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#247 of 333 Re: The correct monthly sales... [kcram] by anythingbuttoy Oct 02, 2007 (5:17 pm)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 02, 2007 5:06 pm) The Avalanche is just as much Pick-up as it is SUV, it has a BOX!!! And again, if the Av and Sierra buyers did not have these vehicles to choose from, which truck would they have bought? That is why it is more fair/accurate to include these buyers than to not include them. If Toyota offered more than just ONE option in LD trucks, they would most certainly have less Tundra sales as well. Think about it!!!
#248 of 333 Re: The correct monthly sales... [kcram] by kdhspyder Oct 02, 2007 (6:08 pm)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 02, 2007 5:06 pm) GM classifies and reports it as a 'full sized pickup' so just to keep consistent with the published stats I go with the Silvy and Av together.
#249 of 333 One their website, they say it's a seperate model by drfill Oct 02, 2007 (6:56 pm)
So I do as well. Nobody cares what somebody would've, could've, should've bought. There is a reason why they bought one model over another, or over another marque. DrFill
#250 of 333 Re: The correct monthly sales... [kcram] by 1offroader Oct 02, 2007 (7:30 pm)
Replying to: kcram (Oct 02, 2007 5:06 pm) An article in the FoxNews business section says Sept. 2007 Toyota truck sales are down 5.7% from Sept. 2006, and Toyota car sales are down 3.5% from Sept. 2006, which was their best month ever. Ford pickups are down a whopping 21% from last Sept. Any sales comparison of the new Tundra vs. the old Tundra is like saying we sold more raisins this year than we sold cherries last year. Next year's Tundra sales figures will be much more meaningful. However, I think those figures indicate that sales overall of gas guzzling trucks is down. The economy is slowing (witness Fed Chariman Bernanke's recent loosening of the money supply), and gas prices have risen from last year. Well Duh. 1offroader Replies to this message: kdhspyder (Oct 02, 2007 9:10 pm)
#251 of 333 Re: The correct monthly sales... [1offroader] by kdhspyder Oct 02, 2007 (9:10 pm)
Replying to: 1offroader (Oct 02, 2007 7:30 pm) 'Trucks', for reporting purposes, include both pickups ( +19% ), the Sienna ( -29% ) and all the SUVs ( -10% ). In total they were down ~5%. Link:Sept 07 and YTD sales It's the SUVs that are taking it in the neck at every vehicle maker. As gas stays at about $3 a gallon and most SUVs cost $30000 - $50000 this segment of 'trucks' is going to drag down the stats of every vehicle maker. This segment may never come back... ..a lot of them are being replaced by crossovers ..if gas goes to $5 a gallon only the filthy rich or those that absolutely need an 8-pass V8 will own them. Sequoia .... -29% YTD 4Runner .... -17% Expedition . +18% Explorer ... -24% Durango .... -30% TB / Envoy . -26% Tah/Yuk .... -10% Pickup trucks OTOH are pretty stable except for Ford's planned contraction.
#252 of 333 Uh......... by drfill Oct 03, 2007 (4:29 am)
Pickup trucks OTOH are pretty stable except for Ford's planned contraction. Maybe I missed something, but did Ford plan to lose market share, and then mount a large ad campaign as a defense of their truck's status as #1? I'm confused. DrFill Replies to this message: kdhspyder (Oct 03, 2007 7:40 am)
#253 of 333 Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold by gdtaliq Oct 03, 2007 (7:03 am)
I have a 2001 F-250 with the V10. Noticed a clicking on the passenger side of the engine. Found 5 broken (Rusted) manifold studs on that side. Found 4 on drivers side. Only have 50,000 miles on vehicle. Talked with a number of other F- series owners from 1998-2003, with both the 5.4 and V-10. All looked and found same problem. Dealer is pricing the repair at about 500.00 per side, if everything goes well. 1000.00 total. Extreme could be as high as 3000.00, if cab has to be removed. How many other F-series out there have the same problem? So far 100% of the owners I have talked with have the same problem Replies to this message: bugchucker (Oct 03, 2007 7:32 am) gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:53 am) bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 8:31 am)
#254 of 333 Re: Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold [gdtaliq] by bugchucker Oct 03, 2007 (7:32 am)
Replying to: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:03 am) Friends don't let friends buy Ford! Might want to move up to a real truck, like the new Tundra. Replies to this message: gdtaliq (Oct 03, 2007 7:53 am) bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 8:31 am)
#255 of 333 Re: Uh......... [drfill] by kdhspyder Oct 03, 2007 (7:40 am)
Replying to: drfill (Oct 03, 2007 4:29 am) Actually yes they did plan to lose market share, Doc. One of the statements made last year when they took their $13 Billion reorganization hit was that maintaining market share at the expense of profitability was dumb. They closed what was one of their best assembly plants for the F150 ( Norfolk ) which took over a hundred thousand vehicles out of production. The remaining plants were expected to increase production somewhat and thereby become more efficient. It's probably worked just like they planned. But the F150 is old and outside of the interiors it's at the bottom of the pack in most categaries. For the time being though the F-Series is still the top brand.
#256 of 333 Re: Ford F- Series Rusted Broken Bolts on Manifold [bugchucker] by gdtaliq Oct 03, 2007 (7:53 am)
Replying to: bugchucker (Oct 03, 2007 7:32 am) Replies to this message: bristol2 (Oct 03, 2007 8:31 am)