I would guess that most of the fancy trucks are sold to old men with deep pockets. They buy a loaded pickup instead of a Cadillac or Lincoln, especially now when they no longer make large cars. The fancy truck has become a status symbol for them. My previous truck was a Lariat so upscale of my current XTR. I miss some things like the leather bucket seats and automatic climate control but the newer one has things like the backup camera and the beeper that warn of things behind it which the 02 did not. I would have cheerfully had a fancier truck but it would have cost a lot more and I did not need more bells and whistles.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A -------- Original message --------From: Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: 2018-01-20 1:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Major disappointment The $50,000 to $60,000 peekups with all the "luxury" trim/interior such as the frod "platinum" "limited" "SVT Raptor" and "King Ranch" are what I classify as wussywagons. They are not meant for work, but to show off the owners wealth or to stroke the owners ego, or to satisfy the wife while doing one of the former.. The "platinum" is definitely trimmed to sell to the female market. To be fair, pretty much all cars, MB included are targeted at the female market. There may be some argument about the king ranch, but with a price tag over $50,000, leather steering wheel cover, heated seats, etc, it definitely has options that fall into the wussy category. Each of these would be competing with a MB/nissan pickup. I am not picking on frod, because GM, dodge, toada and nissan all offer products with similar fru-fru. I am more familiar with their trim levels. When you compare the $50k-60k wagens to the $27k ford F150 XL, can you honestly tell me a "limited or "platinum" is worth twice as much money? Will they get twice as much MPG? Will they last twice as long? Will they carry twice as much? Do they have some combination of the 3 that justifies being worth twice as much? The gummit meddling in the vehicle market has driven people away from cars and into peekups. The carmakers are not stupid. they are just capitalizing on the weaknesses of people and what their gummit has taxed/regulated them into. > Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > January 19, 2018 at 10:40 AM > > > What would you consider to not be a wussywagon? A Unimog? > I cannot see myself doing long trips at highway speeds in one of those. > > > I suggest that the 4WD 1/2 ton crew cab pickups are the best thing > since sliced bread. Basically, a big sedan with a huge trunk. Haul > people and/or loads of lumber etc and pull a trailer behind too if > need be. The biggest disadvantage is parking them. > > I don't need 3/4 ton capacity so not much point in hauling the extra > weight around. Would consider a diesel if I needed it and could > justify it but I cannot. > > RB _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
