How do these people in 3rd world countries afford $40K vehicles?
We sold a beagle puppy to a young man a few years back that had just graduated from Harvard Law. He had a DUEL undergrad from Stanford. He was returning to Islamabad where his family was from to work in the business. My wife mentioned to him that I was in the lumber business. He stated his family owned several paper mills among other enterprises in Pakistan.
Basically, he was smart and rich. I suspected that one of his servants would be caring for the dog we had sold him.
There are really rich people in places like Pakistan. However, the majority of the population is extremely poor. They do not have a middle class like we are accustomed to.
It is VERY difficult to move up in class in Pakistan and India. If you are born poor, most likely you will die poor. It is almost impossible to be a self made millionaire like you can become here in the US. We really do live in the land of opportunity.
Anyway, the guy with the lion in the back of his truck is probably one of those rich guys. His lion probably eats more meat in a day than the average Pakistani eats in a month.
> How do these people in 3rd world countries afford $40K vehicles?
Put a lion in the back of your truck and the police will opt to not collect their “salary” from you and will pull over other drivers for bribes. Saving $40k over your 5-year loan is possible if you drive a lot (at least that’s the impression I get from the stories of my Paki friend when he visits home).