If I saw a dealer's lot like this...

"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth) 10/12/2016 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

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...my saving’s account would be SHOT!

For Sweden > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 14:29

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give corvair

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 14:32

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I’ll take the front row please.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 14:40

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That Corvair was just marked down from $725.

WilliamsSW > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 14:41

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DD Skylark and Cutlass, drag Coronet and Nova, track Corvair, burn the Falcon and Dart. Guess I’d sell the VW.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 15:23

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Quick- give this to Torch so he can ID the year of that bug so we can cslculate the inflation on those prices

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/12/2016 at 15:25

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I ID’ed it as a 1966 based on the text directly below the picture stating “...we pitted one 1966 Volkswagen against...”.

Frenchlicker > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 15:43

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Wouldn’t that mean these are 1969 prices?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Frenchlicker 10/12/2016 at 15:53

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Yup.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 16:58

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See, I’m on mobile and Kinja’s new thing is not loading the full resolution on mobile. The text under the photo is just a sad gray mess.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 17:22

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Interesting to see them pointing out that their car is the most expensive in their add. I feel like you would want to point out the lower cost of maintenance without bringing up the cost of entry when you are the most expensive.

ranwhenparked > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/12/2016 at 20:48

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So, that Beetle would be about $7500 today, inflation adjusted. Seems about right for a clean, maybe semi-restored, example. Basically no depreciation in 47 years.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/12/2016 at 20:48

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They’re talking resale values.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/12/2016 at 20:49

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Understandable. Kinja mobile often seems way more awkward than it should be.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/14/2016 at 10:37

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1966 VW Beetle sedan, loaded except for sunroof, had msrp after delivery of about $1717. This is according to this price list:

According to the US Bureau of labor statistic s, that would be about $12,750. So, basically Nissan Versa money.

In 1969, $1155 would be about $7600, or what would be a reasonable price for a 2014 Versa with about 45,000 miles.

The Corvair is about $4500 in 2016 dollars, and you can’t even find a running 3-year-old car for that now.