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Originally Posted by tranzformer
Honda Civic Si: $22,205
Mazdaspeed3: $23,700
VW GTI: $23,695
Ford Mustang V6: $22,605
Hyundai GC 2.0T: $22,250
Mini Cooper S: $23,700
Mazda Miata: $23,110
Average price: $23,037.86
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Woah Nelly. Few of your listed cars are sold at their base prices. The MINI is the undisputed king of options; the people I know that've recently bought an MCS had sticker prices in the 26-28k range for modestly equipped configurations [not dragging a marker down the options page]. Base price does not equal sale price, so don't get anal on averaging base prices to the penny and think you've made worthwhile data. Furthermore, all those prices will change next model year as every OEM adjusts for inflation.
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Originally Posted by tranzformer
..... If $30k is the new $20k, then the cars I listed above must be the old $10k cars.
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Economic inflation isn't slowing down, and that means your money is becoming less valuable every year. The kind of new car $20k bought back in year 2000 approximates the class of new car you can buy now for $30k. No, you don't need to go Google it and prove that I'm a few dollars off. It's just a catch phrase, not meant to be literal, just conceptual.