Best vehicle for a person who needs to impress customers?

[atikovi]

women in their 30s, not 70s!!!!

More like 20s.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Lexus CT200h

Crown Victoria.

but it has to be a fancy Crown Victoria aka Town Car, or at least a Grand Marquis

 

[methusaleh]

Many good points above.

I’d like to combine them all into my observation:

Show that you have responsibility and care to maintain the car’s cleanliness.

Truly successful people don’t need to show off in an expensive daily driver or work car. My uncle had the means to pay cash for multiple $100k+ exotics, three residences, and an airplane, yet daily drove a meticulously-maintained and rather modest Audi. I once visited a billionaire friend of his, who had literally a barn full of cars that most of us would give a limb to own, yet he drove something relatively boring every day.

 

[y_p_w]

I remember the movie Tin Men about aluminum siding salesmen. All the sales guys had Cadillac sedans with tail fins. Not sure what the equivalent would be these days, but over the years I remember sales guys where I worked had Lexus and Mercedes vehicles, but they might be older but otherwise well maintained. I don't think there are too many people these days who are terribly impressed by luxury cars. When I was working a summer job, our sales guys (who mostly worked out of the office) might have a company car as a benefit. I recall one was a Chevy Corsica, so nothing fancy but he didn't have to pay for it. A new Honda Accord or Toyota Camry might be good for that purpose, but then a Lexus ES might be too if one is going for a certain appearance of success.

 

[UG_Passat]

One friend of mine recently got his professional license and is a customer-facing sales rep. The main customer base is women in their 30s. He currently drives a 90s Civic so it wouldn't work out very well for him and he likely need a newer car. His family currently has a 2015 Prius and a 2008 Lexus ES, I wonder would those vehicles work well for him as well or should he plan to get something else in the long run (Mercedes? BMW? Tesla? Audi?)

He is in his mid 40s and prefer something reliable, not too expensive, but still shows that he is dependable and successful instead of just someone off the street not really know his thing.

If he's driving people around.... a CPO Lexus RX350.

 

[UG_Passat]

More details about what kind of clients and what is he "selling":

I think, he is either selling mid to high end products to customers instead of some industrial sales. From what I know he could be selling plastic surgery, Peloton, or he could be selling time share. I do not know the detail but it is not something like drill bits or petro chemical products to a woman engineer.

What I think, from that understanding, is he need to show a charisma to make the products he's selling more convincing. He will likely not use that car to drive customers around much, but they would likely be in and out of the car once in a while (just the women and their women friends sometimes, not women, husbands, kids, etc).

a CPO Lexus RX350. Should show enough "class" to those customers that might judge him and still be reliable.

 

[atikovi]

For something middle of the road and inoffensive, you can't beat an Impala or Malibu.

 

[dkryan]

Look, cut the crap!

Simply have him rent the horse drawn carriage that the soon-to-be King Charles III will be using this Saturday.

There’s a lot of down time on that ride so it should be available most of the time.

Besides, ain’t no way anyone can pimp THAT ride. And chicks will dig it!

 

[walterjay]

As a plumber never show up in a Cadillac.

 

[skyactiv]

You guys are thinking like guys. My younger sister is in her 30's and we are besties. She likes late model Camaros and Mustangs.

 

[RooflessVW]

You guys are thinking like guys. My younger sister is in her 30's and we are besties. She likes late model Camaros and Mustangs.

My sister dailies a GTI and wants a Cayenne

 

[Dave Hess]

Cayenne is very expensive. I like them but too pricey.

 

[Finklejag]

This, in the base trim.

 

[UncleDave]

Something big enough to get 4 people in and out of easily (the lunch run almost always ends up with 4) , has a great air conditioner (sweating in suits sucks) , is clean and smells nice inside vs rancid gym socks.

Brand is secondary to the above.

 

[leadcounsel]

I would be turned off by someone with a car that's very cheap or poorly maintained, but equally turned off by someone with a lavish high end expensive newer vehicle that screams wasteful or poor with finances.

Something classy, stylish, in the 5-15 year old range, possibly older like something with a lot of character (really old Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc.).

 

[RooflessVW]

Cayenne is very expensive. I like them but too pricey.

New? Sure.

 

[CKN]

For something middle of the road and inoffensive, you can't beat an Impala or Malibu.

THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Finklejag]

Something classy, stylish, in the 5-15 year old range, possibly older like something with a lot of character (really old Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc.).

I feel most women will just look at the MB or BMW badge and still think expensive. The average American doesn’t know you can pick up a 10 year used euro car for $10K. They will still just see the badge.

Just look what middle aged women realtors are driving, and get one of those.

 

[cb_13]

South Bay Area

It is part of his "business expense", like suits

His customer base is women in their 30s, not 70s

Mercury Marauder then

 

[John105]

Mercedes S class immediately came to mind.

Does impressing customers equate to success? I’m thinking it’s what’s behind the person and employer that would.

I mean when I traveled a guy on my team rented Escalades, while I got the Camry or Altima. I don’t think anybody with our co nor clients felt impressed. I just assumed he got free upgrades.