Re: SUV's and pickups worthless?

"Bailey B" <Bailey_B@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:3509-48281629-729@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Just saw a network news story stating that many dealers will no 
> longer
> accept SUV's as trade in.   Their mileage is so poor no one wants 
> them.
> One dealer accepted one SUV a month ago. In that month no one has 
> even
> asked to test drive it.

How about citing the story (network, time, etc.). I doubt if it is 
true, or not as bad as you seem to be indicating.

> For many the fuel costs exceed your SUV car payments.

That would depend on how many miles you drive a month. For me, 
insurance is a higher expense than gas (two teenage sons), despite the 
current high prices. If you drive 1,000 miles a moth and your SUV get 
15 mpg (I got about this with the Expedition I used to own) you would 
spend around $250 a month on gas. I think you would have a hard time 
buying a $35+k SUV for $250 a month.

> Based on this
> news re****t, It appears that your SUV or full size pickup is either
> worth nothing now as a trade in or you will get almost nothing for 
> it
> selling it yourself.  Maybe you can sell it to a scrap iron dealer.

Typical over reaction. I just saw a story about how in Europe 
mid-sized SUVs are all the rage - and they still pay much more for gas 
than we do in the US. I think it is a good thing that the SUV / 
Pick-up fad is coming to an end, but for people that have a true need 
for such vehicles, gas prices are not as horrible as you think.

However, anyone that has a worthless 2007 Ford F350 Truck with low 
miles for sale, I'll be happy to give them $2k for the vehicle to get 
it off their hands....

Ed