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Originally Posted by jac1976
Montauk, interesting that you picked 1980 as a benchmark. With unbridled inflation and recession under Carter, the USD wasn’t worth much, hence the relative price of a 911 was higher than one would expect. In other words, comparing a current price to one from 1980 (really 1976-early 1980s) does not make your point.
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Here's a couple of more years:
1975
New porsche 911 - $11k
Average salary - $7.5k
2002
New porsche 911 - $67k
Average Salary - $42k
Was there a time when a new 911 was affordable for the average enthusiast? I honestly doubt it.