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Old 07-12-2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SRockwood
Yup. Gas prices are ridiculous right now and sales are slumping. I would bet that consumer sales for the F150 have slumped just as much and the only thing keeping it alive right now is fleet sales (since most fleet sales just keep buying the same brand every year). Sales are slumping on all trucks right now. If Nissan is cutting production, that is just smart business. Ford, Chevy and the rest should reduce production as well, as full size truck sales are going to continue to decline as fuel prices increase. Simple economics.

Either way, we're off topic. My personal choice is if I was buying a new truck, I would pick a Titan. I'm a Nissan guy and, as I said earlier, the only reason I went Ford was because the last generation F150 offered excellent reliability and used ones could be found at an excellent price (I got mine in near perfect condition for $15k out the door with financing and less than 30k miles and transferred the 100k warranty from the previous owner). The Titan offers more "balls" than the F150, better steering feel, easier loading, a more responsive transmission, and gives you more for your money, but isn't as quiet or nice inside. I prefer the Titan, so what?
There are lots of people who think like you, they like Nissan but chose Ford. As a result Nissan had to cut production because they either overestimated their product or underestimated everyone else's.

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Old 07-12-2006, 06:57 PM
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There are lots of people who think like you, they like Nissan but chose Ford. As a result Nissan had to cut production because they either overestimated their product or underestimated everyone else's.
Yup, except my purchase has nothing to do with new vehicle production since I bought used...
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Old 07-12-2006, 07:34 PM
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Yup, except my purchase has nothing to do with new vehicle production since I bought used...
I realize that, it shows though, how fickle the market can be. This is how the big three stay on top. Someone may like Toyota and Nissan, but they buy GM, Ford and Dodge.
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