Posted on 04/20/2006 10:03:42 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
I've been wondering for a while why GMC SUVs are priced at nearly twice what Ford Explorers are. Is there that much of a difference? They seem fairly indentical, but I haven't conducted a major research effort. I own a Ford Explorer Sport, and it's a dopey but functional piece of American metal which serves my needs fine. Comments?
Easy. It's not a Ford.
Personally, I'd say it was the minty taste.
The Yukon and the Explorer aren't even close. They're in completely different classes of SUV.
Cup Holders
It costs a helluva lot of money to keep non productive GM UAW workers playing board games.
The GMC Yukon is considered a full-sized SUV, while the Explorer is a mid-sized SUV. Check the price of a Yukon with a Ford Expedition for a valid comparison.
I don't want to split microeconomic hairs, but are you asking about what a Yukon costs, or the price at which it sells?
Thicker sheet metal..hahaha
Yup, totally agree. I just bought a Suburban after looking at the Expedition. No contest. Not even close. The suburban drives great, doesn't feel top heavy, has tons of room in the cargo area and the leather interior is very plush with large seats and nice extras. The Ford didn't even come close and actually, the Ford Expedition was more expensive.
The Yukon won't rust through after one winter...
Compare a Yukon to an Expedition, or an Explorer to a Envoy.
Probably because a Yukon, with that GM engine, can be expected to run much longer than an inferior Ford product.
Give GM it's due: their products may rust, shake apart, disintegrate, and eventually be reclaimed by the earth, but that engine (assuming a reasonable level of maintainance) will start every time you put the key in the ignition. You simply cannot kill a GM engine, short of gross abuse or explosives.
You can't say that about a Ford, which requires a prayer in order to start, if it's over three years old.
Yukons and Tahoes can tow big stuff. The Explorer is much more limited. That is why I drive a Tahoe. When I want to pull the boat, instead of the boat pulling me, like it did on mid-size vehicles, I made the change.
That's 30% more, not twice as much.
Yukon has a V8 285hp engine standard, Explorer has a V6 210hp engine standard.
Yukon's much more powerful and that should count for an extra couple of grand right there.
I've driven both, and ridden in both and expeditions vs. suburbans, etc....to me, a long trip in a yukon is far more comfortable even with the same number of smelly fat guys on a fishing trip in a yukon than a expedition.
I don't think your 2X price is correct, but I do think Yukon's command a premium for demand.....even with high fuel prices. 20mpg with six people is better than 40mpg in two hondas.
While I'm rambling, why do environmentalists like diesel mass transit busses carrying two passengers, but hate an SUV carrying a family of four?
(which, having only 2 doors, isn't even a real Explorer ;)
Just wait. Once gas gets above $3 for any length of time, dealers will have such a surplus of those big-pig GMC Yukons that you'll be able to buy one for just about any offer you might want to make.
MAN! That didn't take long! OK, the size deal (full-size vs less-than-full-size) I was unaware of. I'm in No./So. Cal and only use mine as a suburban station wagon so the rust thing didn't even occur to me.
Thanks for the comments, folks!
Ford-Schmord.
Get a Deuce-and-a-Half.
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