I think you're wrong, if gas prices stay where they are and the economy comes
back I think we'll see a regrowth of the SUV market. People seem to believe
that low cost fuel is some kind of god given right and they should be able to
drive whatever kind of behemoth they want and who cares about the mileage.
As an aside my Ranger got 24mpg on the way to Maine and 21mpg on the way back.
It appears running the AC makes a significant dent in the mpg...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 10:02:02 -0500
From: Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Letter from a Dodge Dealer
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The result of that behavior, along with very poor managment (also
endemic in American companies), is that when fuel prices went up,
people stopped buying huge, poorly made, gas guzzling vehicles, and I
suspect that they will NEVER buy them again. Not having also
manufactured a vehicle of any kind that customers would choose over a
TOyota or a Honda, instead of a sales slump they got a sales halt,
and down the tubes they went.
<snip>.
Peter
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