[Supras] car prices (was valley plugs)

[Rockey Fox]

Truly insightful :) I haven't recently seen a new car
that I would consider buying as a 3 to 5 year old used
car in several years now. That's what I love about my
220k miles old supra....which will liekly be driven
until I can't glue the wheels back on any more.

Rockey 91T

--- berniek at technicaldevelop.com wrote:

> BernieK responded to Rockey Fox:
>
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> "My new '65 GTO tripower convertible when I was 22
> was less
> than $4000, only about 25% more than a Tempest. 
> Today, a reasonable
> performance car is at 50% more than a Camry, let
> alone 65%-75% more than a
> decent Hyundai sedan or Chevy Cobalt"
>
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> Addendum:  Implied but not stated was a new-used
> comparision, eg., the price of a 2002 3.6 liter
> Porsche 911 against a decently equipped new Camry. 
> When comparing new with new in each case, the price
> differences are outstanding, let alone disgusting. 
> Why does performance need to cost so much?  Our '95
> Camry 4 cylinder is like 2/3 of the Supra engine, 4
> valves per cylinder, DOHC (one cam sprocket, with
> gear drive under the cam cover for the second cam). 
> Except for the anciently engineered Mustank, any
> "performance" car is overpriced (the Mustank IRS
> plans were dropped, so it is not really a
> "performance" car).  The Chrysler (er, Dodge)
> Charger is ugly.  Maybe the Challenger will be
> better if Walter P.'s legacy continues the marriage
> to Diamler.  
> 
>     BernieK
> 
> 


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