Zoltan Finks wrote:
Hmm. Okay. I guess, then, an 83 240D might be under $25k new. Guess that's
still somewhat impressive. I remember the cost of new vehicles back then by
- funny as it may sound - what they were going for on the Price Is Right
(yes, I know that product prices on that show are at the top of the scale).
This is because I was too young to consider buying a new car, and my family
was not one that ever purchased new cars.
So I know that cars were going for around $10 or so. I remember when it was
common for Rod Roddy to announce "A New Car!!" and the price would wind up
being some 8 or 9 thousand. Then the prices gradually worked their way up
past $10k.
So my 240D costing some $20 makes me feel prestigious.
In '82 a 240D automatic cost 23,800 on the east coast. In '84 the 190D
replaced it at just under $20,000.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
