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Least Reliable Luxury Cars of 2006

While we'd like to think that all of our favorite luxury cars are as reliable as they are desirable, that is not the case. Autoblog just listed the five least reliable luxury cars of the year. The list comes from Forbes and was compiled using data from J.D. Power and Consumer Reports.:

Land Rover LR3 SUV (pictured is the 2007 model)
Land Rover Range Rover SUV
Lincoln Navigator SUV
Saab 9-3
Volkswagen Touareg SUV

The only questionable choice on the list is the Volkswagen - is a Touareg really a luxury car? If they had to reach that far down-market, it probably bodes well for some of out favorite wheels in terms of reliability.

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Bergdorf Goodman Tops Luxury Retailer List

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services

The Luxury Institute just released the results of their 2006 luxury brand reputation survey. The top retailer this year was Bergdorf Goodman, which edged out Nieman Marcus for the title. Finishing a close third was Nordstrom. The four main criteria, known as the Luxury Brand Status Index, used in the survey are exclusivity, consistently superior quality, ability to make customers feel special and the associated social status of the people who shop there. Other retailers included in the survey were Barney's, Bloomingdale's, Brooks Brothers, Paul Stuart, and Saks Fifth Avenue. The CEO of the Luxury Institute said that "at the request of clients, this year we added a critical referral metric, which was won overwhelmingly by Nordstrom, indicating that even those who are not customers are willing to refer Nordstrom to people they care about most." This is also a good indication that Nordstrom will be serious competition for the top two retailers in the future.