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Re: SUV is not a craze...(longish)
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:49:47
In Reply to: SUV is not a craze..., compaqted, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:24:27
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It sure isn't. I live in a pretty afluent town in southern NH and SUVs are everywhere and people keep trading the current one for a new one. I think the average is a mid-size, but there are a helluva lot of Suburbans/Tahoes/Expeditions around. Almost everyone has multiple kids and need to haul lots of stuff. When we moved here 8 yrs ago there were a lot more minivans, but most people seem to have converted to SUVs. To be fair, there are a decent number of Subaru, Volvo and Saab wagons, but they are still a decided minority.
And as other posters note, at about $1.50 for gas, they don't feel the pain. Look at it like this: Filling a 25 gallon tank once a week at $1.50 vs $1.00 is $12.50--about the price of a decent bottle of wine. So where is the incentive? And as long as your cash flow is OK, the extra cost is not an issue. I saw a study once that said people will not change their vehicle choices until gas is somewhere around $4 a gallon, so we have a ways to go. But as onew poster notes, if the Middle East falls apart we could hit $4 fast and then it would be interesting to see what happens.
Plus, a lot of us here (me included) have a bias against the things--and we like Saabs--so we are not representative of the market. And that's probably too bad.
Noel
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why GM needs SAAB, K-9, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:44:08
- I like my Saab and my F150!, John in Bismarck, Sat, 2 Aug 2003 08:07:19
- Doesn't anybody here go camping? SUV a must..., BGreen, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:30:39
- aye, Dan W, Tue, 5 Aug 2003 06:34:57
- Here's the problem., Chuck, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 17:19:58
- surely you must be mistaken, no one goes off-road, MJM , Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:22:43
- Huh ???, Maple Saab, Sat, 2 Aug 2003 11:40:13
- Look closely at SUV alternatives that escape derision, Ken , Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:52:20
- Something that still amazes me about some of you, Texron, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:34:12
- image? this is Fort Wayne, IN, Aero'ed, Sat, 2 Aug 2003 09:16:36
- Ha!, Sean H., Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:12:11
- Here's why they bug me, phred, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:37:29
- Re: Something that still amazes me about some of you, Chan, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:57:02
- read this book on SUVs, Brian_in_MA, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 07:04:01
- SUV is not a craze..., compaqted, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:24:27
- agreed... was expecting the fad to die... wrong, Scott Paterson , Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:09:40
- Re: SUV is not a craze..., Ken , Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:52:37
- A 9-5 wagon with good winter tires has no problems, AdamB , Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:26:25
- Yeah it's AMAZING how they can live without 4WD, AdamB , Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:17:28
- 4WD and skiing, compaqted, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:00:18
- Re: SUV is not a craze..., Brian Lee, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 06:27:59
- Re: SUV is not a craze..., Spiros Trianta, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:58:26
- SUV are good..., Alexandros, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 06:20:40
- SUV, 4WD, skiing etc.., Noel, Fri, 1 Aug 2003 05:55:20
- Re: SUV is not a craze..., Ken , Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:14:30
- Re: Building what people want..., Noel, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:45:11
- Re: SUV is not a craze..., kgoetz97, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:25:30
- Re: SUV is not a craze...(longish), Noel, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:49:47 <-- Viewing This Message
- You'll have to split it with me, phred, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:04:41
- Agreed!, Sean H., Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:54:30
- Well said (-), Mark J, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:28:35
- SUV Craze, MisplacedYankee , Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:05:19
- Why women need men., J, Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:04:01
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