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That's what it would cost in today's dollars based on a annual inflation rate of 2.52%. My 1990 sticker for $36,927 when it was new. I guess you can say that the corvette has kept pace with inflation.
No no, lets not say that. let focus on republicans and Democrats, unions and sports. That way we can blame others and or just bury our head in the sand and think about all the other Countries out there and try to solve "their" uncontrollable problems and throw our money at it too.
Keep working and paying and maybe saving too. (peanuts)
No no, lets not say that. let focus on republicans and Democrats, unions and sports. That way we can blame others and or just bury our head in the sand and think about all the other Countries out there and try to solve "their" uncontrollable problems and throw our money at it too.
Keep working and paying and maybe saving too. (peanuts)
And don't forget keep proclaiming mindlessly that we're #1 at everything when at best we're top 15s, save for Most Imprisoned population per capita going. That we take top honors in.
While other countries HAVE managed to keep up with inflation.
If you look at history the early Corvettes were a car that the average American Joe could aspire to own, and often did. Somewhere around the time that the C4's were introduced, that all changed. Not many average American Joe's able the buy a new 2015 Corvette in these times. And that truly is a shame.
That's what it would cost in today's dollars based on a annual inflation rate of 2.52%. My 1990 sticker for $36,927 when it was new. I guess you can say that the corvette has kept pace with inflation.
Considering that a base 2015 Coupe is somewhere in the $52K price range that would mean today's Corvette is a better bargain than ever. Buy now while they a still cheap.
Politics aside, there's no way in hell I could have afforded a Corvette in 1990. I had a wife, three kids, and a mortgage. I drove a 15 year old pickup I bought wrecked. My wife had the "good" car, it was only ten years old.
A new Corvette then was hardly even a dream, I aspired to having a Firebird.
Politics aside, there's no way in hell I could have afforded a Corvette in 1990. I had a wife, three kids, and a mortgage. I drove a 15 year old pickup I bought wrecked. My wife had the "good" car, it was only ten years old.
A new Corvette then was hardly even a dream, I aspired to having a Firebird.
I had about the same, wife, 3 kids and a mortgage and drove $200-500 beaters to work! Had a $200 chevelle that I never had to change oil because it leaked enough to just keep adding oil! Then I moved "up" to a Corvair Corsa. It was great in Wisc snows as nothing would stop it and I used it as a snow plow. Ralph Nader didn't like them though!
If you look at history the early Corvettes were a car that the average American Joe could aspire to own, and often did. Somewhere around the time that the C4's were introduced, that all changed. Not many average American Joe's able the buy a new 2015 Corvette in these times. And that truly is a shame.
Now i can't even afford a lousy Mustang GT, what are they 35-40k, all said and done....
In 1984 I was 19 years old. I bought a used 1981 Z-28 for $6500. Which was cheap(had 60K on the clock). Had a payment of $237 for 3.5 years and paid approximately $100 a month insurance. During that time a C3 Corvette could have been purchased for about the same, however the insurance would have been over double(so not a viable time to own a Corvette). Now at 49 years old, I can afford a C4 Corvette and the insurance through Haggerty is rather cheap. However, to purchase an 81 Z-28 now would cost between 18-25K for a nice one. Funny how life goes...
My 1990 has a $42000 sticker on it after options. In comparison, I paid $12,700 for a brand new Mustang GT back in 1990. Chevy has kept prices down, but a loaded Mustang GT can approach the price of a base C7.
If you do the math on the inflation, many cars are actually cheaper than the same model 10-20 years ago. They have figured out how to mass produce them better and if I had to sum up the cost savings in one word, that word would be "plastic". But the upside is that 300-400 hp cars are the regular model that you don't even have to pay extra for.
Traction control has improved immensely in the last 3-4 years allowing for less understeering suspensions and a more balanced chassis now that the computer systems can reduce torque at the right moments mid corner.
I think a whole lot of that has to do with the wholesale offshoring of the components coupled with the robotic assembly here (if made in the USA). No unions, EPA, wages, rights, etc in China for sure.
In 1990 my wife and I bought our first "good" car that was
Reliable. It was an 88 Mazda 323. We had it 11 years and put 130k miles on it. I think we paid $6000 for it. No way we could afford a $36k car! I think most of my rich friends in the 90s were buying nice cars in the $12-14k range. That was way out of our budget also!
05-22-2015, 01:27 PM
1990 Corvette Coupe $68,762.00
