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Ripsnort · « **on:** June 03, 2003, 08:16:20 PM »

Reuters
Top-20 selling vehicles in U.S. through May
Tuesday June 3, 6:47 pm ET

DETROIT, June 3 (Reuters) - The following are the 20
top-selling vehicles in the U.S. through May of 2003 as
reported by the automakers.
Total sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 2.1 percent or
49,707 units to 2,389,255.
Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked
by total units.
RANK VEHICLE 2003 2002 '02 RANK %Chng
1 Ford F-Series pickup 328,134 344,704 1 -4.8
2 Chevrolet Silverado pickup 265,413 274,170 2 -3.2
3 Dodge Ram pickup 177,186 161,286 4 +9.9
4 Toyota Camry 170,531 189,118 3 -9.8
5 Honda Accord 163,059 148,486 6 +9.8
6 Ford Explorer 147,201 157,566 5 -6.6
7 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 142,466 96,501 N/A +47.6
8 Ford Taurus 140,494 133,892 7 +4.9
9 Honda Civic 127,979 126,380 8 +1.3
10 Chevrolet Impala 112,570 78,903 17 +42.7
11 Dodge Caravan 110,486 118,048 9 -6.4
12 Ford Focus 100,943 94,863 13 +6.4
13 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 99,960 90,162 11 +10.9
14 Chevrolet Cavalier 94,133 114,898 10 -18.1
15 Ford Ranger pickup 91,845 93,809 12 -2.1
16 Nissan Altima 80,411 84,686 16 -5.0
17 GMC Sierra pickup 75,070 79,593 19 -5.7
18 Jeep Grand Cherokee 74,629 87,149 14 -14.4
19 Ford Expedition 72,657 59,634 N/A +21.8
20 Ford Econoline 71,478 68,754 N/A +4.0

funkedup · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2003, 08:24:40 PM »

Ya know the saying, "The Dumbest Buy The Mostest."

NUKE · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2003, 08:33:06 PM »

Not going to find a better truck than a ford f-series

Chairboy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2003, 08:47:15 PM »

McDonalds is the most popular restaurant in the world. More people eat at McDonalds than anywhere else.

Logically, then, Mcdonalds food is the finest.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2003, 09:08:45 PM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
Not going to find a better truck than a ford f-series

Especially with a Straight-6 300 cu.in. with Auto, has more torque than the Smallblock V8 with a stick. 135,000 flawless miles other than general wear/tear on the tires. Its towed 2 boats and 1 trailer during its life, and seen more hunting dogs than you'd ever dream of.

I'll still have it in another 12 years.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2003, 09:11:11 PM »

I might add, the new Ford F-150's have score low marks in recent 40mph crash tests though

Airhead · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2003, 09:35:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
McDonalds is the most popular restaurant in the world. More people eat at McDonalds than anywhere else.

Logically, then, Mcdonalds food is the finest.

Flawed logic Chairboy. McDonald's is judged to be the best overall based upon price and convenience as well as food, thus it's the most popular. Personally I prefer Morton's of Chicago, and personally I'd rather drive a Ferrari than a Taurus. Unfortunately I can't afford a Ferrari and I can't afford to eat lunch at Morton's, so I cruise down the road eating my Big Mac behind the wheel of my Taurus or F-150.

majic · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2003, 11:33:25 PM »

Everyone disses on Ford's but I see more 1 and 2 hundred thousand mile plus Ford's than anything. I have a still running well Ford Tempo with 150k miles and I figure it'll make 200k easy.

(crosses fingers for the drive tomorrow)

SOB · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2003, 11:43:24 PM »

Yep, still like Chevy PUs...But then, I wouldn't jump off a cliff just because a bunch of other folks were either.

SOB

Sixpence · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2003, 06:17:59 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I might add, the new Ford F-150's have score low marks in recent 40mph crash tests though

That probably holds true for most vehicles Rip, they just don't build em like they used to:)

I had an F150, straight 6, couldn't kill it, but I think the straight 6 engine is a good one for chevy and mopar too. My perfect truck would be a F150 with a small block chevy 350. I think the ford trucks are built better, but I prefer the chevy small block to the ford engine.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2003, 07:45:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
That probably holds true for most vehicles Rip, they just don't build em like they used to:)

I had an F150, straight 6, couldn't kill it, but I think the straight 6 engine is a good one for chevy and mopar too. My perfect truck would be a F150 with a small block chevy 350. I think the ford trucks are built better, but I prefer the chevy small block to the ford engine.

I'm with ya almost 100%. I'll take a Ford 6 any day and the chevy's not bad, but V8? gimme that Chevy 350.

gofaster · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2003, 09:00:45 AM »

So the top three are pickup trucks, the next two are family sedans, the next one is an SUV, then a small 4-door hatchback, then 3 more sedans, a minivan, an econobox, another SUV, and another sedan.

Obviously, there isn't a market for the sports coupe in America unless there are provisions for a baby seat, diaper bag, and a stroller.

And guess which manufacturers aren't listed.

Pontiac
Audi
BMW
Mercedes
Volkswagen
Jaguar
Cadillac
Buick
Oldsmobile
Lincoln
Volvo
Saab
Mazda
Mitsubishi
Isuzu
Saturn

Import sluggers Toyota and Honda only had 2 cars listed. Nissan only had 1.

Interesting.

Hooligan · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2003, 02:13:30 PM »

Rip:

What photo-editing software did you use to give that picture the illusion of sunlight? The effect is very realistic.

Hooligan

boxboy28 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2003, 02:14:47 PM »

probably some HACKED program:D lol

midnight Target · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2003, 02:22:51 PM »

Just bought a Chevy PU. Then when it was too late I realized that Chevrolet was a FRENCH word!!!!