Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, Sometimes I think a motorcycle is a big car in India... I've seen families of 5 on a scooter in N Delhi! Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Mathew, > That s because you do not believe in small cars in the USA. Here we get the > Tata Nano for under USD3000. I believe they plan to release it in the USA > in > a couple of years. Remember, a Honda Civic is a big car by our standards! > > http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/ > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Matthew B. Filippini < > filippiniaia at hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Alas, no new cars are available in the US for under $10K: > > <http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarbuyers/tp/Cheapest_09.htm> > > > > MattBill Pearce wrote:Larry, > > How much did a car cost in 1954? My guess is that the ratio of camera/car > > would hold good even today - you can get a small car for the cost of a > M9, > > and a smaller one for the cost of a M7 (at least here in India), and a > > pretty good one for the cost of an S2. > > That's a good analysis. The price of cars has actuallly fallen when > > corrected for inflation, as you can get in the US a good car brand new > for > > under $10,000 with features unheard of even ten years ago. I remember > when > > my parent got a new car in the early fifties, a decent ford or chevrolet > > was > > under $1500, and didn't last as long and required more maintenance than a > > regular ford or chevrolet (or Honda or toyota) now, which is only > slightly > > more than an M9. My wife's VW Eos, about $38,000 two years ago, compares > to > > the S2 in both fun, quality and heritage.If you do not use these > > cameras, do not buy them!Good advice for cars and cameras both!Bill > Pearce > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >