1969 Dart GT 440 vs. 2010 Camaro SS/RS

Adjusted for inflation a stock 69 Dart would be about a $20,000 car today.

A new 2013 car in the $20,000 price range offers way more than a 69 Dart ever did.

That's progress. You are getting WAY more for the same money.

Yeah, it sure does. Your getting a body that is mostly, if not all plastic, even a plastic intake, and wheel bearings. Your getting a engine that is choked to death by every smog device a tree hugger can think of. And it is impossible to work on without being factory trained, and sometimes they are left scratching their heads. Last but not least most are made in Mexico, or Canada. How is that progress?

A friends new $60,000 truck dropped the tranny at 13,000 miles, and has electrical problems at 16,000 miles.

And by the way $20,000 is still $10,000 less than a $30,000 Camaro. In my world $10,000 is a significant chunk of change. It takes all three of my cars to equal $10,000.