Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: MaximaGuy
A big Ford dealership went under here in Dublin,CA.
The companies that made their surviability on large behomths are paying a price. This downturn is long overdue, I see no reason for anyone driving a Yokon XL class SUV or a F(1/2/3)50 with spanking clean flat beds on our roads, no matter how much they is use for such behemoths.
Period, most Americans have some of the worst auto buying habits, need to learn a lesson or two from the Europeans.
People drive what they WANT to drive. Not everybody is obsessive about what fuel costs; and it costs a PITTANCE here, compared to what it costs in Europe.
And some folks drive what they have to. I have an F250 I tow with. I have an Envoy because it is big enough for my daughters wheelchair in the back. A great vehicle except for really poor fuel mileage for it's size. I get 10MPG from the Eff Two Fiddy when I'm towing 8500 pounds, plus people in the cab, vs. 13 empty, taking my daughter to school in the Envoy. I drive a Rendezvous because that huge cavern in the rear swallows all of my parts I use to do my daily work. And gasoline prices, even at 4.00 a gallon we are light years ahead of Europe on pricing, and with the economy dropping like a rock, gas is now down below 3.00 a gallon today, with E85 coming in around 2.50 . And I will take any of my vehicles over a Mini Cooper, Smart Car, or a Mr Bean car anyday.