'Counterfeit' tires pose consumer risk

Fordlover wrote:

glazier wrote:
IMO Consumer Reports is nothing more than a paid poet. They report what they are paid to say or show. I started this out with my opinion, that's what it is I have no proof of anything stated. I always find it funny the product selling well gets the worst ratings in their report. Maybe the product selling well doesn't need to advertise with them.

:R :S

Everything you said above is completely wrong.

I love when people come out and say these things. Have you actually ever read a consumer reports?

They don't accept advertising in any of their mediums, they don't accept gifts or sample products from manufacturers, and all the products they test are purchased from a retail store without the manufacturers knowledge.

None of this means that they product they say is best will perform the best for you, but it blows everything you said out of the water. I don't read consumer reports, but I've done some investigation and found they are probably a reasonably legit source for product knowledge if you have no other informed source to draw upon.

Save your breath Fordlover. CR bashing is a cottage industry. I've subscribed to CR for over 30 years and look forward to receiving it every month. Are they always correct? No, nobody is. But a lot of valuable insight can be obtained from its pages. Most people bash CR because of their Auto ratings, nothing more. Ironically, I find that section the least interesting part of the magazine and would not subscribe if they only rated autos. They're much more than that.