{"id":30,"date":"2009-10-29T08:24:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T13:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francia.pro\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2017-10-09T13:31:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:31:28","slug":"comparison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Value Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
(*)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEquipment included in base price.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(**)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProfessionals’ Consensus<\/span>: Carvalu.com\u2122’s monetary interpretation of published evaluations.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(***)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n„Honest” Base Price\u2122<\/span>: What the price should be, based solely on included equipment. No dishonesty is implied.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(****)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPer Carvalu.com\u2122 interpretation.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nImportant Notes:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/span><\/td>\nOur dollar figures (i.e. Value Per Professionals’ Consensus\u2122, „Honest” Base Price\u2122 , Your Value\u2122, True Value\u2122, Your Pick\u2122, etc.) exclude, among others, Hold Back, Destination Charge, Tax, License, Title, Fun to Drive, Pride of Ownership, <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\nPrestige Value, Panache, Presence, and only relate to the published Base Price of the identified model.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/td>\nAll our calculation formulas are patented and patent pending, proprietary processes and resulting dollar figures express Carvalu.com\u2122 opinions based on our research and unique methodology.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/td>\nRatings, rankings, and percentage denotions are based on Carvalu.com\u2122 patented and patent pending calculation formulas and are determined by comparing vehicles in this field of 20 SUVs; including interpreting ratings by experts who tested <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\nthe vehicles.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/span><\/td>\nSUVs are generally more expensive to repair than cars. In this group of 20, at a 5 mph crash, The Montero Sport is the costliest to fix, while the Mercedes ML 320 has the lowest repair bill.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/td>\nAll entries relate strictly to 1999 base models. SUVs depreciate less than passenger cars, but there is less room for bargaining when buying a new one. Close cousins are: 1) Blazer, Jimmy, and Bravada; 2) Expedition and Navigator; 3) Explorer and Mountaineer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/td>\nn\/p = not published<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/td>\nPlease see propietary calculation page for True $ Value\u2122. True $ Value\u2122 mirrors the judgment of the hypothetical optimally informed contemporary society, or answers the question: What would the community say this SUV is worth today if it suddenly knew everything it wanted to know about SUVs? Proprietary Carvalu.com\u2122 calculation method is patented and patent pending. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/span><\/td>\nPlease see proprietary Carvalu.com\u2122 calculation page for Your $ Value\u2122. Your $ Value\u2122 mirrors your own estimate as if by magic you were ideally knowledgeable about SUVs in your very own terms. Of course, you must first give your ratings of relative importance 0 – 10, 10 being most important, to the computer’s quiz regarding the eight abbreviated value affecting factors: Performance, Reliability, Safety, Comfort, Roominess, Experts’ Consensus, Popularity, and Economy. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/span><\/td>\nMSRP is the manufacturer-suggested retail price of the base model as equipped at the factory.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/span><\/td>\nInvoice is the estimated cost of the dealer for the factory equipped base model.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/span><\/td>\n Carvalu.com\u2122 wholesale (Invoice) figures consistently exclude hold backs, incentives, advertising costs, overhead expenses, and so on, as they always vary.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/span><\/td>\nAt present, Carvalu.com\u2122 included more than 200 sub-elements contained in the eight main value-affecting groups. Under Qualities’ Inventory<\/span>, we provide a brief description of what some of these particulars actually do for the driver.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/span><\/td>\nWhen driving an SUV, avoid excessive speed and abrupt maneuvers to guard against roll-overs.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/span><\/td>\n Carvalu.com\u2122 <\/em><\/strong>employs the proprietary calculation formulas of the new scienceNon-Subjective Valuing\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/strong>which is validated by both the Innovation Institute (recommended by the United States Department of Commerce) and the PTO. Unlike other consumer guides, our unique website provides the user with scientifically calculated dollar value numbers, independent of price. We leave vague approximations, unquantified specs and stats provided in a vacuum, and subjective ratings without a universal yardstick to other shopping directories. Please be aware of and alert us to imitators of our patented and patent pending system who might masquerade as providing scientifically sound dollar value numbers, but who really do not.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/span><\/td>\nPlease read the Visitor Agreement containing the terms of the contract governing your use of this site.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/span><\/td>\nBraking distances and other numbers do not necessarily express quality differences, since vehicle size and other respective relevant facts are not always taken into consideration at this time.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/span><\/td>\n(w\/#) = number of other cars with which this vehicle received identical ranking.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/span><\/td>\nIn the long experience of the inventor of patented and patent pending Non-Subjective Valuing\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/strong> most of us will not admit, even to ourselves, how important the value of status symbol is to us. As a result, for now, Carvalu.com\u2122 leaves that often decisive quality to the user to measure. We, however, hold that prestige value is real value, and paying for that value is perfectly OK.<\/strong> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/span><\/td>\nExperts’ Consensus is Carvalu.com\u2122 interpretation of combined professional opinion.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/span><\/td>\nPrint horizontally for best results.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/span><\/td>\nThe above is data for the 1999 models. This is a general example illuminating the Non-Subjective Valuing\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/strong> patented methodology. <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(*) Equipment included in base price. (**) Professionals’ Consensus: Carvalu.com\u2122’s monetary interpretation of published evaluations. (***) „Honest” Base Price\u2122: What the price should be, based solely on included equipment. No dishonesty is implied. (****) Per Carvalu.com\u2122 interpretation. Important Notes: 1. Our dollar figures (i.e. Value Per Professionals’ Consensus\u2122, „Honest” Base Price\u2122 , Your Value\u2122, True […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208,"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/208"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carvalu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}