[sloopy]

CR rated my 98 Range Rover vary low and I almost cried when I traded it in on my 04 RR. Total maintenance cost was less at 120K miles than my daughters VW bug at 79K miles. My new 04 RR has had 2 warranty items in 40K miles and I love the vehicle.

My new Tundra is great and with 3K mile have no issues. I went down a fairly steep embankment the other day to get off the road knowing that I may have to put it into 4 x 4 to get out or take another route; however I was able to back out without any problems and no tire slippage. Mine is a CM so the weight of the bigger cab would help. I drove a DC 2 X 2 and lit up the tire by accident leaving a stop light. It was not due to any problem but light weight truck with a lot of torque at hand. Such a problem.

I think CR should stick to rating vacuum cleaners as they know little about good engineering and less about motor vehicles.