I'm pretty sure finance is what has driven up the costs of a typical car. Parkers (the car valuation people) had an article recently that showed the median pric

I'm pretty sure finance is what has driven up the costs of a typical car. Parkers (the car valuation people) had an article recently that showed the median price of a car has gone up by twice the rate of inflation over the last 50 years. The price has tracked earnings which tends to indicate people will buy as much car as they can afford.