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Oct 20, 2015
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CarolinaCoug
Median income 1977 $11,000ish inflation adjusted today that would be
$46,000 we bought a 76 BMW Bavaria for $5,000 in 77. The price of a car. Try buying a new bmw making 46 k a year now.
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Have cars always been this expensive relative to inflation? What is going on
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:24pm
Agreed. I look at Suburbans and full-size trucks, and I wonder how people...
CougaReb
10/20/15 3:27pm
you can do a lot of traveling or pay for experiences otherwise for 833$ a month
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:29pm
Yes. But the alternative is a less expensive family vehicle that costs only
garyfan
10/20/15 3:38pm
You're doing it wrong, you don't have to spend that much on a vehicle
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:42pm
There's no right or wrong way. Everyone has different preferences, needs,
garyfan
10/20/15 3:46pm
I paid less than that for an 8-seater Sienna with 100k miles.
PharmD
10/20/15 3:47pm
I would have a hard time buying a car with 100k miles already on it
Cheesy Gordita
10/20/15 3:48pm
Most non american cars are going 200+ easy.
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:50pm
I don't have an issue with it...growing up our family cars all had between 200
PharmD
10/20/15 3:50pm
A car with 400k? That's probably a real looker
Cheesy Gordita
10/20/15 9:21pm
Actually it was in pretty good shape. My Dad commuted 60k+ miles a year.
PharmD
10/20/15 9:29pm
Nobody is questioning that those cars exist.
garyfan
10/20/15 3:52pm
You can buy a high end Odyssey with the best trim level or the basic Dodge Carav
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:49pm
You mean people need to make a decision about what is important to them?
garyfan
10/20/15 3:52pm
They can't afford them. Sooner or later that bubble will pop.
byuluvr
10/20/15 3:30pm
The used ones are expensive too.
PharmD
10/20/15 3:31pm
Hey, you think it was cheap saving GM?
OldCosmo
10/20/15 3:27pm
The older I get the more I sound like my parents when it comes to inflation
QuickCoug
10/20/15 3:30pm
A 27K truck in 2004 is now over 50K. The link says it should be 34K.
Malathion
10/20/15 3:40pm
its not hard to find a honda minvan or Pilot for $40k, no way were they close
byu1
10/20/15 3:43pm
Cars last pretty long now. They have to make up for the declining need somehow
BYUheaven
10/20/15 3:31pm
Nope. Thank all the people that lease cars and want to look like they have more$
byu1
10/20/15 3:31pm
The cost of cars is a massive chunk of your take-home pay, regardless of how you
garyfan
10/20/15 3:34pm
this is just not true. You can buy a 10 year old car and drive it for 10 years
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:37pm
You're making my point.
garyfan
10/20/15 3:38pm
ummm, no I'm not. 6.5 years ago I bought a Honday Oddysey for 4k from my brother
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:44pm
You keep missing the point.
garyfan
10/20/15 3:50pm
roger that....
Mayor of Cougartown
10/20/15 3:53pm
I got a brand new Ford F-150 XLT for $34K. It was only about $5K more than used
macdizzle
10/20/15 3:34pm
12 years ago I got the same truck (super crew) for $22K.
Left Shark Coug
10/20/15 3:37pm
Car loans have gone beyond 5 years now.
Left Shark Coug
10/20/15 3:35pm
There isn't a good reason to ever spend more than $10k on a vehicle.
Backcountry
10/20/15 3:47pm
Oh, come on. What's so funny?
Backcountry
10/20/15 3:51pm
more than $10k on a vehicle.
RalphWiggam
10/20/15 3:53pm
Why? Genuinely curious
Backcountry
10/20/15 3:56pm
That post was a mistake. But I do think there can be very good reasons to spend
RalphWiggam
10/21/15 1:01am
Sample size is small, but my last two vehicles were late 90's Toyota 4runners.
Backcountry
10/21/15 7:39pm
Just ridiculous advice. I'd NEVER spend less than $10k on car. You think I'd
HarlemCoug
10/20/15 4:04pm
Haha wow, 2x as safe and 5x as reliable? That is just ridiculous.
Backcountry
10/20/15 5:34pm
Sorry...that just isn't true. I didn't buy a new Honda Odyssey because I care
RalphWiggam
10/21/15 1:05am
Fair enough.
Backcountry
10/21/15 7:45pm
$10,000 gets me a 10 year old Honda with accident history or salvage title
BYUCoug11
10/20/15 4:22pm
You need to do some shopping around. You can do a whole lot better than that.
Backcountry
10/20/15 5:35pm
I probably could, for a 1995 Kia Sorrento or something
BYUCoug11
10/20/15 5:46pm
That's just not true.
Backcountry
10/20/15 6:02pm
Watch for a month or two?? Check "every 30 minutes" - You're playing small
HarlemCoug
10/20/15 7:11pm
We stare at our phones all day long. It's easy to refresh as app as you are
Backcountry
10/20/15 7:13pm
Not all of us are at a point where we can afford to play "big ball".
Backcountry
10/21/15 7:44pm
How about this one: the car I chose cost more than that
Rogue Gunner
10/21/15 10:54am
It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.
Backcountry
10/21/15 7:42pm
RE: It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.
garyfan
10/21/15 9:25pm
I don't mean to be condescending.
Backcountry
10/22/15 11:38am
You're still reading way too much into things.
garyfan
10/22/15 11:49am
I agree with you completely.
Backcountry
10/22/15 11:55am
I'm the same way. Cars just aren't my thing.
garyfan
10/22/15 12:05pm
No my father bought a house and a BMW in 1977
CarolinaCoug
10/20/15 3:48pm
Do you wear these when you type?
fulano
10/20/15 3:59pm
RE: Do you wear these when you type?
RdF3
10/20/15 4:10pm
Slim's response on that was awesome.
Breaded Hamster
10/21/15 2:50pm
Bought a 2004 Toyota Sequoia in 2007 with 40K miles for $21K because we needed
The Farm
10/20/15 4:09pm
The problem is that this is almost impossible now.
godawgs
10/20/15 4:21pm
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MMCougIII
10/20/15 5:23pm
Your 200k assumption is way off. Toyotas are just getting broken in at 200.
Backcountry
10/20/15 5:38pm
At 145 that thing is brand new.
Backcountry
10/20/15 5:37pm
100% agree. I only buy Toyota now.
monteburns
10/21/15 10:59am
Median income 1977 $11,000ish inflation adjusted today that would be
CarolinaCoug
10/20/15 9:01pm
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