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jrc · 05-10-2007, 02:10 PM

Don't forget that JD Power rates consumer satisfaction. That is not the same thing as quality. They survey people who bought new boats and ask them if they are happy with their purchase. That's why prestige brands tend to rate higher and stay higher by inertia. I mean if you just spent $10,000 more to buy a Cobalt instead of Monterey, are you going to tell the survey that you were stupid for buying a fancy name instead of a good value? Higher ratings mean higher resale. It's amazing that any boats have bad ratings.

I'm not saying that Cobalt isn't better boat than Monterey, I'm just saying that you can't make that judgement solely on JD Power ratings.

05-10-2007, 02:10 PM	#48
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	JD Power? Don't forget that JD Power rates consumer satisfaction. That is not the same thing as quality. They survey people who bought new boats and ask them if they are happy with their purchase. That's why prestige brands tend to rate higher and stay higher by inertia. I mean if you just spent $10,000 more to buy a Cobalt instead of Monterey, are you going to tell the survey that you were stupid for buying a fancy name instead of a good value? Higher ratings mean higher resale. It's amazing that any boats have bad ratings. I'm not saying that Cobalt isn't better boat than Monterey, I'm just saying that you can't make that judgement solely on JD Power ratings.