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I have loved this rig in nearly every way. I LOVE it! I will continue to buy another and another…actually I just did last month. There is nothing wrong with my other one, but just wonder how long I should keep it before all resell value would be gone. Besides, the newer one is more loaded and has only 50K miles and has a factory warranty still…I bought it for $16,000. While I would like a 2007 or newer body style especially with the variable cylinder motor for the better MPG, I will have to wait a while as I hate debt more than I like that truck. Maybe in a year or three I will get one. One thing is for sure, I will keep one of these around if at all possible or until my kids are all gone.<br> <br> Now all the above being said, if I could have all that I am offered from my Yukon XL in one that got 30+ MPG, of course I would buy it. Do I think that they could build it? YES! Do I think they could cost effectively? Many including manufactures say no, but I say YES; especially when you consider the SUV is one of the highest profit margin vehicles out there (Think $47,000+ MSRP for one new.)<br> <br> Now on a different note but related: Years ago I had a 1983 Volkswagen diesel Jetta…yes ‘83’. At the time it got 41-45 MPG. I mainly sold it as where I lived at the time I struggled to find stations that carried diesel and when I did, it was 25% more. These days I hear about these total propaganda related hybrids. I say bid deal! I question there long term reliability, cost effectiveness before (resources expended to build) during and later. Especially so when many get at best slightly better MPG than my 1983 diesel Jetta…most are the same or worse. It is amazing to me that we haven’t come further in this regard and wonder what the point of driving a hybrid is when I got that kind of MPG 25 years ago. Anyway, I wish you all well in what you buy and respect your right to do so…please reciprocate this action.
By TOU
