On 30/8/21 5:13 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 30/08/2021 3:32 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> Dunno why I didn't consider it, but I have found a new car, available
>> in Australia, that has fallen in price since it was first launched in
>> 1994. I refer, of course, to the Subaru WRX:
>>
>>
https://www.carsales.com.au/subaru/impreza/price/1994/wrx-272947/#pricing-disclaimer
>
>
> You didn't consider it because your selection criteria was for a
> *wagon*. If I remember correctly a Rex was recommended to you at the
> time, but you poo-pooed it because it wasn't a wagon.
>
>> Excluding on-roads, the 1994 WRX cost $41,990.00 (1994 Dollars). In
>> 1996, the price shot up another 5 Grand.
>>
>> Today, the cost of a new WRX (excluding on-roads) is:
>>
>>
https://www.subaru.com.au/wrx-and-wrx-sti/design
>>
>> $40,990.00 (click on detailed pricing).
>>
>> So, to the two people on this group who think that car prices have
>> constantly risen, I present the above evidence to prove that it is not
>> always the case.
>
> One sparrow does not a Summer make.
That humble sparrow shot your argument to shit though!
>
>> For everyone else, you may ignore the above information. largely
>> because sane people take inflation into account.
>
> I think you mean "fucktards". They'd be the same fucktards who quote
No Darren, that term you just used refers to you, and Daryl. You were
simply looking at your reflection in a mirror - again! You do that a
lot. The rest of us are *sane* and understand the arithmetic and nuances
of *finance*. Yeah, I know, you have already shown that monetary matters
are beyond your ken.
> "relative" prices without stating who they'd be "relative" to :)
Relative to everyone who earns, has, and uses money in Australia. All of
us, pretty much without exception, are affected by *inflation*.
>
>> Nonetheless, it kinda makes the WRX a bit of a bargain.
>
> Kind of, but it's an old car at the end if it's model life and isn't
> selling particularly well, hence the price reduction incentive :)
At the end of the day Darren, it's *still* cheaper! You really don't
have a clue about finance, do you? Or arithmetic for that matter. No
wonder you failed to qualify for an apprenticeship.
Xeno
Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)