# Toyota.... **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toyota/52017 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [July 23, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toyota/52017 "2008-07-23T09:52:36Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 15
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [July 23, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toyota/52017/15 "2008-07-23T10:48:32Z")
It was a lot easier for the big 3 to continue their wasteful spending when they were selling 35-40k SUVs and trucks with massive markup. Now that people want 12-18k cars with a much smaller markup the union costs are killing them. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toyota/52017)._