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Of couse you shouldn't just ignore it. What you should do is think a bit deeper than "X > Y so X = better". Included in the data is the fact that a BMW needs the maintenance it does, to rank where it ranks here, as its average owner maintain it as they do. The maintenance schedule and how the BMWs included in the statistics were maintained is likely different than on a Toyota, but following the maintenance schedule o…
I the 2nd point maybe I didn't get across well is more that the initial three years does not tell as much or are very useful. In 2023 people are not buying new cars with the high interest rates we have now, taking that depreciation hit, only to sell three years later. Also: > If you are not average, expect results that are not average. That goes both ways. I still have trouble believing BMW has 3x the reliability in…
>I still have trouble believing BMW has 3x the reliability in the first three years than practically all the American manufacturers.
I do not know it 3 times is the correct number, but I do not doubt that it is a significant difference. I'd also argue that if we had the graphs, we would be able to see it getting worse after Tesla became a success.
>that's pretty much what the list is for.
I have no idea what the list if for. IMO it is a mess and maybe even clickbait.