John S. wrote:
> On May 12, 12:38 pm, klu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>
>>On May 12, 6:04=A0am, Baile...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Bailey B) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Just saw a network news story stating that many dealers will no longer
>>>accept SUV's as trade in. =A0 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. =A0
>>
>>Dealers will accept _anything_ as a trade-in. Just because it isn't
worth
>>anything doesn't mean they won't take it. Just that they'll give you
about
>>as much for it as they add to the price of the car they're selling.
>>
>>Since I don't like SUVs, I think it's a good thing that the prices on
them
>>are dropping because it indicates lower demand in the market. If, on
the
>>other hand, you like SUVs, you should be glad that they are dropping
because
>>it means you can buy used ones for less.
>>--scott
>>--
>>"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>
>
> Unfortunately for some people they are making significant purchases
> based on panic reactions to increasing gas prices.
Hmm, maybe I should have held off on buying a pickup for a while! Of
course, I seriously doubt prices of *nice* pickups (by nice, I mean
something like a 3/4 ton with a manual transmission and towing package,
not leather interior and nice stereo) have dropped to my level yet.
nate
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