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Article #1978Re: WI Los Angeles was to be evacuated? (was: Re: Lack of alternate routes
From: Jack May
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:08
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:08
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"Robert Sturgeon" <rsturge@inreach.com> wrote in message news:ka8dc0dda354smttovbn23d70iqpu4nga0@4ax.com... > These people with 4WD SUVs very seldom (if ever) drive them > off the pavement. I really do not understand why they even > buy the things - overpriced, inefficient, comparatively poor > ride qualities, more affected by cross winds - it's a > mystery to me. The new "sports wagons" (really just the > modern version of the station wagon) make much more sense. I would not buy one, but I think I know why the auto companies like to sell them. Apparently the cost of producing an SUV is about the same as a regular car. The SUV of course is sold for a lot more because people think bigger should cost more. The result is an incredible profit margin on a SUV. I believe the quoted figure is that the profit on a SUV is about half of the selling cost.
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