[Tennessee_Bob]

What makes a GMC Yukon worth twice a Ford Explorer?

Easy. It's not a Ford.

[pikachu]

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

[MineralMan]

The Yukon and the Explorer aren't even close. They're in completely different classes of SUV.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Cup Holders

[mgc1122]

It costs a helluva lot of money to keep non productive GM UAW workers playing board games.

[Alberta's Child]

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.

[Petronski]

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

[Yo-Yo]

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

[KC Burke]

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.

[wideawake]

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.

[sam_paine]

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?

[newgeezer]

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.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

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!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Ford-Schmord.

Get a Deuce-and-a-Half.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Uh, don't know? The wife wanted and got a Eddie Bauer Explorer SUV, I have an old 1985 GMC full sized Jimmy 4x4, and I much prefer it.

[RightWhale]

Yukon is a heavy truck, Explorer is a compact or light truck.

[Sloth]

They seem fairly indentical, but I haven't conducted a major research effort.

Clearly you haven't. The two vehicles are not even in the same class. A Tahoe/Yukon should be compared to an Expedition, while an Explorer is comparable to a GMC Envoy.

[San Jacinto]

The appropriate comparison is Yukon vs. Expeditor--not Explorer

[sully777]

AINT SHE PURTY? FORGET FORD, GM, OR DODGE: I DRIVE MY KIDS TO SOCCER PRACTICE IN THIS'N. YES SIR, SHE'S A BEAUTY. LOVE TO PUSH THOSE CANDY*SS DENALIS AND EXPEDITIONS OFF THE ROAD

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And on the off-chance I ever need to haul fill, or move a friend's office complex, I got me the right tool for the right job. Sure I could drive a 40 mpg Honda Civic but on the odd-chance that every five years I need to move large items, I just fire up the hungry diesel. I ain't gonna pay $100 for a one-time rental when I can pay 1,000 a month for this baby. That's what it means to be an American! Damn straight!

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