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In article <pLMxc.5935$jw.921@attbi_s04>,
 "Jack May" <jack.may@comcast.net> wrote:

> "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.
> 

You are thinking status SUVs like the H2.  Things like Explorers 
typically cost 20-25% less than MSRP as delivered.  Who pays MSRP?  So, 
anyway I'm going up to the cabin in Wrightwood, elev 6100 ft. on Friday 
with the three kids and wife in the V8 Explorer towing a utility trailer 
with lumber, air compressor, power washer, many gallons of paint, tools, 
work clothes, you get it.  Any suggestions for a lesser vehicle that 
covers the stated requirements?  SUVs are also popular because the 
govermen is no longer maintaining the roads properly here in Kalifornia.  
You want us to drive skinny 13 inch 60 psi ground effects low cd 
vehicles?  Fine, fix the damn roads and give us enough roads so that we 
don't need 8 cylinders just to squeeze onto the overcrowded freeways.