is on page seventy five. The Mazda MX-
5 Miata is on page sixty five.

We won't tell your brother in law. ;-)

 

[Grolch]

Fer gawds sake take some ownership for your own actions and spare us the
victim drivel. Even CR won't hold your hand through every transaction you
make.

 

[oliver_wendall_douglas]

Okay this is off topic.

In early March, during a transfer in the Philadelphia airport, I
thought to buy a copy of the CR auto issue to read. I found it in
the racks at Borders or some similar store. I'm shopping for a newer
car, and was dismayed to find no reviews for a Camry or a Miata. It
seemed like other cars were there, like my Forester, so I assumed
maybe the Miata is no longer in production. Maybe the Camry too? To
further confuse me, my brother later told me that the issue he
received in the mail _did_ have the Camry and Miata.

I spent a couple of hours over the next few weeks reading it, and
noticed more cars were missing, indeed, most family sedans were
absent. This became more and more puzzling, until I noticed some of
the summary charts only included wagons, suvs, and pickups. I looked
at the cover and it slowly dawned on me. The top of the magazine
reads "Consumer Reports" and next to it, in black letters 1.25 inches
high, "cars" with a picture of a sleek red Mazda CX-7 hatchback.
However, that's not a car!

On the second line, less noticeably is printed "Best & Worst SUVs
Trucks Minivans Wagons."

I'd been snookered! It's not the Car issue at all. Seven dollars
squandered. Thanks CR.

I have been reading Consumer reports off and on for 40 years.....

APRIL has always been the Annual car Issue

 

[lkreh]

Sorry, but anyone that doesn't know whether the Camry is still in
production isn't very observant. I had no trouble spotting the second
line about SUVs, Trucks and Minivans.

 

[P T]

oliver_wendall_douglas wrote

I have been reading Consumer reports
off and on for 40 years.....
APRIL has always been
the Annual car Issue

Granted, but when does the issue arrive? When is the "April" issue
placed on the new stand? I once subscribed to a monthly magazine that
usually arrived a month early.

 

[oliver_wendall_douglas]

oliver_wendall_douglas wrote


Granted, but when does the issue arrive? When is the "April" issue
placed on the new stand? I once subscribed to a monthly magazine that
usually arrived a month early.

I have no idea when they are placed on the newsstand, my dad had a
subscription at work, shared with other employees, then after he retired I
started subscribing. its been a few years since I had a subscription, I read
it at the library now.

 

[David R. Birch]

P T wrote:

(snip)

On the second line, less noticeably is printed "Best & Worst SUVs Trucks
Minivans Wagons."

I'd been snookered! It's not the Car issue at all. Seven dollars
squandered. Thanks CR.

Why is CU responsible for your reading skills?

David