Although I can praise consumer reports for their efforts, I can also say i've been burned a few times as well (both with cars and other items). My family were long term subscribers (1984-2005) but I found that all too often, I disagreed with their ratings, or ended up with something that was unrelaible, poor performing, or simply a piece of junk. I have come to rely more on C-Net, i like the real opinions from users.