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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
You’re talking about buying a luxury brand over a non-luxury brand, which doesn’t impact usability. I think we all know people buy them out of want — not need — and they’d be the first to admit that they could have gotten a similarly-sized vehicle for a third of the price, but it simply wouldn’t be as nice inside, wouldn’t drive as nicely or ride as quietly, etc.
The truck discussion is one aimed at form factor, which is directly tied to usability and particularity in-town usability where some of them can’t even fit in parking garages, and fitting them in a parking space is seemingly impossible for their owners (or at the very least makes the space beside them unusable). Although I also agree that the North American brands making their full-size SUVs as big as primary schools on wheels are an awful trend. I think the same applies to vehicles on the whole, but it is especially bad with the Big 3’s trucks and GM and Ford’s SUVs.
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I’m aware, I was specifically addressing the “they don’t need it” objection. There are specific brands/models people literally never need more than a cheaper, more sensible choice, so you can just throw the entire point out the window.
It’s also not like people have much choice about form factor. Nobody is saying “I’m only buying an F-150 if they increase the size another 20%” it’s just that companies make them and people buy them, but people would buy them regardless.