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Vanity: What makes a GMC Yukon worth twice a Ford Explorer?
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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?


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1 posted on 04/20/2006 10:03:45 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
What makes a GMC Yukon worth twice a Ford Explorer?

Easy. It's not a Ford.

2 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:09 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Personally, I'd say it was the minty taste.


3 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:14 AM PDT by pikachu (For every action there is an equal and opposite government program)
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The Yukon and the Explorer aren't even close. They're in completely different classes of SUV.


4 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:25 AM PDT by MineralMan (non-evangelical atheist)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Cup Holders


5 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:43 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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It costs a helluva lot of money to keep non productive GM UAW workers playing board games.


6 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:48 AM PDT by mgc1122
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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.


7 posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:54 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

I don't want to split microeconomic hairs, but are you asking about what a Yukon costs, or the price at which it sells?


8 posted on 04/20/2006 10:06:27 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Tennessee_Bob

Thicker sheet metal..hahaha


9 posted on 04/20/2006 10:06:40 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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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.


10 posted on 04/20/2006 10:07:29 AM PDT by volchef (After a great meal I could forgive almost anyone......except a democrat.)
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To: BurbankKarl

The Yukon won't rust through after one winter...


11 posted on 04/20/2006 10:07:57 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Compare a Yukon to an Expedition, or an Explorer to a Envoy.


12 posted on 04/20/2006 10:08:26 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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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.


13 posted on 04/20/2006 10:09:22 AM PDT by Wombat101 (Islam: Turning everything it touches to Shi'ite since 632 AD...)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

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.


14 posted on 04/20/2006 10:11:16 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
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The Yukon base MSRP is 35,5. The Explorer base MSRP is 27,2.

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.

15 posted on 04/20/2006 10:11:21 AM PDT by wideawake
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Have you driven one? I'd give you my opinion, but you'd do best to just drop by a dealer and drive one to compare.

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?

16 posted on 04/20/2006 10:12:44 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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I own a Ford Explorer Sport ...

(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.

17 posted on 04/20/2006 10:13:18 AM PDT by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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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!


18 posted on 04/20/2006 10:13:22 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Funny taglines are value plays.)
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Ford-Schmord.

Get a Deuce-and-a-Half.


19 posted on 04/20/2006 10:13:51 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: pikachu
Personally, I'd say it was the minty taste.

It's coated with Retzyn?
20 posted on 04/20/2006 10:14:48 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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