stuart in mn said:1988RedT2 said:I just spent some time trying to find the original MSRP for my teenage dream car--the 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo. I have no idea what the car cost new, but it wasn't cheap then, and they aren't cheap now.
I seem to remember they were around $25,0000, which seemed like an astronomical number to me at the time.
Even higher, $38,500 or about $155k now
2004 Pontiac GTO - $31,795 when new, add $695 for the Tremec trans and you end up at $44,564 adjusted for inflation. Worth it.
G_Body_Man (Forum Supporter) said:2004 Pontiac GTO - $31,795 when new, add $695 for the Tremec trans and you end up at $44,564 adjusted for inflation. Worth it.
Damn near the exact numbers for my dream car at the time, which was a 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8.
Steve_Jones said:ultraclydebest I can tell, a mid optioned 4x4 F150 sold for around $18,000 in 1994. That's about $31,500 in today's dollars. Seems like trucks are getting relatively more expensive.
what's mid optioned? They didn't really sell crew cabs as much back then, so figure a super cab with power windows/locks/cruise? I can buy that new Today for $34k. It's the fact that people are loading them up that makes it seem like they're crazy money
That's about the spec I was thinking. Something like an XLT package. Base price in 94 was mid 16s so I was doing some hand waving on spec'ing it up to be more representative of current. You could take one off the lot for 34k but I think msrp is almost $42k, which is what we're comparing, effectively. Extended cab, 4x4, base engine starts at 41,900.
You're absolutely right about the high option trucks now, not a fair comparison.
I really wanted a Collector's Edition Trans Am in 2002; but, I graduated in 2004 so I'll just use a 2004 Z06 instead.
2004 Z06 MSRP: $52, 185
2020 Inflation rate: $71, 578
My mom ended up buying a C5 for herself when I moved out of the house. After driving it my dreams of ever wanting to own a Corvette quickly dwindled. While fun and fast it just wasn't for me. Plus the incessent waving by other Corvette owners felt like a chore.
The dream car in high school that was in production would have been the original Caterham 7 Superlight R500 (the one with a Rover K-series). I am really struggling to find an MSRP on that though.
I graduated in 1989 an so wanted a Lotus Esprit.
1989 Base Price: $80,645
2020 Price: $168,509
Around 1990 I test drove a '69 Charger "General Lee" replica (my dream car at the time). 383/727 drivetrain. Running, driving car that I walked away from because it had a little bit of rust in the trunk.
Asking price was $2200, or $4361 in 2020 money.
Today you can't find a rusted out, engine-less project '69 Charger for under 5 figures.
1998 Integra Type R: MSRP $23,500 (as far as I could dig up)
Today? $37,355.05
In reply to Steve_Jones :
Interesting, so only really, really pristine ones have made it back to their inflation adjusted MSRP.
ebelements said:1998 Integra Type R: MSRP $23,500 (as far as I could dig up)
Today? $37,355.05
Right on par with the current Civic Type R.
I've thought really hard about this. I graduated in 2006, but I wasn't super enthralled with new cars or one particular car. I did plug in the base price of my 1999 911. I felt pretty good buying a $65k car for $17k, but knowing it cost $101k in 2020 dollars makes me feel even better about it.
ebelements said:1998 Integra Type R: MSRP $23,500 (as far as I could dig up)
Today? $37,355.05
That's a good one. I graduated HS in 2000......so probably the big one for me would have been a 300ZX TT in '96
In '96 MSRP: $43,979
in 2020 dollars: $72,625
But all the Japanese cars were getting horrifically expensive because of the falling Yen IIRC.
$72k today is the MSRP for a Mustang GT 500 or $73k for the GT350R.
You'll need to log in to post.
