Real Estate Agents and their Vehicles

scottIN · 12-01-2011, 12:16 PM

Depends on where you're from.

Growing up in central Indiana in the '70s / '80s, a successful agent drove a Cadillac. Those with a little less $$, a Buick.

When I went to school in Charleston, SC, the agents all drove MB, BMW, etc. never saw one in a Cadillac.

Difference?

In the midwest (esp. Indiana / Ohio / Michigan, etc.) in the '70s, if you were going to sell an expensive house there was a good chance it was going to be someone either in or associated with the US auto industry. No way you could risk showing them around in a 'foreign' car.

In Charleston, nobody cared.

Now living back in Indiana, I would say that a higher % of real estate agents drive a car from the Big 3 vs. the general population, but you do see the occasional one in a foreign car (or car from a foreign company). The auto industry is pretty much non-existant around here anymore (except for Honda & Toyota), but they probably still feel in necessary just in case.

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12-01-2011, 12:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 57	Depends on where you're from. Growing up in central Indiana in the '70s / '80s, a successful agent drove a Cadillac. Those with a little less $$, a Buick. When I went to school in Charleston, SC, the agents all drove MB, BMW, etc. never saw one in a Cadillac. Difference? In the midwest (esp. Indiana / Ohio / Michigan, etc.) in the '70s, if you were going to sell an expensive house there was a good chance it was going to be someone either in or associated with the US auto industry. No way you could risk showing them around in a 'foreign' car. In Charleston, nobody cared. Now living back in Indiana, I would say that a higher % of real estate agents drive a car from the Big 3 vs. the general population, but you do see the occasional one in a foreign car (or car from a foreign company). The auto industry is pretty much non-existant around here anymore (except for Honda & Toyota), but they probably still feel in necessary just in case.