Americans making over $200K prefer...
03-03-2017, 09:42 AM
#11
nah. it's all perspective.
for me, its practicality. i need a semi luxury vehicle to fit in to take people to lunch, etc. while having interior room. Had an xlt before and the cloth got stained from "using" the truck and I cant have seat covers bc they look redneck.
$40-45k for a semi luxury vehicle w/ 4x4 and 4A that has great resale, etc helps make this truck a good fit for professionals that make over a 1/4 mill. At my work there are about 25 F150s out of 300 parking spaces occupied by VPs, SVPs and EVPs. Pay is 200k - 5M.
for me, its practicality. i need a semi luxury vehicle to fit in to take people to lunch, etc. while having interior room. Had an xlt before and the cloth got stained from "using" the truck and I cant have seat covers bc they look redneck.
$40-45k for a semi luxury vehicle w/ 4x4 and 4A that has great resale, etc helps make this truck a good fit for professionals that make over a 1/4 mill. At my work there are about 25 F150s out of 300 parking spaces occupied by VPs, SVPs and EVPs. Pay is 200k - 5M.
03-03-2017, 09:57 AM
#13
Senior Member
The other piece is it is NOT just a truck for people at those incomes. It is a luxury vehicle and more socially accepted as such nowadays. One often needs a certain caliber vehicle in those professional circles (just like nice suits, nice shoes, etc). That's kind of the point of the article.
03-03-2017, 10:06 AM
#14
03-03-2017, 10:07 AM
#15
My point is I don't see a truck and think "Oh, I'd love to have ____ and ____," I see "It runs. I rarely tow. Parts are cheap. I don't need the vast majority of those features." It's all personal taste. If you like all the bells and whistles, go for it. I really couldn't care less for most of the new things, so it's just purpose and cosmetics (if I was to get a new truck, it'd be a 15+, not a huge fan of 09-14 front end, but I'll wait many years for them to come down to a price I feel is worth it for what I would actually use). I'm not that much of a "pay for looks" or "get the extras" guy. 
03-03-2017, 10:12 AM
#16
Bawhahahaha!! Says the guy who has a slew of "bling" mods below his post.
I think there are quite a few +200K folk who use the vehicle for work.
I think there are also quite a few who have a truck to pull their toys.
I also think there are quite a few who just like the look of a truck.
Usually +220K folk are a bit older and are prone to "nostalgic impulses."
I also think trucks are no longer work vehicles, but are very, very well appointed.
Finally, I think most who make north of 200K also have another vehicle ... or two.
I think there are quite a few +200K folk who use the vehicle for work.
I think there are also quite a few who have a truck to pull their toys.
I also think there are quite a few who just like the look of a truck.
Usually +220K folk are a bit older and are prone to "nostalgic impulses."
I also think trucks are no longer work vehicles, but are very, very well appointed.
Finally, I think most who make north of 200K also have another vehicle ... or two.
Last edited by jwanck11; 03-03-2017 at 10:15 AM.
03-03-2017, 10:13 AM
#17
This is true in my case I need a truck for business. I can speak from experience even with a very good income well over $200,000 I have put 3 kids through college have a mortgage etc etc one does not have enough to go out and buy new Porsche, Mercedes etc?! I do trade trucks every 2-3 years and get a totally optioned out XLT that is all I need love my trucks!
03-03-2017, 10:15 AM
#18
Senior Member
My point is I don't see a truck and think "Oh, I'd love to have ____ and ____," I see "It runs. I rarely tow. Parts are cheap. I don't need the vast majority of those features." It's all personal taste. If you like all the bells and whistles, go for it. I really couldn't care less for most of the new things, so it's just purpose and cosmetics (if I was to get a new truck, it'd be a 15+, not a huge fan of 09-14 front end, but I'll wait many years for them to come down to a price I feel is worth it for what I would actually use). I'm not that much of a "pay for looks" or "get the extras" guy.
To lots of Americans, their rides are extensons of themselves that reflect their personalities. Most Americans spend a significant amount of time in their vehicles as well.
03-03-2017, 10:23 AM
#19
My thoughts exactly. Totally overlooks or purposefully misconstrues the fact that most small business/single proprietorship LLC income is listed under the owners w-2 income not the EIN.
03-03-2017, 10:27 AM
#20
Bawhahahaha!! Says the guy who has a slew of "bling" mods below his post.
I think there are quite a few +200K folk who use the vehicle for work.
I think there are also quite a few who have a truck to pull their toys.
I also think there are quite a few who just like the look of a truck.
Usually +220K folk are a bit older and are prone to "nostalgic impulses."
I also think trucks are no longer work vehicles, but are very, very well appointed.
Finally, I think most who make north of 200K also have another vehicle ... or two.
I think there are quite a few +200K folk who use the vehicle for work.
I think there are also quite a few who have a truck to pull their toys.
I also think there are quite a few who just like the look of a truck.
Usually +220K folk are a bit older and are prone to "nostalgic impulses."
I also think trucks are no longer work vehicles, but are very, very well appointed.
Finally, I think most who make north of 200K also have another vehicle ... or two.