Originally Posted by Wolf359
Oh yeah did anyone else mention why pickups are popular? Lots of overweight/obese Americans, over 50% actually. They actually need the room of a pickup/SUV to fit in as opposed to crawling into a sedan.
True ^^^^
However one more huge factor here no one thinks about....
For Older people it is far far easier to get in and out of a truck or SUV or even CUV... Why?? The change in hip angle getting in and out is much much easier to perform. Increasing the hip angle can help older people a whole whole lot. And since older people generally have more money than you get people. Thus the increase in higher ride height vehicles.
Even my father in law who is not fond of those types of vehicles... Said it was far far easier for him to get in and out of... And he is not alone in thinking if this . Millions and millions of people my parents age and his aka baby boomers age know this too.
For people my age and younger.... It is just likely a status thing more than any real utility needed.
Oh yeah did anyone else mention why pickups are popular? Lots of overweight/obese Americans, over 50% actually. They actually need the room of a pickup/SUV to fit in as opposed to crawling into a sedan.
True ^^^^
However one more huge factor here no one thinks about....
For Older people it is far far easier to get in and out of a truck or SUV or even CUV... Why?? The change in hip angle getting in and out is much much easier to perform. Increasing the hip angle can help older people a whole whole lot. And since older people generally have more money than you get people. Thus the increase in higher ride height vehicles.
Even my father in law who is not fond of those types of vehicles... Said it was far far easier for him to get in and out of... And he is not alone in thinking if this . Millions and millions of people my parents age and his aka baby boomers age know this too.
For people my age and younger.... It is just likely a status thing more than any real utility needed.
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