SUV Reliability 2010 - The 10 Most Reliable Sport-Utility Vehicles at Various Age Ranges

SUV Reliability 2010 - The 10 Most Reliable Sport-Utility Vehicles at Various Age Ranges-Northwestern

By converting Consumer Union's reliability ratings of "Much Better than Average," "Better than Average," "Average," "Worse than Average," and "Much Worse than Average" to grade points 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0, respectively, for each model year of each SUV providing the necessary data, a 2010 SUV Reliability Grade Point Average may be obtained for age ranges 0-to-4 years, 2-to-6 years, 4-to-8 years, and 6-to-10 years. These Reliability GPAs provide a multi-year reliability summary for each SUV with sufficient data.

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By these Reliability GPAs, the ten most reliable sport-utility vehicles for each of the age ranges may be selected.

By this selection, the 10 best SUVs in the age range 0-to-4 years, together with their 2010 Reliability GPA, are:

Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX Hybrid, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota 4Runner, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Toyota FJ Cruiser, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Kia Sportage, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,

The V6 Toyota Highlander, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
The Honda Pilot, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
The 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
The Honda CR-V, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
The Honda Element, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75.

Of the ten most reliable sport-utility vehicles in the age range 0-to-4 years, Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 6, Honda Motor Company accounts for 3, and Kia Motors Corporation accounts for one.

And the 10 (11 by tie) best SUVs in the age range 2-to-6 years, together with their 2010 Reliability GPA, are:

Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX Hybrid, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota 4Runner, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Toyota FJ Cruiser, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota Highlander, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,

The Honda Pilot, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Honda Motor Company's Acura RDX, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Honda Element, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus LX, a large SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
The 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75.

Of the eleven most reliable sport-utility vehicles in the age range 2-to-6 years, Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 8 and Honda Motor Company accounts for 3.

And the 10 best SUVs in the age range 4-to-8 years, together with their 2010 Reliability GPA, are:

Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota 4Runner, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota Highlander, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Honda Pilot, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,

The Honda Element, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus LX, a large SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75,
Nissan Motor Company's Infiniti QX4, a large SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.50,
The Honda CR-V, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.50,
Nissan Motor Company's V6 Infiniti FX35, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 3.33.

Of the ten most reliable sport-utility vehicles in the age range 4-to-8 years, Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 5, Honda Motor Company accounts for 3, and the Infiniti division of Nissan Motor Company accounts for two.

And the 10 best SUVs in the age range 6-to-10 years, together with their 2010 Reliability GPA, are:

Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus LX, a large SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Toyota Land Cruiser, a large SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota 4Runner, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota Highlander, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,

The Honda Pilot, a midsize sport-utility with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
Nissan Motor Company's V6 Infiniti FX35, a midsize SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Honda Element, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 4.00,
The Honda CR-V, a small SUV with a 2010 GPA of 3.75.

Of the ten most reliable sport-utility vehicles in the age range 6-to-10 years, Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 6, Honda Motor Company accounts for 3, and the Infiniti division of Nissan Motor Company accounts for one.

The consistently most reliable SUVs, those that are among the 10 most reliable for all age ranges, are:

The V6 Toyota 4Runner, a midsize SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 4.00,
The V6 Toyota Highlander, a midsize SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 3.94,
The Honda Pilot, a midsize SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 3.94,
The Honda Element, a small SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 3.94,
Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus RX, a midsize SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 3.88,
The 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, a small SUV with an overall 2010 Grade Point Average of 3.88.

Of these 6 consistently most reliable sport-utility vehicles, Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 4 and Honda Motor Company accounts for 2.

In the above lists, a sport-utility vehicle is classed as small if its length is under 183 inches, midsize if its length is 183 to 192 inches, and large if its length is more than 192 inches.

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Best Time To Visit Florida?

Best Time To Visit Florida?-Northwestern Airlines

Moving chronologically through the calendar, January and February are usually
considered off peak months, which means that if you are looking for a little less
crowded theme park experience, this is an ideal time to travel. Lines for major
attractions are short, and often non existent, and the days, although warm and
pleasant are not debilitating.

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This is a popular time for seniors to travel to Florida, often to escape the winter
conditions in their home land or state. And these "snowbirds" as they are known,
have been around a while and are savvy enough to know a great vacation
opportunity when it presents itself.

Many families also take the opportunity to travel at this time of year when
accommodation costs, especially in privately rented vacation homes, tend to be at
their lowest. After all, you get all the usual luxury you would expect, but for a lot
less money, so it really makes a lot of sense.

March and April can, dependent upon the year of travel, include the Easter break.
Without exception, Easter is the most popular time to travel to Florida. Many
vacation homes will actually book out Easter and the surrounding weeks up to three
years in advance, so it is important that if you are restricted by school vacation
schedules that you don't drag your heels. You can expect the theme parks to be
busy, but remember that these places are huge, and well equipped to handle large
crowds and keep them moving throughout the day.

May and June are often considered the respite months after the hustle and bustle of
Easter, and again you will discover the parks are less crowded, excluding the half
term UK vacation slot towards the end of May / beginning of June, which again is
very popular. Temperature wise, things really start to hot up now, as we head into
the full glory of the Floridian summer. However, June marks the official start of the
"rainy season", which is actually a little less scary than it sounds.

At this transitional time in the meteorological calendar, weather conditions are
rapidly changing from late spring to early summer, and as a result, it is not unusual
to experience a short shower around mid afternoon. The good news however is that
these showers last on average approximately 20 minutes, before returning to the
glorious sunshine for which Florida is famed.

July and August are considered peak months in the vacation calendar, as it is the
time when most folks are granted their annual leave from work. Temperatures can
soar into the high nineties and beyond. It is a busy time for vacation home rentals
and theme parks alike, but also an excellent time to work on getting that gorgeous
bronzed tan !

September slowly begins to lead us out of the summer months and begins to
transition us in preparation for Autumn (or the fall). Temperatures begin to slide to
a luxurious 85 degrees, and the humidity levels drop off too. Once again, the theme
parks take a respite after the events of another fun packed summer period.

By October and November, the temperatures have reached a modest 70 - 80
degrees throughout the day, but you will notice a slightly cooler night time scenario.
Of course by cool, I'm not talking scarves and mittens, this is Florida after all ~ but a
lightweight jacket or sweat shirt will help to keep you comfortable on your nocturnal
travels. Again, another excellent time to visit, as theme parks are a lot less crowded,
(with the exception of the end of October ~ yet another UK half term break), and
ideal if you find the hotter temperatures a little to much to handle.

And so to December. Always a magical time in Florida and this is reflected by the
stunning array of decorations and parades in both the theme parks and in the local
communities. But here is a little known tip for those of you who always thought
travelling at Christmas way out of your league ... Between 1st and 15th December most airlines tickets and vacation homes are available at brilliant rates. The reason ?
Most families are gearing up for Christmas itself, with all that that entails, and so
this two week pre-Christmas slot tends to get overlooked ! So my advice would be
to give the family a pre-Christmas treat and snag a bargain at what is a wonderful
time of year.

Of course, as you would expect, the weeks including Christmas Day and New Years
are extremely popular, and are priced accordingly. However, you haven't lived until
you have witnessed the New Year firework displays that Disney produces. They are
literally out of this world.

So, in conclusion, when is the best time to visit Florida ? I stand by my original
answer, and say, unreservedly, "Anytime !" Because each and every month of the
year holds something unique and special for anyone travelling to the sunshine state.
Go ahead, stick a pin in a calendar and try it out for yourself ~ I guarantee you won't
be disappointed !

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