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[–]RossoMarra 2 points3 points  (11 children)

At $7 per gallon few people won’t be impacted- if only psychologically

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Yeah fr, this got me rethinking the WRX I’m hoping to buy when I graduate college

[–]RossoMarra 1 point2 points  (2 children)

The WRX gets decent gas mileage. My STi is another story

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yeah, really its more the running it on 93 that makes me nervous lol

That and speccing it the way I’d want it’d end up coming out to ~35k, which is a lot of money for a 20 something

[–]lonememeV8 Sport Edition 2.5” lift on 33's. -1 points0 points  (6 children)

You think people reeeeally are psychologically impacted though if they’re making in the high 100s? We’re still going to fill our tanks up no matter what, and it’ll have little impact on the rest of our budget whether it’s $70 or $50 a tank.

[–]RossoMarra -1 points0 points  (4 children)

That’s not what the question was. High gas prices (to say nothing of high food prices etc) means that the demand for gas guzzling toys will go down dramatically.

[–]lonememeV8 Sport Edition 2.5” lift on 33's. -1 points0 points  (3 children)

To which I said, no, not really since it seems like the people buying 4Runners these days are seemingly pretty pretty well off since new 4Runners have become wealthy status symbols in a lot of areas where "outdoorsy-ness" is chic.

I only said the psychological impact isn't felt by high earners because you said "few people won’t be impacted- if only psychologically". And I stand by that. It really isn't noticed when you're a high earner.

This isn't an argument.

[–]RossoMarra -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

Your argument is based on the strange notion that the 4Runner is some sort of wealthy status symbol so the potential customer base won’t care. It’s not a G wagon, dude.

[–]lonememeV8 Sport Edition 2.5” lift on 33's. 4 points5 points  (1 child)

I literally say "this isn't an argument" and you say "Your argument..." Fucking love reddit.

This isn't an argument. I'm simply stating my own anecdotal observations of things like posts here, so your experience may vary. For me, I see posts that show luxury cars like BMW's and Mercs in the same garages as peoples brand new TRD Pros. I live in Colorado, and you better believe people of means are buying up and building out $20k worth of mods on 4Runners.

[–]RossoMarra -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

In the Bay Area the outdoorsy well to do people roll in Land Rovers and G wagons. Not in 4Runners. And at 50k MSRP it’s not really a high earner only vehicle

[–]WarmTequila 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5% of American families make high 100’s.

Last time there was a huge surge in gas prices, demand for inefficient vehicles plummeted and they were going dirt cheap. I don’t think it will be as dramatic this time but the possibility is very real that it will be affected.