robert roman
Bob Roman
Sure price can influence behavior. People will cross the street here to save two cents a gallon on price of gasoline.
In fact, FHWA found when price of gasoline hit tipping point in 2006/2007 it caused a 3.5 percent drop in vehicle miles traveled and gasoline demand.
However, there are other things that influence consumer behavior.
For example, your location says PA. PA has vehicle safety inspection program. PA also has rainy and winter conditions, road salt, slush, pot holes, mud, etc. So people in PA have incentive for taking care of their vehicles.
I grew up outside of Pittsburgh and lived in PA 30 years. I always found a need to keep my cars clean and it was usually a chore to do so.
Florida has no vehicle inspect program amongst other things mentioned.
Here, you can see vehicles bobbing up and down because the shock absorbers are worn out. A lot of people also drive around with nearly bald tires and who knows what condition their brakes are in. According to AAA, about 25 percent of licensed vehicles in Florida have invalid car insurance.
Big reason is 69 percent of all jobs in Florida pay less than $20 per hour, more than 54 percent pay less than $15 per hour and the cost of living here has increased by 13 percent since recession.
I have clients all over that have large numbers of unlimited members and it works for them. On the other hand, I can’t buy unlimited in my area if I wanted to.
Ditto on technology. I alluded to this previously.
Today, innovation is mostly carwash operators asking OEM's what new things they have for them to make more money with.
In fact, FHWA found when price of gasoline hit tipping point in 2006/2007 it caused a 3.5 percent drop in vehicle miles traveled and gasoline demand.
However, there are other things that influence consumer behavior.
For example, your location says PA. PA has vehicle safety inspection program. PA also has rainy and winter conditions, road salt, slush, pot holes, mud, etc. So people in PA have incentive for taking care of their vehicles.
I grew up outside of Pittsburgh and lived in PA 30 years. I always found a need to keep my cars clean and it was usually a chore to do so.
Florida has no vehicle inspect program amongst other things mentioned.
Here, you can see vehicles bobbing up and down because the shock absorbers are worn out. A lot of people also drive around with nearly bald tires and who knows what condition their brakes are in. According to AAA, about 25 percent of licensed vehicles in Florida have invalid car insurance.
Big reason is 69 percent of all jobs in Florida pay less than $20 per hour, more than 54 percent pay less than $15 per hour and the cost of living here has increased by 13 percent since recession.
I have clients all over that have large numbers of unlimited members and it works for them. On the other hand, I can’t buy unlimited in my area if I wanted to.
Ditto on technology. I alluded to this previously.
Today, innovation is mostly carwash operators asking OEM's what new things they have for them to make more money with.
