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Old 04-15-2012, 08:28 AM  
Shotsie
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Originally Posted by Robbie View Post
When I was a kid, a brand new car was $1500 to $5000 (I'm talking chevy's and ford's...not Rolls Royces)
It's called inflation, you know that. 5k in 1970 would have the same buying power as about 25k today. Plenty of Chevys and Fords you can buy for 25k.

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But the unsustainable union contracts these car companies have signed over the years has raised the price of vehicles so high that the average person HAS to finance a vehicle because only the top incomes in the country can really afford to just walk in and pay cash.
bullshit.
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