[central_va]

When I was their age (30+ years ago), used cars could be bought for around $300-$400 apiece. And jobs were easier to find back then, too.

Adjust that for inflation and get back to me.

[Tired of Taxes]

$350 in 1984 would be $801.08 today. Still not bad.

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=350.00&year1=1984&year2=2015