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> but a sprinter van is going to provide better actual utility for most trades Certain jobs in certain trades, not all of them > and a 80k f150 platinum Bas

by Aurornis 10mo ago

> but a sprinter van is going to provide better actual utility for most trades Certain jobs in certain trades, not all of them > and a 80k f150 platinum Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly

tempest_ 10mo ago
> Certain jobs in certain trades, not all of them Correct, which is why I used said most trades and not all trades > Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model.
- Aurornis 10mo ago
  > The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model. $50K is much closer to the $40K base model than the $80K platinum model. Everyone loves to cite the platinum model as if all the contractors or CEOs or whoever were bashing today are driving it, but most people are not buying the most expensive models.
- parineum 10mo ago
  > The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model. Half of the vehicles are below 50k.
  - potato3732842 10mo ago
    Way than half. Average is dragged up by 100k F-550s with $100k service bodies installed on them and $200k+ exotic cars. There are no negative and zero dollar sales to drag down the average. This is a textbook example of a case where median would be better.
alexjplant 10mo ago
> Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly No it isn't [1]. > There seems to be no limit these days to how lavishly equipped, not to mention expensive, full-size standard-duty pickup trucks have become at the upper reaches of their respective model lines. [...] They’re brash and uniquely American alternatives to fine-tuned European luxury SUVs. For those keeping score, Kelley Blue Book says the average full-size pickup sold for $66,386 last month, due in large part to the growing popularity of such upscale models. Sixty. Six. Thousand. Dollars. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2026/01/14/the-costliest-pickup-trucks-now-command-six-figure-sticker-prices/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2026/01/14/the-cos...
- Aurornis 10mo ago
  How dare those workers buy nice cars for themselves to drive every day! What were they thinking?
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> but a sprinter van is going to provide better actual utility for most trades Certain jobs in certain trades, not all of them > and a 80k f150 platinum Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly

tempest_ 10mo ago

> Certain jobs in certain trades, not all of them Correct, which is why I used said most trades and not all trades > Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model.

Aurornis 10mo ago
> The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model. $50K is much closer to the $40K base model than the $80K platinum model. Everyone loves to cite the platinum model as if all the contractors or CEOs or whoever were bashing today are driving it, but most people are not buying the most expensive models.
parineum 10mo ago
> The average new vehicle price in the US is 50k, people are not buying the base model. Half of the vehicles are below 50k.
- potato3732842 10mo ago
  Way than half. Average is dragged up by 100k F-550s with $100k service bodies installed on them and $200k+ exotic cars. There are no negative and zero dollar sales to drag down the average. This is a textbook example of a case where median would be better.

alexjplant 10mo ago

> Base F150 starts at half that. This is silly No it isn't [1]. > There seems to be no limit these days to how lavishly equipped, not to mention expensive, full-size standard-duty pickup trucks have become at the upper reaches of their respective model lines. [...] They’re brash and uniquely American alternatives to fine-tuned European luxury SUVs. For those keeping score, Kelley Blue Book says the average full-size pickup sold for $66,386 last month, due in large part to the growing popularity of such upscale models. Sixty. Six. Thousand. Dollars. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2026/01/14/the-costliest-pickup-trucks-now-command-six-figure-sticker-prices/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2026/01/14/the-cos...

Aurornis 10mo ago
How dare those workers buy nice cars for themselves to drive every day! What were they thinking?
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