ok, so why don’t i own an SUV then? I’ve been subjected to those same ads.

oh, did a advertisement on TV make you write this comment too?

right, so you buy a f150 instead and bitch there are no small trucks.

lose lose

you can go buy a used small body on frame truck. just expect to pay 30-40K for one, because they are highly desirable.

the Ford Maverick has been on the market for 5 years now.

The F150 sold 150K units, the F-series sold 830K units, last year.

Folks overwhelmingly choose larger cars even when smaller options are available.

it isn’t about need. it’s about want.

no doubt you own many things other people don’t think you need, but you think you do.

people buy what they want to buy. auto-makers respond to demand. the sales numbers over the last few decade show people overwhelmingly prefer SUVs and trucks to traditional passenger sedans or vans.

folks have decided they prefer larger and more expensive vehicles, and systematically do not purchase smaller or cheaper vehicles.

I’m the only person I know who owns a small sedan. everyone else has mid-large SUVs and trucks. they endlessly complain the cars are too large, and too expensive to drive… but to refuse to purchase anything smaller or cheaper. if you point out you can get a loaded civic for 30K that does 40mpg+, and costs $30-40 to fill up, or similar, they basically start telling you how ‘tiny’ those cars are and they couldn’t possible ever drive one because it’s ‘not safe’ and ‘doesn’t have enough space’. when they buy a new car, they buy a 50K+ SUV or truck that gets 25mpg or less, and often complain they wish they’d been able to purchase a larger vehicle but it cost too much.

nobody is forcing anyone to purchase these cars. they choose to do it. lots of wonderful are still on the market, but folks do not want to buy them, large sedans have basically disappeared apart from luxury brands.

the RAV4 sells double the units of the corolla now. the last time they sold equal units was 2015, a decade ago. in 2005, the corolla had 4x the sales of the RAV5. in another decade, Toyota likely won’t even make the Corolla anymore because the sales numbers are falling year over year to the point in 2035 the rav4 will sell 4x the Corolla.

personally I don’t see any value to buying buying a large suv/truck, but most folks do.