RE: Trucks and SUVs outselling passenger cars

[DOUBLDz@aol.com]

>... I don't know that I'd worry about it too much.  Due to the high volume
>of sales of the behemoths there is already talk here in the US of applying
>all passenger vehicle standards to them as well.  Perhaps its wishful
>thinking on my part, but it sure seems like the big monsters are starting to
>fall into disfavor, with people starting to look at the station wagon based
>SUVs like the Subaru, Volvo and AllRoad ...

>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)

It certainly must say something for the American economy. Never mind the 
prices on these overblown trucks, how about the price of gas??? I thought, 
surely, as the price of gas rose, sales would fall but the opposite seem to 
be happening. Go figure.

Dee (heading to sunny Ft. Lauderdale next week)
A6q pearl (staying home)

PS Its amazing how many SUVs you see down in Florida. I hear they handle the 
snow quite well down there!