Best Cars for Traveling Salespeople
Good picks for those who have to drive to meet their clients
Even as more of the world meets electronically, there are still those salespeople who need to be out and about, and be seen as they do it. We’re thinking real estate agents, financial planners, contractors, insurance adjustors—really, anyone who might drop by someone’s house for a discussion or who might carry a client in his or her car.
Automobiles are especially important for real estate agents. “Car expense is the largest expense real estate agents have,” says Quintin Simmons, a spokesman for the National Association of Realtors.
And those agents may have different impressions that they’re hoping to make with their choice of car, Simmons says—and they don’t walk in lockstep. “Decisions real estate agents make regarding their personal and professional image, like all things in real estate, depend on local markets and personal preferences,” he says. Some may want to signal that they're frugal by driving an economical car, and others may want their car to show off their success.
