[Greenbuilding] Consumer Reports unbiased? was: What car do yousuggest?

[Clarke Olsen]

     Why does CR test expensive sports cars but not full-size vans?
     Clarke Olsen

> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Consumer Reports unbiased? was: What car do
> yousuggest?
>
>  I was appalled at the sample mix, which was not
> representative of the industry in my mind, and also of the test  
> parameters,
> which often seemed designed for easy results rather than important
> attributes of the product class.
>
> Now I suppose that CR does lots of good for lots of people, and  
> that is
> truly wonderful -- but that doesn't automatically make them saints.
> -Bob Korves
>
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