I've never bought a new car in my life. The only two new cars my dad ever bought were in 1965 to move the family from Toronto to Michigan, and in 1987 when he bought a Mustang GT convertible as a retirement present for himself.
However, IIRC that car was about $18k, fully loaded, and that was 28 years ago. According to inflation calculators, that's the equivalent of $37,000 today. Guess what a 2015 Mustang GT convertible costs? About $37,000. In other words, the car is exactly zero more expensive than it was 28 years ago, only it's 10x better car. Better built, better suspension, better brakes, ABS, stability control, far more safety built into it. We're in a golden age.
However, IIRC that car was about $18k, fully loaded, and that was 28 years ago. According to inflation calculators, that's the equivalent of $37,000 today. Guess what a 2015 Mustang GT convertible costs? About $37,000. In other words, the car is exactly zero more expensive than it was 28 years ago, only it's 10x better car. Better built, better suspension, better brakes, ABS, stability control, far more safety built into it. We're in a golden age.