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The site has been ruined; the reliability ratings were great and held extremely useful information...
Why has it gone, and where can I find AIS data on vehicles now?
I'm quite upset, as this was literally the only source I know of such valuable data.
It's wrong to remove such a unique source of information from the internet this way. This is definitely a reckless corporate maneuver, akin to wiping out an entire rare species. I appreciate the service, but profits should never obstruct peoples access to knowledge. This alone is more valuable than any profit, and I'm well aware of the costs and effort required in obtaining AIS data. Again - I appreciate the service but this gross incompetence is truly infuriating sometimes.
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Hi,
Thank you for posting the query in Microsoft Community Forums.
It must be difficult when things do not work as expected. I would suggest you to follow these steps to report an issue regarding MSN Auto Reliability.
a. Go to your MyMSN page
b. Click the Feedback link at the lower right
c. Report the issue to Support
d. MSN Support will look into the issue.
Hope this information helps.
Hello MSN Auto users,
The new MSN Auto pages now offer the following options:
• Car Finder – this was called Decision Guide in previous release – this allows the user to search for cars by attributes.
• VIP / Vehicle Information Pages – these are the detailed pages about a particular car.
• Car Compare – these allow users to do side by side comparisons of cars.
They are currently only supporting new cars. The MSN team plans on adding back used cars soon. I will update this thread as soon as I have the information/timeframe.
For those of you who wish to research on new vehicles, please follow the steps below:
If you want to compare vehicles, simply check the ADD TO COMPARE box for all vehicles you are interested in. The ADD TO COMPARE boxes will turn to COMPARE. Just click on any of them to see the results.
You will be able to see side-by-side results:
You may also select data to compare such as Compare Summary, Compare Engine, Compare Safety, Compare Interior and Compare Exterior:
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Adriana
This suggestion works great, thank you.
Just like edmunds they only want to promote the sale of NEW cars
Absolutely agree w/ and00r's statements.
While there are many in North America that can drop $50,000 every couple of years for a new vehicle, there is most certainly, a greater number who cannot. I firmly fall within the latter group, and have found the old MSN Auto a godsend with regards to buyer research.
The most important part of my decision tree is reliability. The year-by-year listing that MSN used to provide was an excellent tool. I learned for example, to avoid 2004-2008 Ford 5.4L F150's and their $1000+ spark plug replacement.
Having been made aware of a potential problem, as a buyer, I can either offer the seller less money than their asking price, or demand to see a dealer receipt showing the problem has been corrected, or simply choose a different brand/model/year/engine variant.
MSN reliability allowed a diligent researcher to become a bit less ignorant. That's a good thing !!
The current MSN auto is nothing to me. It's just a glossy magazine advertisement, all flash, no substance.
