Maybe it is a waste of time to follow the economic/business news. These days you hear about pickup trucks 'trying' to be sold for over $100,000. I keep expecting to see signs in my own life in the backcountry that Americans are falling out of love with pickup trucks. But I don't see it, yet. Of course statistical changes are gradual and therefore hard to perceive. But still!
I can see the utility of pickup trucks for certain tradesmen, as well as people who live a truly rural lifestyle. But what about all the urban cowboys, henpecked husbands, and cubicle rats who work in an office in the big city? It seems like they would benefit from, say, an all-wheel-drive Subaru with a good rack on it. But these guys don't want a mommie-mobile anymore than they want to be seen walking a little white fluffy malti-poo, as opposed to a husky.
So, over the next couple years, we'll see if they can borrow $100,000 -- at the higher interest rates.
Wouldn't it be great to see the number of 4WD vehicles go down?! Wouldn't it be great to see public lands become less crowded? Why don't city people stick to paved roads, close to where they live? An electric Toyota Corolla would do a good job of taking them through the Starbucks drive-through, or to the grocery store, or to work.
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