I do not believe this anecdote. The top selling vehicles each year are full size pickup trucks, last year alone they accounted for 10% of sales (1). The F serie

I do not believe this anecdote. The top selling vehicles each year are full size pickup trucks, last year alone they accounted for 10% of sales (1). The F series has been America's most popular car for 40 years (2). Are they really being bought in the "overwhelming" majority by trades people? The numbers suggest they're just popular cars. Americans are in love with pickup trucks, it's an entire subculture. And at least where I live, which has some nasty weather conditions, the trades people I've worked with over the last few years all drive vans. Landscapers and garbage pickers are some of the exceptions. (1) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/pickup-trucks-dominate-americas-10-best-selling-vehicles-of-2020.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/pickup-trucks-dominate-ameri.... (2) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/02/ford-pickup-remains-americas-top-selling-truck-for-45th-year.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/02/ford-pickup-remains-americas...