When gasoline blew past $4 a gallon in July, pundits declared the era of the gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicle over. Since then, of course, prices have dropped 50%, and when truck sales ticked up during the late summer, some commentators wondered if Americans were rekindling their love affair with the SUV. In a blog posting at the time, Karl Brauer, editor-in-chiefrnof industry tracker Edmunds.com, noted more visitors to the site were researching SUVs and asked if Americans were "already cycling back to our 'bad' car-buying habits."
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