[onewhippedpuppy]

If I recall correctly, May was the best month ever for Honda sales. Also the first month that the F150 fell off of the top of the sales charts, replaced by the Civic. Nissan killed off the Titan, and is using much of it's Armada capacity to build small cars. Chrysler is reported going to be filing for bankruptcy protection, and Cerebus is supposedly considering selling or breaking up the company. Meanwhile, makers can't keep small cars on the lots, and theres a shortage of hybrids. Basically, our spending habits have shifted in a big way, it's not doom and gloom.

Anyone actually know someone DENIED for a loan? I'd say the only market that has "tightened" is the subprime market. Otherwise, I doubt anything has changed. Hell, I just sold my SUV to a girl with admittedly horrible credit. She was fairly easily able to get a car loan at a local bank. Otherwise, at least in KS, there's not a significant slowdown. New housing has slowed slightly, but is still doing good business. My father in law (remodeler) has a 1 1/2 year backlog of work. Lots of jobs available for anyone willing to work. I think this is just another case of people forgetting about the rest of the country, and focusing on the problems in a few large metro areas. Issues in CA, AZ, and FL don't mean that the sky is falling everywhere.