i figure the auto co have always made their big markups on loaded cars NOT the base model!!! i'm 66 and have bought 2 new trucks in my life. a 68 ford and 95 cummins dually. the 95 dually costs about 30 g back then and it wouildn't have been bought then except for who is now the X! LOl i still have the truck! i agree, its hard to imagine how people afford all the things they think the have to have in life: huge homes, new expensive vehichles, cruises, english muffins!!????
both the washer AND dryer went south the same week! the $$ i had been saving to put the 63 dart on the road went to new washer, clothes line works well instead of dryer in warm weather. the new washer , had a electronic gizmo that locks the lid before it will start to let in water! ( i guess this is some type of safety thing) OR maybe an excuse for it too cost a little more and have an expensive part to go BAD!?? LOL and this is the CHEAPEST washer they make!!! ( she's lucky they don't sell the hand wringer type anymore!!?????) LOL
i have to wonder if people in the average European country have our problems ( living standards) and are becoming senical like us U S citizens !@?????????????????
