-hh
On Mar 26, 7:06 am, Nashton<n...@na.ca>wrote:

Nashton
On 12-03-25 10:45 PM, -hh wrote:

ed
...

-hh
An unfounded opinion based on no data. It was a Suburban with optional engine upgrade, optional fuel tank, towing package, etc. It outclassed the Toyota of its day in every category...well, except for fuel pump reliability :-)

ed
so you were saying something about suv's and overcompensation but you had one with the engine upgrade, tow package... something you trying to admit there... :)

-hh
Its called "right tool for the job", and when the job went away, so did that class of vehicle.

ed
Of course - everyone else is overcompensating but you, you were just being smart. ;D

Alan Baker
That actually is a possibility, isn't it?

-hh
I'll leave it up to Ed to commit to picking a date for when SUVs became a fad.

-hh

Nashton
What in heaven's name are you mumbling about? SUVs never went out of style and their sales continue to climb in spite of the costs of fuel.

-hh
Wrong way there bub: SUV's had been ~5% of the market for decades ... but then suddenly took off in marketshare...

...despite *NO* increase in sales of camping trailers, despite *NO* increase in sales of boats (boating trailers), despite *NO* increase in family size, *NO* huge shift in global warming causing worse winter blizzards, etc, etc, etc.

What did change is the manufacturer's marketing.

...oh, and the manufacturer's profits along with them.

at one point in the 1990s, Ford's per-unit profit on the Ford Explorer "Eddie Bauer" edition was 15x that of a Detroit sedan - - numbers along the lines of $15K/unit vs $800/unit.

-hh