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adjusted for inflation not to mention features, cars are cheaper than ever. My first new car was 1992 Maxima. It retailed for nearly $20k in 1991, which is $4
by pcurve 3y ago
adjusted for inflation not to mention features, cars are cheaper than ever.
My first new car was 1992 Maxima. It retailed for nearly $20k in 1991, which is $43k in today's money.
It didn't even come with leather, power seat, sunroof, ABS, CD, or automatic climate control. It only had one airbag.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoWhat does the Nissan Maxima retail for right now? Regional price differences means my looking up that information is meaningless, but I'm seeing more than $30k.
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- pcurve 3y agoMaxima has moved upmarket and it's no longer a basic car. However, Nissan Altima starts at $25k.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoI'm not sure the history of the Maxima, but in 1992 it was being marketed as a "four-door sports car", which doesn't sound the bottom of the market to me. It sounds like a bad example either way. Maybe a better example would be the Nissan Altima, which was available in 1993 for $13,349[1] and would cost (according to the calculator here[2]) ~$28,000 in today's dollars [1] https://www.cargurus.com/research/1993-Nissan-Altima-c3078 https://www.cargurus.com/research/1993-Nissan-Altima-c3078 [2] https://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html https://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html
- pcurve 3y agoYeah I didn't mean to imply the Maxima was basic. In fact, I meant the opposite, because it costs $43k in today's money, yet hardly came with any features that you'd find in today's $30k cars.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoAh, ok, I was confused as to the point.
- lm28469 3y agoEven if true, min wages are stagnating once you account for inflation https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18728.jpeg https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18728.jpeg > cars are cheaper than ever factually false and easily verifiable, VW polo/golf current gen are 40%+ more expensive than V1s once you adjust for inflation: https://www.carscoops.com/2017/09/vw-golf-40-year-price-history-points-to/ https://www.carscoops.com/2017/09/vw-golf-40-year-price-hist... renault clio 1: 8000 euros (adjusted) renault clio 5: 20000 euros (current) peugeot 205: 9000 euros (adjusted) peugeot 208: 17000 euros (current) > It didn't even come with leather, power seat, sunroof, ABS, CD, or automatic climate control. It only had one airbag. No cars comes with the bare minimum anymore (mandatory safety features), they all have screens, infotainment, useless gadgets. If you just want to go from A to B you don't need a computer on wheels. Not even talking about maintenance, you can't do anything by yourself anymore