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An Ode To Pickup Trucks In A Post-SUV World
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Novaload
12/26/08

In reply to An Ode To Pickup Trucks In A Post-SUV World
Everybody needs a pickup truck. Sooner or later, everyone needs a pickup truck.

I was in a new (last year) big red SuperDuty with all the options and I was just amazed. I wasn't crazy about having to swing up into it like an orangutan, I'm not that tall, but for comfort and ride it was a marvel. On the other hand, the old ones--well, good luck using the gas tank as a back support and there's no real whiplash because the back of your skull will just continue through that glass. Back then, of course, we didn't know any better.
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sos10
12/26/08

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What does it mean? There are so many ways to give an interpretation to these figures, like the smarter get smarter but the dumm don't?
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DoctorNine's D9 Cat
12/26/08

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Actually, it's been known for a long time that light to medium duty pickup sales are a fairly reliable indicator of short to intermediate term consumer confidence. The reason seems to be the need for these trucks in many entrepreneurial enterprises. This is a good sign.
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jduffy13
12/26/08

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This is chicken or the egg, what comes first, the needs of the buyers or the needs of the sellers?

I still don't think the buyers ever wanted SUVs. They basically had them jammed down their throats.
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RocketScientist takes the edit button for granted
12/26/08

@jduffy13: did you sleep through the last 1/2 of the 1990's?
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Maymar
12/27/08

@RocketScientist: Try the first half of the 90's even. After the Cherokee, the Explorer made a huge impact in the marketplace, even though at the same time, Ford offered the Aerostar, along with Taurus and Crown Vic wagons - I'm not sure what exactly the Explorer did so much better than those three.
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