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Originally Posted by redpoint5
What percent of purchases are made based on need?
It's a provable fact that big trucks tend to attract the attention of women more than a Hyundai Accent. We're designed by nature to display excess as a way to signal suitability for mating and project our influence.
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This is also a cycle of fads.
First everyone wants a station wagon as a family vehicle. Then it has to be a minivan. Now everyone thinks it has to be an SUV or a Pickup. Why? Because that's what society tells them. Now you can't drive a station wagon because that's an old person's vehicle. And now you can't drive a minivan because that makes you a soccer mom. (And what's wrong with being a soccer mom anyway?)
Truths and half truths also shape the way we think. Many people buy bigger vehicles because they think they are safer. The heavier the vehicle the safer it is. The F-150 is the most popular pickup because it's a big heavy full sized truck. Little do buyers know that a 2021 F-150 can have a curb weight as low as 4,000lbs, the same as what many full sized cars start out at also. The Toyota Rav4 looks bigger than a Camry so it must be safer. Yet nobody pays attention that these vehicles weigh the same, and what is more, the 2021 Camry has a perfect 5 star safety rating but the RAV4 only a 4 star rating. (Maybe that's why it's called the RAV4 and not the RAV5.)