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Surprise! 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 c
by georgeecollins 6y ago
Surprise! 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.