Yeah,you're probably right. The future looks kinda
bleak to me as well,at least as far as fun stuff we've
taken for granted.
Steve P.
--- Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
>
> Here's the thing... all brands are having a
> difficult time selling trucks and
> SUVs. This is what's killing GM as a company, their
> model lineup is too
> dependent of larger vehicles and they're too slow to
> adapt to the new market.
> It's the price of fuel, plus the fact that trucks
> are no longer trendy or
> politically correct. I get snide remarks and dirty
> looks all the time in
> Toronto for driving a gas guzzler, and I'm
> constantly having to justify myself
> to some snide self-righteous envirodouchebag. No
> vandalism yet, but I've seen
> news reports of people destroying Hummers in the
> name of "saving the planet".
>
> The unfortunate truth is that the heyday of sport
> trucks is over. The 70's
> saw the demise of muscle cars, now we're seeing it
> happen to trucks as
> personal transportation. Not that trucks are ever
> going to go away, there are
> enough people around who need the carrying and/or
> towing capacity. But I
> don't think they'll ever regain the popularity they
> enjoyed in the 90's. For
> a lot of people out there, it's just too damned hard
> to afford the fuel for
> one unless they really need it.
>
> Personally, there's almost zero chance that whatever
> replaces my '95 will be
> another truck, no matter what it looks like or what
> features it has or how
> much I might want one. That makes me a bit sad, but
> I've accepted that I just
> can't afford fuel plus a loan payment. We need one
> truck because we have that
> RV, but there's no good reason to have two of them
> in the driveway. The only
> reason I still drive mine is that it's paid for, and
> I know it well enough by
> now that I figure I'd be better off keeping it for
> the time being rather than
> trading it for someone else's worn-out junk. Once
> the '01 is paid off, I
> haven't decided what I'll do. Largest I'll probably
> go would be a Journey if
> I figure I need the cargo room. If not, I actually
> kind of like the Mazda 3,
> or the new Lancer. I was even thinking of checking
> out the Mini until I
> realized it takes premium fuel (which defeats my
> purpose in going small).
>
> This is life at $4/gallon. Yes, it sucks, but it's
> pretty well here to stay.
> Granted that my perspective is probably different
> that what it would be if I
> were still living in the US. Taxes and fuel prices
> up here are much higher,
> but salaries aren't. It's just a much more
> expensive place to try to scratch
> out a living. But, I don't see any signs that
> things are going to get any
> better on either side of the border, at least not
> any time soon.
>
> Bah... maybe I'm just in a particularly pessimistic
> mood again. If only I
> could remember where I left my "Will code for gas"
> sign...
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com
> Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab,
> white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab,
> black
>
>
>
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