Forget any detour to the showroom.That, of course, must mean rival vehicles from Japan - such as the Toyota 4Runner, Nissan Pathfinder and Isuzu Trooper - are gathering dust in some distant corner.You would think so, based on the fact that the rising value of the
yen against the dollar has
boosted Japanese vehicle prices to the point that it doesn't hurt to inhale deeply from the smelling salts before focusing on the window sticker.