[onewhippedpuppy]

Very true, but the Americans didn't take notice until he helped the Japanese start kicking our as$es. By then it was too late.

We're shooting for an '05, their values line up well with the SRX. I won't turn down an '04 for the right price, the biggest issue they went through was brakes, which was fixed with improved parts. We looked at a base SE '08 for $28,900, but still more than we want to pay. With 4wd and a few options it quickly jumped to $36k, still pretty good. I'd be happy with an '05 SE 4wd with 40k or so, DVD, tow, and Bose would sweeten the deal.

Everyone CLAIMS that full-size SUVs are a buyer's market, but the damned things sure sell quickly. I call on new Autotrader listings that are already sold. Numerous Armadas sold in two days or less. Not to mention they are normally priced over book. Maybe it's a midwest thing, but sales don't seem to have slowed.