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This shouldn't surprise anybody. Those are used for work like farms and are tax deductible.
by foepys 6y ago
This shouldn't surprise anybody. Those are used for work like farms and are tax deductible.
- abfan1127 6y agoI'd bet a ton that most F150s never see dirt. I'd also bet that most F150s see >5 year car loans.
- numo16 6y agoI would side with you on this bet. Lots of brodozer and parking lot princess F-150s up here in Michigan suburbs.
- abfan1127 6y agotons of pavement princesses here in AZ.
- acomjean 6y agoF150 was the minimum truck when I worked in landfill construction in the Northeast and NY. They’re decent on the site dirt roads. But they ride hard and I found the handling on the road pretty bad. They’re not popular here. Except for those that need them. (Maybe RWD and light tail and snow.. ). SUVs are it here. I was surprised how much of the rest of the rural US uses trucks as a day to day vehicle.
- jackson1442 6y agoAnyone who's driven on a highway in Texas knows this is likely untrue, at least for most F150 owners. I see a shocking number of pristine, washed and waxed F150s every single day when I'm driving. Those and Ram 1500s dominate the roads here. I don't even live in a rural area. I live in DFW.
- hourislate 6y agoI live in DFW also and you are correct. I'd take a guess that 80% of F150 owners live in a quiet suburban neighborhood and have never used the truck bed. What really is insane is the folks like a neighbor down the street who has an F250 Diesel Monster truck that has never seen any off road action except the time he drove on his grass backing out of the driveway. Same with all the Jeeps with oversized tires and 12k in tricked out off road gear, driven by soccer moms. I suppose it's some kind of status symbol like all the old farts buying Harley's and pretending they are some kind of bikers...shame they destroyed the brand.
- jacquesm 6y ago> like all the old farts buying Harley's and pretending they are some kind of bikers...shame they destroyed the brand Actually, they kept the brand alive by buying the product. Without those people they'd have died long ago.
- aaronbrethorst 6y agoSounds kind of like Leica to me: orthodontists running around Africa or Asia pretending to be Steve McCurry with $11,000 'Safari' cameras destroyed the brand for me. Yeah, sure, the company is still technically alive, but at what cost? (and lest you think I'm joking: https://www.dpreview.com/news/9864312105/leica-releases-limited-edition-m10-p-and-summicron-m-50mm-f2-safari-edition https://www.dpreview.com/news/9864312105/leica-releases-limi...)
- Ma8ee 6y agoAre the cameras not good anymore? Or is it that the “wrong people“ are using their products that bothers you? If it is the latter, then you are just trying to buy an identity through brands, and you are as much part of the problem.
- imwillofficial 6y agoLeica glass is still top notch. GP is just making some weird status thing out of it.
- georgeecollins 6y agoSurprise! People buy cars that are not functional but aspirational. Can we add: - SUVs that are are really just wagons or hatchback with big tires. - Sports cars that will never see a track and couldn't possibly be driven safely at half their top speed. - Trucks with reinforced bumpers, headlamps and gas cans so that they are ready for Baja or more likely Target. - Your BMW or Mercedes that convinces me you are really rich because you can afford a lease or a 72 month loan. This is human nature. Wanting more than you need is actually important to capitalism in countries as rich as the U.S. so I cut people a break.
- jackson1442 6y agoI give SUV drivers a bit of merit. Many (most?) come with a third row or at least the option for one so they are the most practical way to carry around up to 8 people at once safely.
- grosswait 6y agoMinivans are the most practical for this purpose. The third row seat in most suvs are for children at best.
- jackson1442 6y agoAs a former child, I can attest to this fact as I have ridden (rode?) in the back of an SUV many times. This is a great value-add as most children cannot drive themselves.
- i_have_an_idea 6y agoThat does not change the fact that they are tax deductible.
- TulliusCicero 6y agoYou're kidding yourself if you think most of the buyers for these actually need a pickup truck. I lived in Bama for a couple years and everybody and their brother had a pickup.