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Originally Posted by Gary F.
You get what you pay for? Do you mean the more you spend the better product you will get. Many times it is not so, follow this "rule" and you are going to get taken advantage of. Consumer Reports has proven this over and over again. The most expensive product is not always the best.
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Certainly you don't always get what you pay for. But not "paying for it" all but guarantees you're not going to get it.
I recall a Consumer Reports comparison many years ago. They came to the conclusion that the Dodge Aspen was a much better car than the Plymouth Volare. Fact is they were essentially the same vehicle with a different name plate. Not that it is relevent, but I bought the supposedly not-so-good Plymouth and got great service from it for 15 years. My father bought a '77 Volare new and is still driving it today. Consumer Reports also had bad things to say about the Jeep Cherokee. My '88 is still going strong after almost 19 years of service. It's never had a major problem; it has never seen the inside of a "shop."