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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
While I agree that trucks will likely be the last to go, I still think it will be close. Again, the price of gas will continue to rise until most people are unable to either afford or justify paying the price to own a V8 even in a truck. Then there will be tons of incentives and offers to switch over and a lot of people will do just that. As that happens there will be less people buying V8 trucks which will mean an increase in MSRP. Of course the dealerships will want a piece of the pie and there will be markups.
So yea the truck crowd might hang on a bit longer than most but that is also due to trucks having a much wider variety of uses. You can use it for a family vehicle, you can haul stuff, go grocery shopping, etc. So that will keep them alive for a while longer. But I don't think it will be a whole heck of a lot longer.
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Don't forget, that GM is currently working with alternative engines. They have made great inroads with the 4 cylinder turbo platform. Pickup trucks will not go away, as its presence identifies the core of americana....it is in our automotive roots. I am fearful of the pony and muscle cars being destroyed. Yes, Pony and muscle cars also identify a staple of our history, it is just that the current means of powering them has become expensive.