Been curious what our demographics are on this forum from a buyer/user point of view. Maybe this will help Jamie and the team focus on where buyer interest levels are. Hopefully I covered enough angles.
What buyer type are you
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I want to expand on the idea behind "what kind of buyer are you"
I love cars and I also love the analysis that can come from associating what vehicle someone buys is a reflection of who they are and what they value as a person. Cars not only are the 2nd most expensive thing people buy, but many will spend more time in their cars than any individual room in their homes....so i find that the car you choose to buy is deeply personal.
price isn't always a factor in the analysis. as an example i was telling my friend about it and then i turned to his car a Honda HR-V. He then blurted out "you can tell i'm cheap". I replied that isn't necessarily the case. The HR-V has great gas mileage, it is practical, is has more passenger volume than cargo volume, and it is front wheel drive.....the other factor that i know from being his friend is that he is extremely frugal, he has enough money to buy more expensive cars but his main car is a early 2000s Nissan that still works fine. so because of that he HAD to spend money on his wife's car and the things he clearly found valuable enough to spend money on is his kids/family. Driving performance wasn't important to him and cargo space was a minor need for only occasional short road trips and no off roading.
the things i value as a person and therefore what i want in a vehicle:
- I value my family most of all so i want good comfortable passanger volume
- I want to work on my house, so i need cargo and towing
- I enjoy driving, finding the proper line and making a smooth transition in and out of curves, I used to enjoy stick shift but acceleration on demand is also something i value.
- I value nature so being able to drive down the beach or towing a small boat to a boat launch or just getting me a little down an unpaved road.
- I also really value efficiency. I don't like the idea of waste.....so MPG or MPGe is a very important comparison point for me.
I love cars and I also love the analysis that can come from associating what vehicle someone buys is a reflection of who they are and what they value as a person. Cars not only are the 2nd most expensive thing people buy, but many will spend more time in their cars than any individual room in their homes....so i find that the car you choose to buy is deeply personal.
price isn't always a factor in the analysis. as an example i was telling my friend about it and then i turned to his car a Honda HR-V. He then blurted out "you can tell i'm cheap". I replied that isn't necessarily the case. The HR-V has great gas mileage, it is practical, is has more passenger volume than cargo volume, and it is front wheel drive.....the other factor that i know from being his friend is that he is extremely frugal, he has enough money to buy more expensive cars but his main car is a early 2000s Nissan that still works fine. so because of that he HAD to spend money on his wife's car and the things he clearly found valuable enough to spend money on is his kids/family. Driving performance wasn't important to him and cargo space was a minor need for only occasional short road trips and no off roading.
the things i value as a person and therefore what i want in a vehicle:
- I value my family most of all so i want good comfortable passanger volume
- I want to work on my house, so i need cargo and towing
- I enjoy driving, finding the proper line and making a smooth transition in and out of curves, I used to enjoy stick shift but acceleration on demand is also something i value.
- I value nature so being able to drive down the beach or towing a small boat to a boat launch or just getting me a little down an unpaved road.
- I also really value efficiency. I don't like the idea of waste.....so MPG or MPGe is a very important comparison point for me.
Great added point of view
My kid is off to college in 4 months so family need is less for me
-I love design-especially cars-always wanted to be a car designer. The lines, the details, aesthetics.
-I’m a spirited driver BUT a driver. I don’t play on my phone-safety matters a lot as it relates to performance. I don’t talk with my hands. To me my drive is an experience, not a necessary evil.
-personally, I don’t care what’s inside so long as it works and is reliable. Could be 2 hamsters in a wheel-just doesn’t matter to me so long as performance satisfies me
-I LOVE open air driving. I believe so long as it’s over 50 degrees and no precipitation I like the top downs. So good heater is important. My first convertible I’d bundle up my daughter first snow fall each year and we’d drive in the snow-LOVED it.
-this vehicle style helps me escape and also slows me down. Little time for boating but archery will minimize when my daughter leaves so fishing is going to be reignited and the flexibility of a Scout/Bronco does what I need
-“fuel” economy matters but I don’t commute and I don’t expect a box on wheels to be stellar so hopefully Scout will blow my mind and average like 26-28 mpg-e.
Thanks for throwing in this angle-hoping others share their “secret” stories
just for reference 26 MPGe would be terrible....for reference the Rivian gets 74 MPGe and whats worse is the HUMMER EV which gets about 47MPGe and is considered a terribly inefficient vehicle...much like it's ICE version.
Feel like GMC going with 35” MTs as the only tire option was a PR mistake, it would have been wise to also offer a street focused/maximum MPGe tire option as well like Rivian did... particularly because of the Hummer’s history with efficiency or the lack thereof.
Rivian R1T: Standard ~33” All Seasons (73 MPGe) Vs ~34” All Terrains (64 MPGe)
