"Marcel Duenner" wrote in message
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A recent survey apparently indicates the $3/gal is the break point for
large
SUV owners.



Now what kind of survey was that?????
All you have to do is look at Europe to see that those figures are
nonsense. Fuel prices in some countries are approaching double that
price but people are still buying SUV's like crazy.

Large SUVs and large distances here. There are many people driving large
SUVs in the US who can ill afford to. Watching the car lots, some of these
lose about 1/3 of their value in 1-2 years and 2/3rds in five. See a lot of
Excursions, Expeditions, Navigators, Escalades, and Hummers in Europe these
days? There are many compact SUVs that are quite economical to drive and
are not the suburban soccer-mom assault vehicles. I think we may be
discussing two different types of SUV. I just visited a couple of Euro
automotive sites and find no similar offerings. Even what's called a van is
a small cousin to what is produced in the US. Seems the RAV-4 type is
popular according to a marketing survey source. It also appears moves are
afoot to close tax loopholes on SUVs in Germany. The mileage loophole that
made them cheaper to produce is being closed in the US.

Frank