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DrMikeCSI
DrMikeCSI Reader
10/15/22 7:54 a.m.

I was all in on the 19,000 Mustang 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/15/22 8:32 a.m.

In reply to DrMikeCSI :

Complete with a single barrel 144ci six smiley

BlueInGreen - Jon
BlueInGreen - Jon UltraDork
10/15/22 9:14 a.m.

For some reason a Mk1 GTI has always stuck out to me as the car I'd want to drive  if I could go back in time and get one new.

GeddesB
GeddesB GRM+ Memberand Reader
10/15/22 4:50 p.m.

Some of us still daily one of those cars.  #JeepTJ

bmw88rider
bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand UberDork
10/15/22 5:38 p.m.

Sign me up for the MR2 all day long. I know it's a 2.2L but with that motor, It would last longer than I'm probably still alive. 

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter)
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/15/22 7:24 p.m.

Easier to list the cars I wouldn't DD from that list.

I'm a HUGE sucker for malaise-era land yachts.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/15/22 7:55 p.m.

In reply to tremm :

Adjusted for inflation, yeah.

And the Yen kind of exploded in the 90s, too.  MR2s retailed for $70k in 1997.

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
10/15/22 8:19 p.m.

In reply to tremm :

Anybody can make up numbers. Someone on the inter web will believe them. Repeat enough times, and...Wait, I don't  want to offend the pc side. Or the other side. Or... what? Oooh look. Squirrel. 

MyMiatas
MyMiatas Reader
10/15/22 10:17 p.m.

The prices shown are the what you would pay today for a car from the past original price?  So a model T ford was $500.00 in 1918 but in today's dollars it is $24835.00     That $500 was alot of money back then! No wonder you could by alot of things for a penny. I was disappointed that the 1990 Miata was not on there :0(

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
10/16/22 6:07 a.m.

Well, I did the math and the Gremlin is pretty much right on the money, and about what you'd pay for a low level subcompact today. Interesting, you could initially get a base model Gremlin with a 199 inline 6, 3 on the floor, no rear seats, and a fixed rear window for under $2000 in 1970. I drove a number of only slightly higher models in the 70's and they were significantly more car than any of the other subs of the day 

The car I drive today is a subcompact with low power, manual trans, and no rear seats. 

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