On Mon, 9 May 2005 12:06:03 -0400, Leigh Daboll <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Like Steve said, sales are still pretty good despite the "I told you so's" >from the SUV-haters lobby trying to tell us otherwise. There will always be >a huge core market for traditional trucks and SUVs. If that market is >dying, why the frantic efforts from Toyota, Honda and especially Nissan to >bring out more bigger, more powerful trucks for the last three years? Ever >seen the size of the new Tundras and Forerunners? Likewise, Subaru's Tribeca follows a similar path. ~20mpg for 5-7 passengers and a base price of over $30k. There will always be conspicuous auto consumers in the US, even when gas is $5/gallon. Our culture (for the time being at least) demands as much. -Evan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html