Death of the body-on-frame SUV?

106 messages, Last post on Sep 12, 2009 at 1:50 PM

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#105 of 106 Re: Vehicle Safety [hoss416] by bobw3 Jul 27, 2009 (9:00 am)
Replying to: hoss416 (Jul 23, 2009 3:52 am) What model SUV did you buy?
#106 of 106 Utility by jimq2 Sep 12, 2009 (1:50 pm)
I have to occasionally haul full sheets of Plywood. I occasionally pull travel trailers and utility trailers. And I regularly have 6 or more people sitting in my 2008 Expedition. When we have a group going out to dinner, we take 1 car instead of 3. I am also getting a little over 15 MPG around town, and 20-21 on the highway. I have a tax client with a diesel Excursion. Combining their families, they have 6 kids. Seems like a no brainer to me. She is the neighborhood sports drive, so I seldom see it without at least a half dozen people in it. Another client was bragging about trading in his 2 year old Suburban on a new Honda Civic and how he was saving $75 per month on gas. It was his wife that mentioned that their car payment is $150 higher each month because the trade-in amount was lower than their balance due. And they regularly have to rent a pickup for $100+ to take the boat to the lake for the weekend, and take the car because the truck doesn't seat enough people.