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Originally Posted by ermax
I see your point but you can hardly compare the E36 to the F80 other than they are both called the M3. A more fair comparison would be a 95 Accord to a 2018 Accord where the car hasn't practically jumped into another class. Or a 95 MX5 vs 2018 MX5. BMW in general has gone nuts with their pricing.
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1995
Median household income: 53,330
BMW M3: 37,950 - 71% of median income
Honda accord: 14,940 - 28%
Mazda Miata: 17,895 - 33%
2017
Median household income: 59,039
BMW M4: 65,400 - 111% of median income
Honda Accord: 22,455 - 38%
(Honda Civic: 18,740 - 32%)
Mazda Miata: 24,915 - 42%
The cars got 56%, 36%, and 27% more expensive.
Even when you consider that the Civic is now about equivalent in size as the Accord was then, it still costs 15% more to own the car.
Cars. Are. More. Expensive. Period.