What Car - Car of the year Awards

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Fri 23 Jan 2004 19:16
What Car - Car of the year Awards - Dude - {P}
What car have awarded the new Golf Mk V their car of the year, and I see BMW have won more awards (4 in total) than any other manufacturer.

IMHO these awards are somewhat misleading, as they only assess the actual vehicles actually tested during the year.

What do you reckon to their final selection ??

www.whatcar.com/News_SpecialReport.asp?NA_ID=20644...5
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Sat 24 Jan 2004 18:57
What Car - Car of the year Awards - Ivor E Tower
Yes, these awards also seem to be based upon what the magazine thinks is what a hypothetical customer is looking for. Hence VW tend to be well built and have low-ish depreciation. Even though their recent reliability record is getting worse, they are still perceived as being a good buy by private motorists, and magazines appear to take this into account.
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