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Edmunds rates all Mercedes SUV's in top three of every category. GLE #1 & #2 Best in Class, midsize luxury SUV's. Scroll around for GLA, GLB, GLC, GLS, G Wagon. Impressive showing.
https://www.edmunds.com/suv/luxury/
Ever since David E. Davis left Automobile Magazine, Edmunds has been my go-to rating source.
Ok, they really are idiots for ranking the ugly BMW iX M50i number 1. Whoever runs edmunds is open to bribes, that’s all I can say if they honestly have the iX number one. Give me a break. Good job BMW and MB for paying up.
Edmonds has been the top rated Car Rating platform for a couple of decades.
"Edmunds.com was named "best car research" site by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "most useful Web site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com StudySMand was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif. and maintains a satellite office outside Detroit."
Additionally, their car appraisal online tool has been superior to others like NADA and Kelley Blue book for quite a while.
To be fair, both sources could be right. Edmunds doesn't look at long term reliability (their reviewers only keep the cars for a few weeks). These ratings are for best combo of features, performance, etc.
CR was rating purely on customer reported reliability issues.
To be fair, both sources could be right. Edmunds doesn't look at long term reliability (their reviewers only keep the cars for a few weeks). These ratings are for best combo of features, performance, etc.
CR was rating purely on customer reported reliability issues.
Possibly. The ratings I posted were not based on reliability - just how they do their job as a Car.
For their in longer term reviews, Edmunds uses User reports on features and reliability, plus other inputs on reliability.
That's another reason why they're respected.
Better metrics, more focus on actual reliability, not "predicted," which is a mindless spreadsheet with irrelevant data.
Their readers are more sophisticated than CR's, and their comments/concerns are more useful.
CR is the place to shop if you drive a Cupholder, but if you drive a Car, Edmunds is a better choice.
I just spent $11 for a one month subscription, and their car review process is worse than I expected. They have absolutely no support for their "last place" rating. In fact, they actually rate the new V167 quite high. I'd say they have a Left Hand - Right Hand disparity.
Edmunds isn't Click Bait. A feather in their cap.
Edmunds is free, CR paywalls their info. Feather removed from CR.
Possibly. The ratings I posted were not based on reliability - just how they do their job as a Car.
For their in longer term reviews, Edmunds uses User reports on features and reliability, plus other inputs on reliability.
That's another reason why they're respected.
Better metrics, more focus on actual reliability, not "predicted," which is a mindless spreadsheet with irrelevant data.
Their readers are more sophisticated than CR's, and their comments/concerns are more useful.
CR is the place to shop if you drive a Cupholder, but if you drive a Car, Edmunds is a better choice.
I just spent $11 for a one month subscription, and their car review process is worse than I expected. They have absolutely no support for their "last place" rating. In fact, they actually rate the new V167 quite high. I'd say they have a Left Hand - Right Hand disparity.
Edmunds isn't Click Bait. A feather in their cap.
Edmunds is free, CR paywalls their info. Feather removed from CR.
I agree that Edmunds is overall better than CR for car info.
I'm just pointing out that these ratings specifically don't look at reliability.
I'll just keep hoping that my incoming 63 coupe isnt a lemon.
I was planning to get XPEL stealth on it immediately too, but now I'm thinking maybe I should drive it for a few months first just in case my specific car really turns out to be a lemon...
No mention whatsoever about the reliability, or lack of, the GLE in their "review." The entire article reads more like a sales pitch than anything else. Even the first 4 posted owner reviews show 2 good and 2 poor experiences. Edmunds reviews are nothing more than an anecdotal opinion piece written by a car magazine nerd.
I do prefer Edmund's TMV used car pricing over KBB or NADA. It still amazes me how many people are ignorant to the fact that both of those organizations are in bed with all the dealerships.
Last edited by E55Greasemonkey; Jan 8, 2023 at 11:07 PM.
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Originally Posted by E55Greasemonkey
I do prefer Edmund's TMV used car pricing over KBB or NADA. It still amazes me how many people are ignorant to the fact that both of those organizations are in bed with all the dealerships.
I agree...funny how you go to car dealerships and they are always low on trade values and their sales prices are always benchmarked against one of these...
For the lazy uninformed buyers who think internet pricing is great... that's their target
I agree...funny how you go to car dealerships and they are always low on trade values and their sales prices are always benchmarked against one of these...
For the lazy uninformed buyers who think internet pricing is great... that's their target
Here's some insight to give you a hand;
For car values, KBB ("Blue book") is the one car lots will show you when they are selling, because KBB is "reliably" on the high side. They'll use NADA ("Gold book"l when buying, because its "reliably" under market.
Edmunds usually splits the two and tends to be more accurate. They don't have a "book"
The most accurate is the "Black book," which is based on auction reports and is published weekly. It's a very expensive subscription.
Online shoppers get the most accurate data from Edmunds. They sell their data to a variety of other sites. My Insurance company uses their info - it's on their website.
And they don't have a Paywall.
The "lazy uninformed buyers" actually have the best resource.
Edmunds is the best one to use when researching a trade-in value or shopping, IMO.
(The other "book" that's expensive but worthwhile, is the "CPI" book, Cars of Particular Interest," which estimates unusual and collectable autos. Muscle vars, old Corvettes, British sports cars and 356's from 1946.
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