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re: Car Sales Set to Plummet to 60 Year Low

Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:32 pm to
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
103859 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:32 pm to
Well for a long time trucks were only for people who needed them but weren't very nice or comfortable. Cars were big, safe, comfortable and had all the options.

Now cars are cheap tin cans and so light they ride like shite and have little room.

Trucks/SUVs are more luxurious, more comfortable, safer, and fuel economy is much improved over years past. You have more room with top luxury and the ability to comfortably fit a family plus luggage and tow a trailer if needed. It's a no brainer
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29126 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:47 pm to
Cars are so expensive that I drive them until they fall apart.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
36557 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 6:50 pm to
The difference in a small SUV and a car is negligible. Not sure why this is even news. They are mostly built on car chassis.
Posted by iron banks
Destrehan
Member since Jul 2014
4283 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:07 pm to
When gas goes north of 3.30 a gallon they will be running back to sedans
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
22079 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:20 pm to
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getting better MPGs than before


Thanks Obama
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61883 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:28 pm to
The size of trucks and SUV’s and the sheer number on the road is reason enough to make most people want something bigger than a car. It was for me, as well as the deplorable condition of the roads themselves and what it did to my previous vehicles. If I had a kid I was buying a vehicle to put them in today in the BR, I can tell you plainly that I’d want them in a truck or larger SUV for safety reasons alone.

When I see people driving these little squirt cars like the Cube, Prius, Mazda2, Scion Xb, or worse still a Scion iQ, I have to wonder if these people value their lives in the least. You stand about as much chance on a motorcycle as you do those little things against a full size truck nailing you. At least you aren’t crushed to death like a sardine on a motorcycle. You’re just airborne. Hell, maybe you land someplace soft.

Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53816 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:32 pm to
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When gas goes north of 3.30 a gallon they will be running back to sedans 

A lot of people will. There were some good deals to be had when gas was $4 a gallon. I don't really give a shite anymore. I drive like 8k per year and the wife drives about 5k. Gas could go to $6.50 a gallon and I'd keep my truck
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
41857 posts
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:05 pm to
I laugh at all these people who claim they're driving a 'crossover' or 'SUV'. No, you're driving a station wagon.
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