"I was suspicious of them when they got caught *lying* about the Isuzu Trooper, and when I found out about their high rating of the Excel, I just stopped listening to them for any capital purchase. They may be good at rating washing machines and refrigerators, but they have no clue on cars.
You do know they just got caught *lying* about car seats, right?"
And you are aware of Fords lying about Pinto and F-100 gas tanks?
Let's agree to disagree - OK?
Um, I'm not pro-American car here..... I'm anti-crappy car, and Ford has made a lot of crappy cars (along with all the other domestic makers). They do make some good ones, and their current product lineup doesn't have anything truly embarassing any more (Tempo and Aspire come to mind...).