Where have the big SUVs gone??

[JAFO]

I have heard that they are on the way out.

On a podcast that I listen two about the future of automobiles they said that one of their friends purchased a new Nissan Titan and then realized that he could afford the gas. He took a $12,000 hit on the trade in.

My thoughts are that he couldn't afford to trade it in. $12K will by a a lot of gas.

Also a friend of mine and I were at a car lot and the sales guy drove us out on their back lot passed all the new Chevy Suburbans. He told us that the new ones with all the options are now pushing close to $60,000. Ouch.

[ZEUS]

I have seen quite a few brand new Subs, Tahoes, Escalades, Yukons, and Avalanches driving around. With those brand new rides though, most of them have the way cool shut off 4 cylinders engines. I imagine quite a few people have been trading up to the new ones because of this option. However, if you can afford one of those new SUV's you might not be real worried about the price of gas anyway. I also think quite a few people keep the large rigs at home more often, now that they have bought a second ride as a commuter car. Winter is coming, I would expect to see more SUV's come out then.