Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Want to compare prices (and get this back on topic?) Best place on the web is http://www.aier.org/colcalc.html Plug in the year, the price, and the year for adjusted price. Works backwards and forwards! Cars aren't a good barometer of inflation, since they are relatively MUCH more costly than they were in the 1950s. As a result, you see more leases, much longer payment plans (in the '50s, it was 18 months!), and more expensive used cars. On the other hand, you can reasonably expect to get ten years and 200,000 miles out of a well-maintained car--much moreso than the 1950s counterpart. Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:51 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] M camera parts >> In 1954, a new Chevy, if you could have found one, would have been around >> $1,000. A Leica M3 body had a list price of $288 -- and that list price >> was far more rigidly policed then than now. So, a Leica body cost you >> around 30% the price of a new car. The Leica has fallen substantially in >> relative cost, unless there are some $7,500 new cars around I've missed >> hearing about. >> Marc > >You got something against a Yugo? >Barney Is that a car?! I thought it was a character in a Shakespeare play: "Alas, pour Yugo, I knew him well..." Mark Rabiner (just kidding, it's really Guy) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html